Niirala

Niirala is a border checkpoint in Tohmajärvi, Keski-Karjala, North Karelia. Niirala is situated nearby to the town Värtsilä.

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Highlights include Niirala and Niirala railway station.

Niirala

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The international border between Finland and Russia is 1,340 km long and runs approximately north to south, mostly through taiga forests and sparsely populated rural areas.

Niirala railway station

Railway station

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Niirala railway station is situated 750 metres west of Niirala.

Värtsilä Church

Church

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Värtsilä Church is situated 3 km north of Niirala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Värtsilä and Värtsilä.

Värtsilä is a former municipality of Finland. It merged with Tohmajärvi in 2005. It included the international border crossing between Niirala and Vyartsilya. Värtsilä is situated 3 km north of Niirala.

Värtsilä

Village

Photo: Avsolov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vyartsilya is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located near the border with Finland, 256 kilometers west of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. Värtsilä is situated 4½ km east of Niirala.

Niirala

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Border checkpoint
Location: Tohmajärvi, Keski-Karjala, North Karelia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.17225° or 62° 10′ 20″ north

Longitude

30.61346° or 30° 36′ 49″ east

Open location code

9GJG5JC7+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7025936900

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