Miehikkälä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the smallest municipality in Kymenlaakso in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Hamina, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Luumäki and Virolahti. It is from Miehikkälä to Kotka and to Lappeenranta. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. According to Traficom, Miehikkälä is the fourth most motorized municipality in Finland with 629 cars per thousand inhabitants. The coat of arms of the municipality representing the letter M (which refers to Miehikkälä's name) was designed by Tapio Vallioja in 1956. Notable people Sulo Nurmela, skier Eeva Ruoppa, skier Martti Urpalainen, marathonist Reijo Taipale, singer References External links Municipality of Miehikkälä – Official website Municipalities of Kymenlaakso Populated places established in 1887