Vartius

Vartius, located in , , is a border crossing station on the Finnish side of the Finnish–Russian border. The Russian side of the crossing is called Lyttä. Vartius includes both road and rail crossing points.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Public building
  • Description: border checkpoint in Kuhmo, Finland
  • Address: Kostamustie 6161, 88930
  • Also known as
    “Vartius border crossing point”
    “Vartius checkpoint”
    “Vartius–Lyttä”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rimpi.
or Rimminkylä is a small village in northeastern , , near the border with Russia. is situated 4½ km southwest of Vartius.
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Latitude
64.54509° or 64° 32′ 42″ north
Longitude
29.98514° or 29° 59′ 7″ east
Open location code
9GPFGXWP+23
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Vartius” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “瓦尔蒂乌斯”
  • Finnish: “Vartiuksen raja-asema”
  • Finnish: “Vartiuksen rajanylityspaikka”
  • Finnish: “Vartius–Lyttä”
  • Finnish: “Vartius”
  • French: “poste frontière de Vartius”
  • French: “Vartius”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vartius”
  • Russian: “Вартиус”
  • Slovenian: “Vartius”
  • Swedish: “Vartius”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vartius and Kaivos-Musta.

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