Virolahti (Finnish: [ˈʋiroˌlɑhti]; Swedish: Vederlax) is the southeasternmost municipality of Finland on the border of Russia. It is located in the Kymenlaakso...
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on top of the rotunda. The columns were made in Pyterlahti quarry in Virolahti, Finland The cathedral's main dome rises 101.5 metres (333 ft); its exterior...
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bunker in the Salpa Line Museum Tank obstacles in Miehikkälä bunker in Virolahti Some of the Salpa Line objects dates back to the Winter War. In Lieksa...
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Hapanvelli is a traditional dish of the Virolahti municipality which has the annual summertime Virolahti Week (Virolahti-viikko) during which hapanvelli is...
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which have city status (marked in bold). Kouvola Kotka Hamina Pyhtää Virolahti Miehikkälä Gulf of Finland South Savo South Karelia Russia Leningrad Oblast...
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Sipoo Siuntio Suomenniemi Sysmä Taipalsaari Tammela Tuusula Vantaa Vihti Virolahti Ylämaa Ypäjä Anjalankoski Ekenäs Elimäki Hauho Jaala Joutseno Kalvola...
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Vaalimaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑːliˌmɑː]) is a village in the Virolahti municipality and a border crossing point between Finland and Russia. The...
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Helsinki to the Russian frontier at the Vaalimaa border crossing point in Virolahti. The road is 189 kilometres (117 mi) long. The road is also European route...
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Neighbouring municipalities are Hamina, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Luumäki and Virolahti. It is 67 kilometres (42 mi) from Miehikkälä to Kotka and 64 kilometres...
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2003) Viipurin maalaiskunta – Viborgs landkommun (Viipuri rural commune) Virolahti – Vederlax (website) Vuoksela (website) Vuoksenranta Ylämaa (merged into...
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Finnish origin (albeit with Karelian characteristics). Miehikkälä and Virolahti are exceptions, as the South Karelian dialects are spoken in these municipalities...
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for June, −9.1 °C (15.6 °F) was measured on June 2, 2023 in Koivuniemi, Virolahti, Kymenlaakso. However, the measurement was made at ground level, so it...
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dialects spoken in South Karelia, along with eastern parts of Kymenlaakso (Virolahti and Miehikkälä). Prior to the Winter War, the dialects were spoken along...
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Kotka-Hamina Sub-region Hamina (Fredrikshamn) Kotka Miehikkälä Pyhtää (Pyttis) Virolahti (Vederlax) Municipalities of South Karelia Municipalities of Päijät-Häme...
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Viitasaari 1,249 5,768 4.6 Vimpeli (Swedish: Vindala) Vimpeli 287 2,633 9.2 Virolahti (Swedish: Vederlax) Virojoki 372 2,886 7.7 Virrat (Swedish: Virdois) Virrat...
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5 m (11 ft 5 in) in diameter. The granite monolith was obtained from Virolahti, Finland and in 1832 transported by sea to Saint Petersburg, on a barge...
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Koiluoto (Cyrill. Russian: Койлуото) is an island in the Bay of Virolahti of the Gulf of Finland. It is divided by the border between Russia and Finland...
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Finland Salpa Line Museum Miehikkälä, South Karelia Finland Bunker Museum Virolahti, South Karelia Finland Parola Tank Museum Parola, Kanta-Häme Finland...
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(orig. Robert Cronin) blocking the coastal sea route near modern-day Virolahti and had to return to Svensksund. The Swedish escape from Vyborg Bay started...
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Uuno Klami (category People from Virolahti)
Uuno (Kalervo) Klami (20 September 1900, Virolahti – 29 May 1961, Virolahti) was a Finnish composer of the modern period. He is widely recognized as one...
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two sub-regions. Hamina (Fredrikshamn) Kotka Miehikkälä Pyhtää (Pyttis) Virolahti (Vederlax) Kouvola (former arms: ) Haapasaari (to Kotka in 1974) Anjala...
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Hamina (Fredrikshamn) Population: 19,413 Pyhtää (Pyttis) Population: 5,038 Virolahti (Vederlax) Population: 2,886 Miehikkälä Population: 1,733 Kouvola sub-region...
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eastern end of Ring III. After that, the road continues towards east to Virolahti via Sipoo, Porvoo, Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina as Regional Road 170 (Mt...
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(mixed blood pudding and pork stew) Hapanvelli (rye and pea porridge) from Virolahti Kakko, a type of white bread baked mostly in the Satakunta region Common...
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600-metric-ton (94,000 st) column had to be carved out of Finnish rocks in Virolahti, more than 100 nautical miles (190 km) from St. Petersburg, and transported...
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Finland: the Salpa Line Museum in Miehikkälä and the Bunker Museum [fi] in Virolahti. The history of the museum started in 1929, when second lieutenant Eero-Eetu...
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as the minister of justice between 1928 and 1929. Kotonen was born in Virolahti in 1876. He obtained a degree in law in 1902. Kotonen became a deputy...
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Baltic Sea, just outside the Gulf of Vyborg, about 19 kilometres south of Virolahti, Finland, but it is now possessed by Russia. The lighthouse is situated...
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Saari Savitaipale Suomenniemi Taipalsaari Uukuniemi Valkeala Vehkalahti Virolahti Ylämaa Anjala Haapasaari Jääski Karhula Kymi Lappee Lauritsala Nuijamaa...
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along the European route E18 on the Finnish side of the Russian border in Virolahti, Finland House on Chaamseweg street in Baarle, village that is divided...
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