Virkkala

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Virkkala

Coordinates60.20°, 24.00°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Virkkala is a district of Lohja, Finland, located about 8 kilometers southwest of the center of Lohja along Hanko Highway. Lake Lohja is located right next to Virkkala on its western side. The urban center of Virkkala has businesses as well as a library, pharmacy, and parish center. Most of the Swedish-speaking settlement in Lohja was concentrated in the Virkkala area.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Marjo Matikainen-Kallström

Finnish politician and cross-country skier (born 1965)

Marjut Rolig

Finnish cross-country skier

Tomi Joutsen

Finnish singer

Jenni Vähämaa

Finnish figure skater

Laura Mononen

Finnish cross-country skier

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Christian Selin

cyclist

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Timo Pärssinen

Finnish ice hockey player

Jani Lakanen

Finnish orienteer

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Sanna Stén

Finnish rower

Wilhelm Carpelan

Finnish-Swedish officer, cartographer, drawer and painter (1787–1830)

Teija Tiilikainen

Finnish political scientist

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Pentti Kontula

Finnish boxer (1930-1987)

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Heikki Heikinpoika Vaanila

Finnish politician

Vili Auvinen

Finnish actor and theatre director (1931–1996)

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Ilmari Susiluoto

Finnish political scientist (1947–2016)

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Mika Norja

Finnish ice hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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