Kymi (parliamentary electoral district)

Kymi is an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative regions of South Karelia and Kymenlaakso in south-eastern Finland, with a combined population of about 322,000 (as of 2002). Kymi currently elects 12 members of the Eduskunta.

The constituency is largely urban and traditionally working-class. The largest party in the 2003 election was the Social Democratic Party of Finland.

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