Lakhdenpokhya (Russian:Лахденпо́хья; Finnish:Lahdenpohja) is a town and the administrative center of Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 330 kilometers (210mi) west of Petrozavodsk on the Aurayoki River. Population: 7,813(2010 Census);8,751(2002 Census);10,429(**** Census).