Vihti

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

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Vihti (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈʋiçt̪i];Swedish:Vichtis) is amunicipality inFinland, located in the southern interior of the country. Vihti is situated in theUusimaa region. The population of Vihti is approximately 29,000. It is the 37th most populousmunicipality in Finland. Vihti is part of theHelsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately 1.61 million inhabitants.

Vihti Vichtis
Municipality
Vihdin kunta Vichtis kommun

Coat of arms
Location of Vihti inFinland
Coordinates:60°25′N024°19′E / 60.417°N 24.317°E /60.417; 24.317
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki sub-region (formerlyLohja sub-region)
Metropolitan area	Helsinki metropolitan area
Charter	1867
Seat	Nummela (before 2004Vihti 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 (2024-12-31)^[2]
• Total	28,806
• Rank	37th largest in Finland
• Density	55.18/km² (142.9/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	91% (official)
• Swedish	1.7%
• Others	7.3%
Population by age ^[4]
• 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 is located approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of the capital city ofHelsinki. 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] Thepopulation density is 55.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (142.9/sq mi). Its seat isNummela, 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 andLohja. There are several important road connections through Vihti, the most notable being the Pori Highway between Pori and Helsinki, theHanko Highway betweenHanko and Hyvinkää, and theVihti Road between Vihti and Helsinki. The largest lake in Vihti isLake Hiidenvesi, which is connected to theGulf of Finland byLake Lohja and the Karis River.

History

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The oldestliteral 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 newcurrent church was built in Vihti and was completed in 1772.^[7]

Politics

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Results^[8] of the2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Vihti:

Economy

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The electronics contract manufacturerDICRO Oy is one of its main employers, along with the localforestry 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