{{About|the surname|the band|VIRTA}} {{Title language|fi|italics=no}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox surname | name = Virta | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | meaning = "river", from {{Lang|fi|virta}} ("river, stream") | region = Finland | language = Finnish | variant = Virtanen | family = | footnotes = }} '''{{Langr|fi|Virta}}''' (also written as '''{{Langr|fi|Wirta}}''') is a Laine type Finnish surname (in Finnish, it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include:
* Eemeli Virta (born 2000), Finnish footballer * Hannu Virta (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player * Ilkka Juhani Virta (born 1961), Finnish historian * Jalmari Virta (1884–1938), Finnish politician * Marjukka Virta (born 1983), Finnish ringette player * Nikolai Virta (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner * Olavi Virta (1915–1972), Finnish singer, "king of Finnish tango" * Ossi Virta (born 1988), Finnish football manager and footballer * Päivi Virta (born 1964), Finnish ice hockey player * Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player * Pekka Virta (born 1969), Finnish ice hockey player * Sofia Virta (born 1990), Finnish politician * Tony Virta (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player
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Category:Finnish surnames of Laine type