Vihti

Vihti
Municipality
Vihdin kunta

A grain field in Vihti

Coat of arms

Location of Vihti in Finland
Coordinates: 60°25′N 024°19′E / 60.417°N 24.317°E / 60.417; 24.317Coordinates: 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
Charter 1867
Seat Nummela
Government
 • Municipality manager Sami Miettinen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 567.08 km2 (218.95 sq mi)
 • Land 522.06 km2 (201.57 sq mi)
 • Water 45.02 km2 (17.38 sq mi)
Area rank 210th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 28,933
 • Rank 39th largest in Finland
 • Density 55.42/km2 (143.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 96.2% (official)
 • Swedish 1.7%
 • Others 2.1%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 21%
 • 15 to 64 67.3%
 • 65 or older 11.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Urbanisation 69.6%
Unemployment rate 7.0%
Climate Dfb
Website www.vihti.fi

Vihti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋihti]; Swedish: Vichtis) is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of the capital city Helsinki. Its seat is Nummela. The municipality has a population of 28,933 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 567.08 square kilometres (218.95 sq mi) of which 45.02 km2 (17.38 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 55.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (143.5/sq mi).

History

The oldest literal mark of Vihti is from the 15th century.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 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, Vihtijärvi, Vähäkylä

Friendship cities

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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