town in the region of Pirkanmaa in Finland
Virrat is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland.
The municipality is rich in lakes, which is why Virrat is well known for water sports and fishing.
Neighboring Parkano and Haapamäki have railway stations. Timetables are available from VR website.
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 sold at Onnibus web site.
Virrat is on the 130-km Näsijärvi–Toisvesi waterway. Between Näsijärvi in Tampere and Virrat centre, the route leads from one scenic labyrinthine lake to the next (Näsijärvi, Palovesi, Ruovesi, Tarjanne and Vaskivesi), all of them with many islands; max draught is 2.4 m. The route connects to a 1.0/1.9-m fairway from Mänttä-Vilppula. On Toisvesi, reachable through the centre, max draught is 1.8 m.