Virtasalmi
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Virtasalmi is a former municipality of Finland
. On January 1, 2004, it was joined to the new municipality of Pieksänmaa
with Jäppilä
and Pieksämäen maalaiskunta
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. On January 1, 2004, it was joined to the new municipality of Pieksänmaa
Pieksänmaa
Pieksänmaa is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of the town of Pieksämäki in 2007.Pieksänmaa was formed in 2004 when the municipalities of Pieksämäen maalaiskunta, Jäppilä and Virtasalmi were consolidated to a single municipality...
with Jäppilä
Jäppilä
Jäppilä is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2004 it was merged to Pieksämäen maalaiskunta and Virtasalmi to form the new municipality of Pieksänmaa, which merged with the town of Pieksämäki in 2007. The village of Jäppilä is located northeast of Pieksänmäki center.The coat of arms...
and Pieksämäen maalaiskunta
Pieksämäen maalaiskunta
Pieksämäen maalaiskunta is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2004 it was joined to new municipality of Pieksänmaa with Jäppilä and Virtasalmi....
.