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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

Company

Jurisdiction
FI
Headquarters
VIROLAHTI, FI

via GLEIF

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
Sources (7)

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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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