Lake Virmayarvi

Virmayarvi
Easternmost point of Finland, photo made by Russian member of bilateral re-demarcation of a boundary commition
Coordinates	62°54′31″N 31°35′11″E / 62.90861°N 31.58639°E / 62.90861; 31.58639Coordinates: 62°54′31″N 31°35′11″E / 62.90861°N 31.58639°E / 62.90861; 31.58639
Basin countries	Finland, Russia

Max. length	1 km

Lake Virmayarvi (Russian: Вирмаярви; Finnish: Virmajärvi) is a small (1-kilometre (0.6 mi) long) lake straddling the border between Finland (Ilomantsi municipality) and Russia (Suoyarvsky District, Republic of Karelia). It is located 19 km (12 mi) east of the village of Hattuvaara. The easternmost point of Finland and of the continental European Union is located on an island in the lake.

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