The Maretarium (officially Kotka Maretarium) is a

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opened in

Kotka Kotka (; ) is a town in Finland, located on the southeastern coast of the country at the mouth of the Kymi River. The population of Kotka is approximately , while the Kotka-Hamina sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is th ...

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in 2002, located on the shores of the Sapokanlahti bay. It is focused on the presentation of Finnish fish species and

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. There are about 60 native and permanent fish species from Finland. The Maretarium has a total of 22 themed aquariums, the largest of which is the

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Pool. It has four windows, one of which is the high glass wall of the Meriteatteri maritime theater. The cylindrical basin holds about 500,000 liters of water. The Maretarium was created in co-operation between the City of Kotka, the

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and the Game and Fisheries Research Institute ().Akvaariotalo Maretarium Kotkassa
– Palasokeri.com (in Finnish) In addition to

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s, there are also facilities for researchers and a nature school. The house also has the Meri Café Kristina

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Kristiina Kurki jäi ansaituille vapaille
– ''Ankkuri'' (in Finnish) and a

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store.

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The Maretarium
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