Elimäki (; ) is a former municipality of Finland.
It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the region of Kymenlaakso. The municipality had a population of 8,199 and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water. The population density was 21.2 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Of note is the village of Koria, the largest village in Elimäki, possessing a population of 5,100. Koria is located 6,7 km west of Kouvola.
As of 2009, the six municipalities – Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala – were consolidated, accounting for the new municipality of Kouvola with a population of over 80,000, being the 10th largest city in Finland.
Arboretum Mustila is located near Elimäki.
People born in Elimäki Jenny af Forselles (1869 – 1938) Väinö Kajander (1893 – 1978) Ilmari Salminen (1902 – 1986) Erkki Pakkanen (1930 – 1973) Kaarina Dromberg (1942 – ) Jarmo Wasama (1943 – 1966) Osmo Puhakka (1948 – ) Pentti Sinersaari (1956 – ) Tuija Toivonen (1958 – ) Anita Lehtola-Tollin (1967 – )
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