Vihti | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Vihdin kunta Swedish: Vichtis kommun |
Other Name: | Vichtis |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Image Alt: | Skyline with Vihti church |
Coordinates: | 60.4167°N 43°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Uusimaa |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region) |
Subdivision Type3: | Metropolitan area |
Subdivision Name3: | Helsinki metropolitan area |
Seat: | Nummela (before 2004 Vihti church village) |
Parts Type: | Villages |
Parts: | Ojakkala, Otalampi |
Leader Title: | Municipality manager |
Leader Name: | Sami Miettinen |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1867 |
Blank3 Name: | Climate |
Blank3 Info: | Dfb |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Vihti (in Finnish pronounced as /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 . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Vihti is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants.
Vihti is located approximately 50km (30miles) northwest of the capital city of Helsinki. Vihti has an area of NaNVihti}} of which NaNVihti}} is water. The population density is NaNVihti. 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.
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.[1] After the deterioration of the old church, a new current church was built in Vihti and was completed in 1772.[2]
Results[3] of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Vihti:
The electronics contract manufacturer DICRO Oy is one of its main employers, along with the local forestry companies and farmers.
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