Vihti Explained

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.

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.[1] After the deterioration of the old church, a new current church was built in Vihti and was completed in 1772.[2]

Politics

Results[3] 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

Sights

Friendship cities

External links

Notes and References

  1. Markus Hiekkanen: Suomen keskiajan kivikirkot, pp. 488–489. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2007. ISBN 978-951-746-861-9. (in Finnish)
  2. Web site: Vihdin kirkko . Hilkka-Maija . Virrankoski . Vihdin seurakunta . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017004748/http://www.vihdinseurakunta.fi/fi/toimitilat/vihdin_kirkko/vihdin_kirkko_artikkeli/?id=548 . April 17, 2021 . 2012-10-17 . fi.
  3. Web site: Yle - Tulospalvelu - Vihti - Uudenmaan vaalipiiri - Eduskuntavaalit 2019 - Yle.fi. 2020-12-23. vaalit.yle.fi. fi.