Vihti
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| Founded | 1867 | ||||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Lohja | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
566.88 km² 521.97 km² ranked 169th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
26,427 (2006) 50.6 inh./km² + 2.4% ranked 37th |
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| Urbanisation | 69.6% | ||||
| Unemployment | 7.0% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Petri Härkönen | ||||
| Home page | http://www.vihti.fi/ | ||||
Vihti (pronounced [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.
[edit] History
The oldest literal mark of Vihti is from the 15th century.
[edit] Friendship cities
Fukui Prefecture, Japan (since 1980)
[edit] External links
- Vihti - Official website
| Municipalities of Uusimaa |  |
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| Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti | ||
| Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland |
