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  Virolahti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Virolahti is the southeasternmost municipality of Finland on the border of Russian Federation.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region.
The Vaalimaa border crossing, which connects the municipality with Russia, is located in Virolahti.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virolahti   (98 words)

  
 Virolahti Links
Virolahti Municipality - Brief general presentation of the municipality.
I propose to strap buttered toast to the back of a cat; the 2 will hover, Virolahti "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." (John Powell) Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor.
It is sometimes fatal, but more frequently to the physician Virolahti There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats.
www.welcome-2-europe.com /Finland_Southern_Finland_Localities_Virolahti.html   (1537 words)

  
 Kings Road Tour - Printable Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Virolahti is part of the Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park and is noted for it's excellent bird watching.
The tourism centre of Virolahti is in the Vaalimaa district.
Virojoki is the largest population centre of Virolahti.
www.motorhome-europe.com /drive/kings-road-pr-inland.html   (4928 words)

  
 Spotlight on Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, main battle tanks stalk the woods of Virolahti in search of White Doves, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, and the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid.
Virolahti's national animal is the White Dove, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Meadow Flower.
Virolahti is ranked 12th in the region and 8,661st in the world for Nudest.
www.nationstates.net /cgi-bin/index.cgi/-1/page=display_nation/nation=virolahti   (210 words)

  
 Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
"They tend to go for the whitefish rather than the rainbow [trout], which has a tougher skin", says Seppo Tilli, who lives onshore in Virolahti and is the co-owner of the fish-farm with his brother, Veli Tilli.
Teemu Tast, executive director of the Sea Fishing Association of Southern Finland, regards the grey heron as a growing problem, but thus far only as a local issue.
It is specifically the Virolahti hatcheries and fish-farms that are suffering.
www.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/article/1101980702484   (527 words)

  
 Report - Finland and Varanger Fjord
Virolahti and its surrounding is at its best during migrations, nevertheless we listed a total of 80 species.
In places, this road runs very close to the Russian border: birdwatching is allowed but it is strictly forbidden to leave the road toward the border line (the opposite side of the road is perfectly safe, anyway).
In the area from Virolahti north to Vakevanjärvi, the only remarkable birds we get are Thrush Nightingale, Mistle Thrush and Common Rosefinch.
www.ebnitalia.it /trips/trip08.htm   (3341 words)

  
 FMI - Research - Air quality - Air quality monitoring - Monitoring programmes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In Finland we have four EMEP stations (Utö, Oulanka, Virolahti, Ähtäri).
The IM programme refers to the simultaneous measurements of physical, chemical and biological properties of an ecosystem over time and across compartments at the same location.
Air quality issues in European Union are co-ordinated by the European Environment Agency and in the European Topic Centre on Air Quality.
www.fmi.fi /research_air/air_6.html?Tulostus=1   (296 words)

  
 King's Road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The King's Road has been one of the most important routes and it is nowadays one of the top travel routes in Scandinavia.
In the past centuries the road went from Turku, the previous capital of Finland, to St Petersburg via Paimio, Perniö, Pohja, Siuntio, Espoo, Porvoo, Pernaja and Virolahti.
The King's Road, know as the Great Coast Road, runs from Turku to Vyborg via Paimio, Perniö, Pohja, Siuntio, Espoo, Porvoo, Pernaja and Virolahti.
www.ruthvilmi.net /hut/King/kings_road2.html   (2775 words)

  
 FinnRef, the Finnish permanent GPS-network, Projects, Department of Geodesy and Geodynamics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The planning of the network started at the end of the 1992 when it was decided that the network of 12 stations will be established.
In 1993 the masts of Virolahti, Sodankylä, Tuorla, Vaasa, and Joensuu satations were built.
2a), which is used in Joensuu, Kuusamo, Sodankylä, Tuorla, Vaasa and Virolahti.
www.fgi.fi /osastot/geodesia/projektit/finnref/index_eng.html   (427 words)

  
 Finland: Southern Finland: Localities: Virolahti, Finish Virolahti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Finland / Southern Finland / Localities / Virolahti
Virolahti Municipality Brief general presentation of the municipality.
Finland: Southern Finland: Localities: Virolahti - Finish Virolahti
finland.mousemagnet.com /virolahti.php   (66 words)

  
 2004-02-25   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
So its our last day in Finland; we will miss all the friendly people tremendously.
On todays stage we had again excellent support from Reino Uusitalon and whife who supplied food posts and also ran with us some of the way.
Tonight we are accomodated by the city of Virolahti.
www.dds.dk /worldrun/worldrun.nsf/41b5ddc23799fdbfc1256e0f002efedb/a42069432539497cc1256e450075bc43?OpenDocument   (123 words)

  
 Palin Granit - Carmen Red
Virolahti is located in the south-eastern corner of Finland and is the site of quarry operations for the red stone bearing the trade name Carmen Red.
Quarry operations began in the village of Ravijoki in 1996.
In the year 2002 it will be approximately 4000 m
www.palingranit.com /eng/louhimot/louhimot_carmen.html   (57 words)

  
 May of 1995   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Red-breasted Goose, B. ruficollis, Inkoo to Porvoo 21.5, 1+1 Virolahti 23.5 and 2 Va"rtsila" 23.5 (the 1+1 were 5 hours apart, while the 2 were together, so I presume they were different birds, although Va"rtsila" is north-east of Virolahti).
Barnacle Goose, B. leucopsis, 68080 identified plus 12282 Bleu/ber counted migrating at Virolahti on 23.5 which constitutes a new day record.
Some of these birds are probably the same as those seen at Virolahti that same day.
ebn.unige.ch /ebn/obs/ebn_5_95.html   (2674 words)

  
 Maritime Archaeology in South-Eastern Finland in the 1990s
Maritime archaeological research in Kymenlaakso, the south-eastern province of Finland, has concentrated on the area of the Ruotsinsalmi naval battles (1789, 1790), on underwater investigations in connection with archaeological excavations on dry land, and on some wrecks which have been investigated in co-operation with mainly local diving clubs.
The Provincial Museum of Kymenlaakso covers a vast sea area from Pyhtää (Pyttis) to Virolahti (Vederlax) in the east with a coast line about 70 km.
The rocky archipelago on Finland's territorial waters reaches over 20 km off the coast.
www.abc.se /~m10354/uwa/kymenlaa.htm   (709 words)

  
 Finnishstone - Yrityskortti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
LT Granit Oy has two granite quarries producing Baltic Brown in Ylämaa.
A New Balmoral quarry is located in Valkeala, and Karelia Red is quarried in Virolahti.
Virolahti and Valkeala are both in Southeast Finland.
www.finstone.com /engl/php/company_card.php?&comp_id=1056   (102 words)

  
 Sami Karjalainen: The Dragonflies of Finland
The insects were not chilled or hurt to prevent them moving.
Many of them are from Espoo and Virolahti because I live in Espoo and our summer cottage is in Virolahti.
Both places are located in the southern coast of Finland.
korento.net /photographs.html   (241 words)

  
 Finnish Music Information Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
His music will, accordingly, be highlighted in the course of the coming autumn and a new book about him by
The Klami centenary will reach its peak in the autumn, with an Uuno Klami Symposium in Helsinki on September 15-16, a concert by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Helsinki on September 16 and at Virolahti, the little town where he was born, on September 20.
The programme for the Klami centenary is being coordinated by the municipality of Virolahti, which has published a calendar of events.
www.fimic.fi /fimic/fimic.nsf/6f2206912ea20950422566e30048ea7e/865b0e62db35248cc22568e80023d37a!OpenDocument   (125 words)

  
 TREASURES OF WESTERN AND EASTERN CULTURE ON KING´S ROAD
Hanko - Tammisaari - Fiskars - Mustio –Lake Tuusula - Porvoo - Loviisa – Kotka - Hamina - Virolahti
The city has in the past been both Sweden’s
From Hamina we drive to Virolahti along Museotie
www.kuninkaantie.net /eng/e_autoreitit/reitti_6_print.html   (446 words)

  
 LocalPin regional search engine - Find it where you are   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
If you are happy with the Virolahti location, step 1 is complete!
You can change location in the location wizard.
Change between categories below until you have selected the category you want.
www.localpin.com /main/get_cat.php?catKey=131719&locKey=154051   (64 words)

  
 -- Matkatoimisto Kymenmatkat Oy --   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
All rooms are provided with shower, tv and radio.
Description:Estate Virolahti offers you nice acommondation in centre of Virolahti near to the river.
Rooms are nice with all faccility you need.
www.kymenmatkat.net /ekoti_hotellit.php   (497 words)

  
 Selected works - ARRAK
The wood structured row house area of rental apartments for the purposes of the growing rural city of Virolahti.
The wood and brick structured row house area of rental apartments for the purposes of the growing rural city of Virolahti.
Architectural design: ARRAK Architects Kiiskilä, Rautiola, Rautiola Ltd / Matti Rautiola architect SAFA MSc, Marja Nissinen, architect SAFA MSc / Hannu Kiiskilä architect SAFA, Esko Rautiola architect SAFA MSc, Thibout Lucas student of architecture, Mari Koskinen student of architecture, Marjo Toivari drafter
www.arrak.com /pages/07_selected_works.htm   (1354 words)

  
 All Topics : Regional : Europe : Finland : Southern Finland : Localities : Virolahti - Internet Directory
All Topics : Regional : Europe : Finland : Southern Finland : Localities : Virolahti - Internet Directory
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Unless otherwise noted, all material is (c) copyright Andrew Heard, 2002-5
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