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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.7067,Lat: 60.5836
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	19:58:16pm
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Kymenlaakso#Kymmenedalen
Name Kunta	Virolahti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Miehikkälä	9.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Klamila	15.2 km	SouthWest
3 Mäntlahti	20.7 km	SouthWest
4 Vilniemi	26.4 km	WestSouthWest
5 Pappilansaaret	27.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	159 km	WestSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	211 km	SouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	453 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Virolahti lies at the Gulf of Finland (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki coastal: Summa, Urpalan, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Tyllinjärvi (4.4 km² at a height of around 14 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 6.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.2 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 15%, low location: 85%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Suomenlahden rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 153 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.7 km2

66.9%

Nature

4.9 km2

7.1%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

13.2 km2

19.3%

Urban area

3.2 km2

4.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Virolahti in country Finland

Virolahti at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	79 km	WestNorthWest
2 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	157 km	WestSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	161 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kirkon-Vilkkilntura	FI	6.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Virolahti
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Miehikkälä

Type of weather in Miehikkälä	snow
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	981 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	6 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	07:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:23 Europe/Amsterdam