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Virolahti

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Maly Pogranichny), Mattila, Mustamaa, Nopala, Orslahti* (now Primorskoye), Paatio* (Båtö in Swedish, now Bolshoy Pogranitshny), Pajulahti, Pajusaari*, Pitkäpaasi* (Island of Gorniya Kamenya), Pyterlahti, Ravijoki, Ravijärvi, Reinikkala, Rännänen (Grennäs), Sydänkylä (Kallfjärd), Säkäjärvi, Tiilikkala,
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Alapihlaja, Alaurpala*, Eerikkälä, Hailila, Hanski, Hellä (Heligby), Hämeenkylä (Tavastby), Häppilä, Järvenkylä, Kattilainen, Kiiskilahti* (now Kiyskinlakhti), Kirkonkylä, Klamila, Koivuniemi, Koskela*, Koskelanjoki, Kotola, Kurkela, Laitsalmi*, Länsikylä (Flonckarböle), Martinsaari* (Now Island of
421:. The municipality has a population of 2,927 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 558.92 square kilometres (215.80 sq mi), of which 186.97 km (72.19 sq mi) is water. The 1252: 1228: 870: 617: 736: 1247: 1221: 1011: 96: 1069: 863: 761: 1214: 237: 213: 82: 704: 359: 705:"Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020" 793: 1020: 856: 351: 527: 1186: 443: 67: 1004: 403: 364: 512: 501: 482: 158: 504: 330: 827: 587: 569: 997: 485:
in 1721. The border was located slightly further west than the modern Finnish-Russian border. In the
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of 1743, the rest of Virolahti was ceded to Russia. The northern part of Virolahti became the
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Villages marked with an asterisk (*) are now completely or partially on the Russian side:
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border crossing, which connects the municipality with Russia, is located in Virolahti.
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used to spend summers with his family in the archipelago of Virolahti with his yacht
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Virolahti lost some of its area (over 100 km (39 sq mi)) to
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A small part of Virolahti was ceded by Sweden to Russia in the
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is 7.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.4/sq mi).
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who traded around the nearby bay, which is also called
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Coat of arms of Virolahti
Location of Virolahti in Finland
60°35′N 027°42′E / 60.583°N 27.700°E / 60.583; 27.700
Finland
Region
Kymenlaakso
Sub-region
208th largest
219th largest
Population by native language
Finnish
Swedish
Population by age
Time zone
UTC+02:00
EET
DST
UTC+03:00
EEST
Climate
Dfb
www.virolahti.fi
[ˈʋiroˌlɑhti]
Swedish
municipality
Finland
Russia
Kymenlaakso
region

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