Lohja Lohja – Lojo | |
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Town | |
Lohjan kaupunki – Lojo stad | |
![]() Laurinkatu street in central Lohja | |
![]() Location o Lohja in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°15′N 024°04′E / 60.250°N 24.067°ECoordinates: 60°15′N 024°04′E / 60.250°N 24.067°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
Chairter | 1926 |
Ceety richts | 1969 |
Govrenment | |
• Toun manager | Simo Juva |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1109.73 km2 (428.47 sq mi) |
• Laund | 349.41 km2 (134.91 sq mi) |
• Water | 91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi) |
Area rank | 82nt lairgest in Finland |
Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
• Total | 45,806 |
• Rank | 24t lairgest in Finland |
• Density | 131.1/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Population bi native leid | |
• Finnish | 93.6% (offeecial) |
• Swadish | 4% (offeecial) |
• Ithers | 2.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 tae 14 | 18.7% |
• 15 tae 64 | 66.4% |
• 65 or aulder | 14.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Urbanisation | 89.7% |
Unemployment rate | 8.4% |
Website | www.lohja.fi |
Lohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlohjɑ]; Swadish: Lojo), is a toun an municipality o Finland.
It is locatit in the province o Soothren Finland an is pairt o the Uusimaa region. The toun haes a population o 45,806 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 1,109.73 square kilometre (428.47 sq mi) o which 91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 131.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (340/sq mi). The municipality is bilingual, awtho it is no required bi law, wi the majority bein Finnish an minority Swadish speakers.[6]
The municipality o Lohjan kunta wis consolidatit wi Lohja in 1997, an the municipality o Sammatti wis consolidated wi Lohja in 2009. The municipalities o Karjalohja an Nummi-Pusula wur consolidatit wi Lohja in 2013.
Results o the Finnish pairlamentar election, 2011 in Lohja:
Lohja is famit for its cultural events. Mair nor a hunder different events are arrangit in the toun each year bi its residents an organisations. The maist notable are the Lohja Simmer Cultural Festival, the Apple Carnival organisit bi representatives o business an commerce, the retailers' Hurlumhei Carnival an the Auld Time Christmas mercat continue the tradeetion o fairs datin back tae the Middle Ages.
The doom metal baund Reverend Bizarre is frae this toun.
Ane unique experience is the Tytyri limestane mine, which haes a museum 100 metres unnergrund. This attraction an exhibitions can be reached uisin either an auld mine wagon or a modren lift.[7] Ither places o note are: