Pohjaslahti

Pohjaslahti
Former municipality
Pohjaslahden kunta
Pohjaslahti Church.
Pohjaslahti Church.
Coat of arms of Pohjaslahti
Location of Pohjaslahti in Finland
Location of Pohjaslahti in Finland
Coordinates: 62°09′14″N 24°07′56″E / 62.1539741°N 24.1322056°E / 62.1539741; 24.1322056
CountryFinland
ProvinceHäme Province
RegionPirkanmaa
Established1941[1]
Merged into Vilppula and Virrat1973
SeatPohjaslahti
Area
 • Land174.6 km2 (67.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1972-12-31)
 • Total1,006

Pohjaslahti is a village and former municipality of Finland at the time of its existence in the Häme Province, now in the Pirkanmaa region. It was divided between Vilppula and Virrat in 1973. Pohjaslahti was the last rural municipality to be created in Finland, which happened in 1941.

It bordered Vilppula, Ruovesi, Virrat and Keuruu. It also bordered Pihlajavesi until 1969, when it was merged into Keuruu.

  1. ^ "Pohjaslahti – Kylän esittely". pohjaslahti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 23, 2022.