VIHTI

Vihdin kunta
''Coat of Arms'' ''Location''
Founded 1867
Province Southern Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Lohja
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
566.88 km²
521.97 km²
ranked 169th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
26,427 (2006)
50.6 inh./km²
+ 2.4%
ranked 37th
Urbanisation 69.6%
Unemployment 7.0%
Official languages Finnish
Municipal manager Petri Härkönen
Home page http://www.vihti.fi/

'Vihti' (IPA: /ˈʋihti/), or ''Vichtis'' in Swedish, is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately 50 km northwest of the capital city Helsinki. Its seat is 'Nummela'. The population of Vihti is 26,427 (2006-12-31) and the town covers an area of 566.88 km² of which 44.91 km² is water. The population density is 50.63 inhabitants per km².

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History
Friendship cities
External links

History


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

Friendship cities



Fukui Prefecture, Japan (since 1980)

External links



Vihti - Official website

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