query: place_of_birth visa hongisto
supports: Visa Veli Hongisto ( born April 9 , 1987 in Valkeala ) is a Finnish sprinter . His club team is Valkealan Kajo . He is the son of Eeva Haimi . Hongisto represented Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . He competed at the 200 metres and placed fourth in his first round heat in a time of 20.62 seconds . He did not improve his time in the second round and finished in 20.76 seconds , placing sixth , which was not enough to qualify for the semi finals . Kymenlaakso (literally "Kymi Valley") is a region in Finland. It borders to the regions Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Savonia and South Karelia. Its name means literally "The Valley of River Kymijoki". Kymijoki is one of the biggest rivers in Finland with a drainage basin with 11% of the area of Finland. The city of Kotka with 55,000 inhabitants is located at the delta of River Kymijoki and has the most important import harbour in Finland. Other cities are Kouvola further in the inland which has after a municipal merger 88,000 inhabitants and the old bastion town Hamina. Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans. It is a key geographical term. Valkeala is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland, and is a neighborgood of city of Kouvola, and it was a part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 11,238 (2003) and covered an area of 1,004.40 km² of which 143.47 km² was water. The population density was 13.1 inhabitants per km². Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a sovereign state in Northern Europe. A peninsula with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west, the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east. Estonia is south of the country across the Gulf of Finland. Finland is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia, which also includes Scandinavia. Finland's population is 5.5 million (2014), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades. The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region. In terms of area, it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Kouvola is a town and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located northeast of the capital, Helsinki.
candidates: estonia finland hamina karelia kotka kouvola kymi most of peninsula republic russia the valley valkeala
answer: kouvola