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 2,927 (31 December 2023)[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 7.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vaalimaa's border checkpoint along the European route E18 on the Finnish side in Virolahti
The Vaalimaa border crossing, which connects the municipality with Russia, is located in Virolahti.
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