Beach at the Kalettomanlahti Bay in Virrat

Virrat is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland.

Understand

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

Get in

By train

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

By bus

Long-distance buses from Tampere, Kokkola and Parkano. For timetables of ordinary coaches, see Matkahuolto. Osmo Aho route Pohjanmaan pikavuoro between Tampere and Kokkola stops at Virrat, its tickets are are sold at Onnibus web site.

Get around

By taxi

• Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi

Eat

• 1 Kitusen Kievari, Sampolantie 7. Finnish style food. (updated Oct 2022)

Sleep

• 1 s/s Tarjanne, Pohjolantie 7, ☏ +358 10 422 5600, asiakaspalvelu@hopealinja.fi. Steamship legend built in 1908. Shared toilets and showers, both toilet and showers have lake water. €50. (updated Jan 2021)