Virta

Virta (also written as Wirta) is a Laine type Finnish surname (in Finnish, it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include:


 * Hannu Virta (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Nikolai Virta (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner
 * Olavi Virta (1915–1972), Finnish singer, "king of Finnish tango"
 * Päivi Virta (born 1964), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Sofia Virta (born 1990), Finnish politician
 * Tony Virta (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player