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Virkkala
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Virkkala (; ) is a district of Lohja, Finland, located about 8 kilometers southwest of the center of Lohja along Hanko Highway (Vt 25). Lake Lohja is located right next to Virkkala on its western side. The urban center of Virkkala has businesses as well as a library, pharmacy, and parish center. Most of the Swedish-speaking settlement in Lohja was concentrated in the Virkkala area.
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Virkkala (; ) is a district of Lohja, Finland, located about 8 kilometers southwest of the center of Lohja along Hanko Highway (Vt 25). Lake Lohja is located right next to Virkkala on its western side. The urban center of Virkkala has businesses as well as a library, pharmacy, and parish center. Most of the Swedish-speaking settlement in Lohja was concentrated in the Virkkala area.
Petter Forsström (1877–1967), vuorineuvos known as Kalkki-Petteri, gave the initial impetus to Virkkala's development. During the recession of the 1990s, was merged with Wärtsilä into Metra, which sold the plant to the Swedish Euroc Group. Euroc closed the plant in 1994. Today, the plant area is known as the Kalkkipetteri area, and there are dozens of small businesses.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Virkkala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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