Lappeenranta

From Kouvola, Road 6 leads east along the north edge of the Salpausselkä ridge to Lappeenranta, at the south end of Lake Saimaa, and 7km/4.5mi beyond this crosses the Saimaa Canal at Lauritsala.

Imatra, only 6.5km/4mi from the Russian frontier, has large timber-processing plants. Farther northwest, at Särkisalmi, Road 14 branches off on the left, offering an attractive side trip to Savonlinna.