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Virolahti
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Also known as Vederlax

Virolahti (; ) is the southeasternmost municipality of Finland on the border of Russia. It is located in the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name
Virolahti
Settlement.other_name
Vederlax
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Virolahti 1.jpg
Settlement.image_shield
Virolahti.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Virolahti sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Virolahti in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kymenlaakso
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kotka-Hamina
Settlement.leader_title
Municipality manager
Settlement.leader_name
Topi Heinänen
Settlement.blank3_name
Climate
Settlement.blank3_info
Dfb
Settlement.timezone
EET

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Vederlax Kommun
Country
Finland
Located in
Kymi Province
Official language
Finnish
Population
2927
Area
186.51
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Miehikkälä
Official website
virolahti.fi
Image
Virolahti stone sacristy 3 AB.jpg
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native label
Vederlax
Commons category
Virolahti
topic's main category
Category:Virolahti
associated electoral district
Southeast Finland
located in the statistical territorial entity
Kotka-Hamina sub-region
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Villages in 1939
  • Climate
  • Notable people born in Virolahti
  • References
  • External links

Virolahti (; ) is the southeasternmost municipality of Finland on the border of Russia. It is located in the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is .

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Virolahti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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