Vihti

Municipality in Uusimaa, Finland

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

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Municipality in Uusimaa, Finland

Vihti

Vichtis

Municipality

Vihdin kunta
Vichtis kommun

Coat of arms

Location of Vihti in Finland

Coordinates: 60°25′N 024°19′E﻿ / ﻿60.417°N 24.317°E﻿ / 60.417; 24.317
Country|  Finland
Region| Uusimaa
Sub-region| Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region)
Metropolitan area| Helsinki metropolitan area
Charter| 1867
Seat| Nummela (before 2004 Vihti church village)
Villages| Ojakkala, Otalampi
Government

• Municipality manager| Sami Miettinen
Area

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 567.06 km2 (218.94 sq mi)
• Land| 522.02 km2 (201.55 sq mi)
• Water| 45.02 km2 (17.38 sq mi)
• Rank| 168th largest in Finland
Population

(2025-03-31)[2]

• Total

| 28,765
• Rank| 37th largest in Finland
• Density| 55.1/km2 (143/sq mi)
Population by native language

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• Finnish| 91% (official)
• Swedish| 1.7%
• Others| 7.3%
Population by age

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• 0 to 14| 18.2%
• 15 to 64| 61.8%
• 65 or older| 19.9%
Time zone| UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate| Dfb
Website| www.vihti.fi

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 1.61 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 55.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (143/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

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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

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Results[8] of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Vihti:

* Finns Party 20%
* Social Democratic Party 18%
* National Coalition Party 17.9%
* Centre Party 14.2%
* Green League 10.1%
* Movement Now 5.2%
* Left Alliance 4.8%
* Christian Democrats 3.4%
* Swedish People's Party 2.4%
* Other parties 3.8%

## Economy

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

## Villages

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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

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* Vihti Church, an 18th century lutheran church
* St. Bridget's Church, a medieval church ruin
* Vihti Museum, history museum showcasing local history of the municipality
* Lake Hiidenvesi, one of the largest lakes of the Uusimaa region

## Friendship cities

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* Fukui Prefecture, Japan (since 1980)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,640,437 at the end of March 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-25. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
3. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
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.

## External links

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* Media related to Vihti at Wikimedia Commons
* Vihti travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Municipality of Vihti – Official website (in Finnish)
* Vihti constructive debate Vihdin Keskustelualueet

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Places adjacent to Vihti

|  | Karkkila, Loppi (Kanta-Häme) | Hyvinkää

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Vihti

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Siuntio | Kirkkonummi | Espoo

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Municipalities of Uusimaa

Municipalities|

* Askola
* Espoo
* Hanko
* Helsinki
* Hyvinkää
* Ingå
* Järvenpää
* Karkkila
* Kauniainen
* Kerava
* Kirkkonummi
* Lapinjärvi
* Lohja
* Loviisa
* Mäntsälä
* Myrskylä
* Nurmijärvi
* Pornainen
* Porvoo
* Pukkila
* Raseborg
* Sipoo
* Siuntio
* Tuusula
* Vantaa
* Vihti

Former municipalities|

* Bromarv
* Degerby
* Ekenäs
* Ekenäs landskommun
* Haaga
* Huopalahti
* Hyvinkään maalaiskunta
* Karis
* Karjalohja
* Karjaan maalaiskunta
* Kulosaari
* Liljendal
* Lohjan kunta
* Nummi
* Nummi-Pusula
* Oulunkylä
* Pernå
* Pohja
* Porvoon maalaiskunta
* Pusula
* Ruotsinpyhtää
* Sammatti
* Snappertuna
* Tenala

* Uusimaa
* Finland

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50 most populous municipalities in Finland

|  1.|  Helsinki|  686,595

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2.|  Espoo|  322,180
3.|  Tampere|  260,455
4.|  Vantaa|  251,936
5.|  Oulu|  216,352
6.|  Turku|  206,420
7.|  Jyväskylä|  149,213
8.|  Kuopio|  125,666
9.|  Lahti|  121,386
10.|  Pori|  83,226

|  11.|  Joensuu|  78,741

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12.|  Kouvola|  78,228
13.|  Lappeenranta|  73,320
14.|  Vaasa|  70,312
15.|  Hämeenlinna|  68,440
16.|  Seinäjoki|  66,738
17.|  Rovaniemi|  65,881
18.|  Mikkeli|  51,828
19.|  Porvoo|  51,758
20.|  Salo|  50,785

|  21.|  Kotka|  50,196

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22.|  Kokkola|  48,367
23.|  Hyvinkää|  47,077
24.|  Järvenpää|  46,933
25.|  Lohja|  45,648
26.|  Nurmijärvi|  45,177
27.|  Tuusula|  42,373
28.|  Kirkkonummi|  41,720
29.|  Rauma|  39,031
30.|  Kerava|  38,461

|  31.|  Kaarina|  36,563

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32.|  Kajaani|  36,504
33.|  Nokia|  36,267
34.|  Kangasala|  34,241
35.|  Ylöjärvi|  33,715
36.|  Savonlinna|  31,321
37.|  Vihti|  28,765
38.|  Riihimäki|  28,619
39.|  Raseborg|  26,982
40.|  Raisio|  25,817

|  41.|  Lempäälä|  24,952

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42.|  Imatra|  24,632
43.|  Raahe|  23,540
44.|  Sastamala|  23,474
45.|  Sipoo|  22,889
46.|  Hollola|  22,879
47.|  Siilinjärvi|  21,380
48.|  Pirkkala|  21,094
49.|  Mäntsälä|  20,914
50.|  Tornio|  20,912

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