Niirala

The international border between and is 1,340 km long and runs approximately north to south, mostly through taiga forests and sparsely populated rural areas.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Building
  • Description: border checkpoint in Tohmajärvi, Finland
  • Also known as: “Niirala border crossing point”, “Niirala checkpoint”, and “Niirala–Värtsilä”
  • Address: Rajantie 821, Niirala, 82675

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Niirala railway station and Värtsilä Church.

Railway station
Photo: Ppntori, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 740 metres west of Niirala.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 3 km north of Niirala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Värtsilä and Vyartsilya.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former municipality of . It merged with in 2005. It included the international border crossing between and . is situated 3 km north of Niirala.

Village
Photo: Avsolov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of in the , Russia, located near the border with Finland, 256 kilometers west of , the capital of the republic. is situated 4½ km east of Niirala.

Niirala

Latitude
62.17257° or 62° 10′ 21″ north
Longitude
30.61353° or 30° 36′ 49″ east
Open location code
9GJG5JF7+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 777036401
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­customs
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q11884433
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Niirala” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “尼拉拉边防检查站”
  • Finnish: “Niirala (Tohmajärvi)”
  • Finnish: “Niiralan raja-asema”
  • Finnish: “Niiralan rajanylityspaikka”
  • French: “poste frontière de Niirala”
  • French: “Poste-frontière de Niirala”
  • Russian: “КПП Ниирала”
  • Swedish: “Niirala gränsstation”

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