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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.773,Lat: 62.24
Elevation	119 meter above sea level
Local time	22:00:05pm
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pirkanmaa#Birkaland
Name Kunta	Virrat#Virdois

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Visuvesi	15.1 km	SouthEast
2 Killinkoski	18.6 km	North
3 Kihniö	31.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Ruovesi	32.8 km	SouthEast
5 Haapamäki	35.6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	240 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	319 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	451 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 121 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Näsijärvi (576.2 km² at a height of around 94 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.9 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 286.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 401 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Pohjois-Hämeen järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 224 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.5 km2

60.5%

Nature

6.5 km2

8.3%

Agriculture

7.1 km2

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.2%

Water - Lakes

11.1 km2

14.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Virrat in country Finland

Virrat at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	73 km	EastNorthEast
2 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	163 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old Rauma	Finland	171 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Hauhusselk	FI	9.3 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Virrat

Type of weather in Virrat	few clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	17 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	03:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam