# Virta

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{{About|the surname|the band|VIRTA}}
{{Title language|fi|italics=no}}
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{{Infobox surname
| name          = Virta
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| meaning       = "river", from {{Lang|fi|virta}} ("river, stream")
| region        = [Finland](/source/Finland)
| language      = Finnish
| variant       = [Virtanen](/source/Virtanen_(surname))
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}}
'''{{Langr|fi|Virta}}''' (also written as '''{{Langr|fi|Wirta}}''') is a [Laine type](/source/Laine_type) [Finnish surname](/source/Finnish_surname) (in [Finnish](/source/Finnish_language), it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include:

* [Eemeli Virta](/source/Eemeli_Virta) (born 2000), Finnish footballer
* [Hannu Virta](/source/Hannu_Virta) (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player
* [Ilkka Juhani Virta](/source/Ilkka_Juhani_Virta) (born 1961), Finnish historian
* [Jalmari Virta](/source/Jalmari_Virta) (1884–1938), Finnish politician
* [Marjukka Virta](/source/Marjukka_Virta) (born 1983), Finnish ringette player
* [Nikolai Virta](/source/Nikolai_Virta) (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner
* [Olavi Virta](/source/Olavi_Virta) (1915–1972), Finnish singer, "king of Finnish tango"
* [Ossi Virta](/source/Ossi_Virta) (born 1988), Finnish football manager and footballer
* [Päivi Virta](/source/P%C3%A4ivi_Virta) (born 1964), Finnish ice hockey player
* [Patrik Virta](/source/Patrik_Virta) (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
* [Pekka Virta](/source/Pekka_Virta) (born 1969), Finnish ice hockey player
* [Sofia Virta](/source/Sofia_Virta) (born 1990), Finnish politician
* [Tony Virta](/source/Tony_Virta) (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player

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Category:Finnish surnames of Laine type

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