Geography
The region is bordered in the northwest by the Parricala Commune (Finland); in the north-east — with the territory of the Sortavala municipal district; in the south — with the Vyborg and Priozersky districts of the Leningrad region; in the east, it is washed by the waters of Lake Ladoga.
Statistics
330 km
distance to Petrozavodsk
Lahdenpohja city
the administrative center
221,080 ha
area
12327 people
population
Infrastructure
There are both road and rail transport in the Lahdenpohskiy Municipal District. The nearest airports are located in St. Petersburg and the city of Petrozavodsk. The railway lines of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, a branch of the Russian Railways OJSC, cross the territory of the region, the Yakkima railway station is located in Lahdenpohja, and a large railway junction is located in the village of Elisenvaara
The overwhelming part of investments in previous years was directed to the construction of the federal highway A121. There is a developed network of regional and local highways with a length of more than 400 km.
Freight transport is carried out by seven companies.
Five companies carry out passenger transportation.
Economy
The economy of the region is based on an industry and agro-industrial complex.
Large enterprises
- Nord Inter House CJSC
- Lakhdenpohskiy Lespromkhoz JSC
- Mikli LLC
- Helikon Onego LLC
- Timberland LLC
- Karelian Plywood LLC
