Vihti | |
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Municipality | |
Vihdin kunta | |
![]() A grain field in Vihti | |
![]() Location o Vihti in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°25′N 024°19′E / 60.417°N 24.317°ECoordinates: 60°25′N 024°19′E / 60.417°N 24.317°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
Chairter | 1867 |
Seat | Nummela |
Govrenment | |
• Municipality manager | Sami Miettinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 567.06 km2 (218.94 sq mi) |
• Laund | 522.06 km2 (201.57 sq mi) |
• Water | 45.02 km2 (17.38 sq mi) |
Area rank | 168t lairgest in Finland |
Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
• Total | 28,939 |
• Rank | 37t lairgest in Finland |
• Density | 55.43/km2 (143.6/sq mi) |
Population bi native leid | |
• Finnish | 96.2% (offeecial) |
• Swadish | 1.7% |
• Ithers | 2.1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 tae 14 | 21% |
• 15 tae 64 | 67.3% |
• 65 or aulder | 11.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Urbanisation | 69.6% |
Unemployment rate | 7.0% |
Website | www.vihti.fi |
Vihti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋihti]; Swadish: Vichtis) is a sma municipality locatit in the Uusimaa region o province o Soothren Finland, approximately 50 kilometre (30 mi) northwast o the caipital ceety Helsinki. Its seat is Nummela. The municipality haes a population o 28,357 (31 Januar 2011) an covers an aurie o 567.08 square kilometres (218.95 sq mi) o which 45.02 km2 (17.38 sq mi) is watter. The population density is 54.32 indwallers per square kilometre (140.7 /sq mi).
The auldest literal merk o Vihti is frae the 15t century.
The electronics contract manufacturer DICRO Oy is ane o its main employers, alang wi the local forestry companies an fermers.
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