Värtsilä () is a former municipality of

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. It merged with Tohmajärvi in 2005.Rajan läheisyys on arkea Värtsilässä
– '' Yle'' (in Finnish) It included the international border crossing between Niirala and Vyartsilya. Värtsilä was located in the province of Eastern Finland and was part of the North Karelia

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. The municipality had a population of 660 (2005) and covered an area of of which was water. The

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was . The main language spoken in Värtsilä is Finnish but new settlers from

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and people evacuated from the lost Karelian areas after the

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form Russian and Karelian speaking minorities. In addition to the current village, Värtsilä used to include the urban settlement of Vyartsilya (), which since 1944 has belonged to

. The biggest employers in the village include the Finnish Border Guard and Finnish Customs.

1679 uprising

In 1679, Nils Kagg sent his inspector Sven Stille to demand taxes from the peasants in Tohmajärvi that had not paid it, however, in Värtsilä, Sven was met with a mob of angry peasants, who threatened him and his family until he was forced to flee. After this, Swedish troops were called and were able quell the uprising. The amount of resistance that the peasants gave the troops is not known, and two of the leaders were executed.

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Populated places disestablished in 2005 Former municipalities of Finland {{EasternFinland-geo-stub