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Virrat

Town in southwest Finland

Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Virrat is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland.

By bus
Long-distance buses from Tampere and Parkano. For timetables of ordinary coaches, see Matkahuolto.
By boat
Virrat is on the 130-km Näsijärvi–Toisvesi waterway.4 m.9-m fairway from Mänttä-Vilppula.8 m.

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UnderstandThe municipality is rich in lakes, which is why Virrat is well known for water sports and fishing.

Get inNeighboring Parkano and Haapamäki have railway stations. Timetables are available from VR website.

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Summary from the Wikipedia article "Virrat", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons