▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁L app een r anta . ▁The ▁present ▁district ▁of ▁Laur its ala ▁compr ises ▁only ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁town . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Laur its ala ▁market ▁area ▁had ▁ 1 2 , 9 6 5 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁UP M - K ym men e ' s ▁K au k as ▁mill s ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sa ima a ▁Canal . ▁ ▁The ▁center ▁of ▁L app een r anta ▁is ▁about ▁four ▁kilometres ▁away . ▁There ▁are ▁old ▁det ached ▁houses ▁and ▁blocks ▁of ▁fl ats ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁with ▁new ▁settlement s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Laur its ala ' s ▁population ▁density ▁included ▁Must ola ▁( 3 4 1 ▁inhabitants , ▁partly ▁on ▁the ▁L app ee ▁side ) ▁and ▁M äl ki ▁( 3 2 2 ▁inhabitants ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁L app een r anta ▁and ▁Laur its ala ▁population ▁cent res ▁had ▁grown ▁together ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁called ▁L app een r anta ▁centre , ▁with ▁ 3 2 , 1 7 4 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁La ih ia ▁settlement ▁in ▁L app ee ▁municipality ▁extended ▁to ▁Laur its ala . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁ ▁Se ppo ▁Ah ok ain en , ▁Finn ish ▁professional ▁ice ▁hockey ▁player ▁ ▁Te uvo ▁Koh onen