# Ahvenkoski > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ahvenkoski > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ahvenkoski.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahvenkoski > Source revision: 1254268185 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Historic site in the Kymenlaakso region, Finland}} thumb|300px|One of the Ahvenkoski bridges '''Ahvenkoski''' ({{langx|sv|Abborfors}}) is a historical site in the [Kymenlaakso region](/source/Kymenlaakso), [Finland](/source/Finland), located by the westernmost branch of the river [Kymijoki](/source/Kymijoki). It consists of the Vähä-Ahvenkoski (Swedish: ''Lillabborfors'') village in [Loviisa](/source/Loviisa) and the Ahvenkoski village in [Pyhtää](/source/Pyht%C3%A4%C3%A4). The site is especially known of its rich military history. Between 1743 and 1809, Ahvenkoski was a border crossing of [Sweden](/source/Sweden) and the [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire). Ahvenkoski was originally part of the Pyhtää municipality. As the border divided the village in two, the Swedish side became known as [Ruotsinpyhtää](/source/Ruotsinpyht%C3%A4%C3%A4), the ''Swedish Pyhtää'', which was annexed to the town of Loviisa in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.pyhtaa.fi/en/municipality/history|title=The long history of Pyhtää briefly|author=|publisher=Municipality of Pyhtää|date=|accessdate=1 September 2017|language=}} Ahvenkoski is listed as a [Cultural environment of national significance](/source/Cultural_environments_of_national_significance_(Finland)) by the [Finnish National Board of Antiquities](/source/Finnish_National_Board_of_Antiquities). The Ahvenkoski rapid was mostly destroyed in the 1930s, as the water level rose several meters due to the construction of a hydroelectric power station.{{cite web|url=http://www.rky.fi/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=1163|title=Ahvenkosken historiallinen ympäristö|author=|publisher=Finnish National Board of Antiquities|date=22 December 2009|accessdate=1 September 2017|language=fi}} == History == thumb|The 18th-century mail house in a Finnish stamp Ahvenkoski was known as a marketplace since the 13th century. In 2010, the archaeologists found a remnants of a [Viking Age](/source/Viking_Age) harbor. The found objects are similar to the ones found at various [Norse activity in the British Isles](/source/Norse_activity_in_the_British_Isles), and in [Norse](/source/Norse_activity_in_the_British_Isles) settlements in different parts of the Northern Europe.{{cite web|url=http://nordic-drifter.tumblr.com/post/72921881481/new-iron-age-sites-discovered-in-finland|title=New Iron Age Sites Discovered in Finland|author=|publisher=Nordic Drifter|date=2014|accessdate=1 September 2017|language=}} The historical ''[King's Road](/source/King's_Road_(Finland))'' ran by the village, crossing the river through the Kirmusaari Island. The Ahvenkoski Manor was established in 1561. During the [Livonian War](/source/Livonian_War) in the 1570s, the manor and the village were burned down by the Russian troops. The manor was last destroyed in the mid-1800s, the present building was completed 1894.{{cite web|url=http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/manor/a/manor_a.html|title=Ahvenkoski Manor|author=|publisher=Manor Houses in Finland|date=|accessdate=1 September 2017|language=}} After the 1741–1743 [Russo-Swedish War](/source/Russo-Swedish_War_(1741%E2%80%9343)), the border between Sweden and Russia was moved to Ahvenkoski. Both sides established their mail and custom houses to the village and started building various fortifications by the river. The [Finnish War](/source/Finnish_War) begun in February 1808, as the Russian troops crossed the border in Ahvenkoski.{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/southern_towns_mark_war_of_finland_bicentennial/5823726|title=Southern Towns Mark War of Finland Bicentennial|author=|publisher=Yle News|date=21 February 2008|accessdate=1 September 2017|language=}} As war ended, Finland became an autonomous part of the Russian Empire. In 1812, the border of [Grand Duchy of Finland](/source/Grand_Duchy_of_Finland) and Russia was moved by Alexander I of Russia as a goodwill gesture 200 kilometres east to the [Karelian Isthmus](/source/Karelian_Isthmus), Ahvenkoski lost its importance and the structures started slowly decaying. The last military conflict in the area was the [Finnish Civil War](/source/Finnish_Civil_War) [Battle of Ahvenkoski](/source/Battle_of_Ahvenkoski), fought between the German troops and the Finnish [Red Guards](/source/Red_Guards_(Finland)) in April 1918. It was the final battle of the Civil War. == Transport == The [Finnish national road 7](/source/Finnish_national_road_7) runs by Ahvenkoski as a part of the [European route E18](/source/European_route_E18) highway. The highway was rerouted in the 1960s, and the modern four-lane motorway was opened in 2013–2014.{{cite web|url=http://news.cision.com/yit-oyj/r/e18-koskenkyla-kotka-motorway-opened-for-traffic-in-finland,c9889825|title=E18 Koskenkylä–Kotka motorway opened for traffic In Finland|author=|publisher=YIT|date=4 September 2014|accessdate=1 September 2017|language=}} The 1928 completed Savukoski Bridge, replacing the one destroyed in the 1918 Civil War, is today a tourist attraction, holding a status of a museum bridge. == References == {{Commonscat}} {{coord|60.493308|N|26.449998|E|scale:80000_region:FI|display=title}} Category:Loviisa Category:Pyhtää --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ahvenkoski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahvenkoski) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahvenkoski?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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