Lakhdenpokhya (Russian: Лахденпо́хья; Finnish: Lahdenpohja) is a town and the administrative center of Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 330 kilometers (210 mi) west of Petrozavodsk on the Aurayoki River. Population: 7,813 (2010 Census); 8,751 (2002 Census); 10,429 (1989 Census).