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Virolahti (Finnish: [ˈʋiroˌlɑhti]; Swedish: Vederlax) is the southeasternmost municipality of Finland on the border of Russia. It is located in the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 3,042 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 558.92 square kilometres (215.80 sq mi), of which 186.97 km² (72.19 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.2/sq mi).

Virolahti Vederlax
Municipality
Virolahden kunta Vederlax kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Virolahti in Finland
Coordinates: 60°35′N 027°42′E
Country	Finland
Region	Kymenlaakso
Sub-region	Kotka–Hamina sub-region
Government
• Municipality manager	Veli-Matti Pulli
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	558.92 km2 (215.80 sq mi)
• Land	371.95 km2 (143.61 sq mi)
• Water	186.97 km2 (72.19 sq mi)
• Rank	208th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,042
• Rank	215th largest in Finland
• Density	8.18/km2 (21.2/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	95.3% (official)
• Swedish	0.5%
• Others	4.2%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	11.7%
• 15 to 64	55.3%
• 65 or older	33%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	20.5%
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.virolahti.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Vaalimaa border crossing, which connects the municipality with Russia, is located in Virolahti.

History

Before World War I the Russian Emperor Nicholas II used to spend summers with his family in the archipelago of Virolahti with his yacht Standart, Finland being an autonomous province within the Russian Empire between 1809 and 1917.

Virolahti lost some of its area (over 100 km² (39 sq mi)) to Soviet Union in Paris Peace Treaties, 1947, after World War II.

Villages in 1939

Villages marked with an asterisk (*) are now completely or partially on the Russian side:

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 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, Vaalimaa (Vaderma), Vilkkilä, Virojoki, Yläpihlaja, Yläurpala* (now Torfjanovka).

Notable people born in Virolahti

• Uuno Klami, composer
• Johannes Takanen, sculptor
• Aarne Sihvo, general
• Veli Saarinen, cross-country skiner, olympic gold medalist

References

External links

Media related to Virolahti at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Virolahti – Official website (in Finnish)
• Map of Virolahti

На других языках

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[de] Virolahti

Virolahti [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈvirɔlɑhti] (schwedisch historisch: Vederlax) ist eine Gemeinde im Südosten Finnlands mit 3087 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020). Sie liegt an der Küste Finnischen Meerbusens an der Grenze zu Russland in der Landschaft Kymenlaakso. Die nächste Stadt ist Hamina 35 Kilometer westlich, in die Hauptstadt Helsinki sind es 178 Kilometer und nach Sankt Petersburg 210 Kilometer. Die Gemeinde ist einsprachig finnischsprachig.

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- [en] Virolahti

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[ru] Виролахти (община)

Виролахти (фин. Virolahti) — община в провинции Кюменлааксо, Финляндия. Общая площадь территории — 558,92 км², из которых 186,97 км² — вода.

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