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This article is about the Finnish municipality. For the village that is its former administrative center, see Vihti (village).

Vihti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋiçt̪i]; Swedish: Vichtis) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Vihti is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Vihti is approximately 29,000. It is the 37th most populous municipality in Finland. Vihti is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants.

Vihti is located approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of the capital city of Helsinki. Vihti has 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 55.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (142.9/sq mi). Its seat is Nummela, which is the most populated urban area in the municipality.

Vihti's neighbouring municipalities are, clockwise from the north, Karkkila, Loppi, Hyvinkää, Nurmijärvi, Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Lohja. There are several important road connections through Vihti, the most notable being the Pori Highway between Pori and Helsinki, the Hanko Highway between Hanko and Hyvinkää, and the Vihti Road between Vihti and Helsinki. The largest lake in Vihti is Lake Hiidenvesi, which is connected to the Gulf of Finland by Lake Lohja and the 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.[6] After the deterioration of the old church, a new current church was built in Vihti and was completed in 1772.[7]

Politics

Results[8] 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.[citation needed]

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


Sights

Friendship cities

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ Markus Hiekkanen: Suomen keskiajan kivikirkot, pp. 488–489. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2007. ISBN 978-951-746-861-9. (in Finnish)
  7. ^ Virrankoski, Hilkka-Maija. "Vihdin kirkko" (in Finnish). Vihdin seurakunta. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Yle - Tulospalvelu - Vihti - Uudenmaan vaalipiiri - Eduskuntavaalit 2019 - Yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-12-23.

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