Virolahti: Tie 7 - Kattilainen - null
Virolahti combines a quiet forested setting with an important transport role in a way that reflects its position in south-eastern Finland. The municipality lies near the Gulf of Finland, close to the Russian frontier, and Finnish National Road 7—part of European route E18—runs through its inland terrain toward the Vaalimaa border crossing. Granite outcrops, conifer woodland and scattered settlement are characteristic of this stretch of the Finnish coast. Virolahti also forms part of the landscape of the Salpa Line, Finland’s extensive defensive fortification system built during the Second World War. The Virolahti Bunker Museum interprets that history, while the road corridor links the region with Hamina, Kotka and Helsinki to the west.
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Few places in Mainland Finland have a history as closely tied to Finland’s eastern border as Virolahti. The municipality extends from the Gulf of Finland coast to the Russian frontier, placing it on one of the country’s principal eastern approaches. The Salpa Line, Finland’s Second World War defensive fortification system, runs through this borderland; Virolahti Bunker Museum preserves bunkers and related structures from the line. Coastal waters, islands and wooded inland terrain give the area a distinctly southeastern Finnish character, while the Vaalimaa border crossing has long connected Finland with Russia. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Virolahti and southeastern Finland.
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