Vihti

Vihti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋiçt̪i]; Swedish: Vichtis) is a municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of the capital city Helsinki. The municipality has a population of 28,898 (19 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 567.06 square kilometres (218.94 sq mi) of which 45.02 km2 (17.38 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 55.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (143.4/sq mi). Its seat is Nummela, which is the most populated urban area in the municipality.

This article is about the Finnish municipality. For the village that is its former administrative center, see Vihti (village).
Vihti
Vichtis
Municipality
Vihdin kunta
Vichtis kommun
Skyline with Vihti church
Coat of arms of Vihti
Coat of arms
Location of Vihti in Finland
Location of Vihti in Finland
Coordinates: 60°25′N 024°19′E
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region)
Charter1867
SeatNummela (before 2004 Vihti church village)
VillagesOjakkala, Otalampi
Government
 • Municipality managerSami Miettinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total567.06 km2 (218.94 sq mi)
 • Land522.06 km2 (201.57 sq mi)
 • Water45.02 km2 (17.38 sq mi)
 • Rank168th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-19)[2]
 • Total28,898
 • Rank37th largest in Finland
 • Density55.35/km2 (143.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish91.8% (official)
 • Swedish1.7%
 • Others6.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1418.2%
 • 15 to 6461.8%
 • 65 or older19.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.vihti.fi

Vihti's neighboring municipalities are Karkkila, Loppi, Hyvinkää, Nurmijärvi, Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Lohja from north to clockwise. There are several significant road connections through Vihti, the most notables being Pori Highway between Pori and Helsinki, Hanko Highway between Hanko and Hyvinkää, and Vihti Road between Vihti and Helsinki. Vihti's largest lake is Lake Hiidenvesi, which is connected to the Gulf of Finland via Lake Lohja and Karis River.

History

The oldest literal mark of Vihti is from the 15th century. The old parish church, St. Bridget's Church, was also built during this time.[5] After the deterioration of the old church, a new current church was built in Vihti and was completed in 1772.[6]

Politics

Results[7] of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Vihti:

Economy

The electronics contract manufacturer DICRO Oy is one of its main employers, along with the local forestry companies and farmers.

Villages

Haimoo, Härkälä, Jokikunta, Oinasjoki, Ojakkala, Palajärvi, Siippoo, Tervalampi, Haapkylä, Huhmari, Hulttila, Hynnölä, Härtsilä, Irjala, Jokikunta, Jättölä, Kaharla, Kaukola, Kauppila, Kirkonkylä, Kirvelä, Koikkala, Korkaniemi, Korppila, Kourla, Köykkälä, Lahnus, Lahti, Lankila, Leppärlä, Lusila, Maikkala, Merramäki, Niemenkylä, Niemi, Niuhala, Nummela, Olkkala, Ollila, Otalampi, Oravala, Pakasela, Pietilä, Pääkslahti, Ruskela, Salmi, Selki, Suksela, Suontaka, Taipale, Tarttila, Torhola, Tuohilampi, Vanhala, Vanjoki, Vanjärvi, Vesikansa, Vihti, Vihtijärvi, Vähäkylä

Friendship cities

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,587,841 at the end of August 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. Markus Hiekkanen: Suomen keskiajan kivikirkot, pp. 488–489. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2007. ISBN 978-951-746-861-9. (in Finnish)
  6. Virrankoski, Hilkka-Maija. "Vihdin kirkko" (in Finnish). Vihdin seurakunta. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. "Yle - Tulospalvelu - Vihti - Uudenmaan vaalipiiri - Eduskuntavaalit 2019 - Yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-12-23.

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