Jõhvi

• Name — Jõhvi • Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Estonia • Subdivision Type1 — County • Subdivision Name1 — Ida-Viru County • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Jõhvi Parish • Established Title — First historical record • Established Date — 1241 • Area Total Km2 — 7.62 • Population Total — 10880 • Population As Of — 01.01.2024 • Population Rank — 13th • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Ethnicity (2021) • Demographics1 Title1 — Estonians • Demographics1 Info1 — 34.7% • Demographics1 Title2 — Russians • Demographics1 Info2 — 55.3% • Demographics1 Title3 — other • Demographics1 Info3 — 10% • Time Zone — EET • Utc Offset — +2 • Time Zone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +3 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 41501-41599 • Established Title1 — Town rights • Established Date1 — 1 May 1938

Jõhvi was first mentioned as a village in 1241 in Liber Census Daniae when it was ruled by Denmark. Historical names of Jõhvi were Gewi and Jewe. In the 13th century a church was built there, and Jõhvi became the centre of the local church parish. On 1 May 1938, the government of Estonia upgraded the official status of Jõhvi from a borough to that of an independent town. From 1960 to 1991, Jõhvi was administratively not a town, but a district of the city of Kohtla-Järve. In 2005, the town of Jõhvi was united with the parish of Jõhvi.

During the period when Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union, a significant influx of workers from other parts of the Soviet Union was initiated to support the expanding city of Kohtla-Järve, including the then district of Jõhvi. This influx resulted in Estonians becoming a minority in the area. Ethnic composition 1922-1959, 2000-2021 • Ethnicity — 1922 — 1934 — 1941 — 1959 — 2000 — 2011 — 2021 • amount — % — amount — % — amount — % — amount — % — amount — % — amount — % — amount — % • Estonians — 1472 — 90.9 — 1874 — 91.7 — 1822 — 89.8 — 3838 — 36.5 — 4022 — 33.2 — 3718 — 34.5 — 3635 — 34.7 • Russians — 106 — 6.54 — 124 — 6.07 — 85 — 4.19 — - — - — 6482 — 53.5 — 6004 — 55.7 — 5797 — 55.3 • Ukrainians — - — - — 1 — 0.05 — - — - — - — - — 395 — 3.26 — 289 — 2.68 — 285 — 2.72 • Belarusians — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — 543 — 4.48 — 344 — 3.19 — 279 — 2.66 • Finns — - — - — 2 — 0.10 — 104 — 5.13 — - — - — 240 — 1.98 — 135 — 1.25 — 118 — 1.13 • Jews — 4 — 0.25 — 8 — 0.39 — 0 — 0.00 — - — - — 23 — 0.19 — 17 — 0.16 — 13 — 0.12 • Latvians — - — - — 4 — 0.20 — 4 — 0.20 — - — - — 39 — 0.32 — 21 — 0.19 — 32 — 0.31 • Germans — 15 — 0.93 — 14 — 0.69 — - — - — - — - — 34 — 0.28 — 16 — 0.15 — 24 — 0.23 • Tatars — - — - — 8 — 0.39 — - — - — - — - — 29 — 0.24 — 30 — 0.28 — 34 — 0.32 • Poles — - — - — 2 — 0.10 — 0 — 0.00 — - — - — 51 — 0.42 — 33 — 0.31 — 32 — 0.31 • Lithuanians — - — - — 0 — 0.00 — 1 — 0.05 — - — - — 39 — 0.32 — 27 — 0.25 — 28 — 0.27 • unknown — 1 — 0.06 — 2 — 0.10 — 3 — 0.15 — 0 — 0.00 — 122 — 1.01 — 17 — 0.16 — 39 — 0.37 • other — 22 — 1.36 — 4 — 0.20 — 9 — 0.44 — 6664 — 63.5 — 93 — 0.77 — 124 — 1.15 — 166 — 1.58 • Total — 1620 — 100 — 2043 — 100 — 2028 — 100 — 10502 — 100 — 12112 — 100 — 10775 — 100 — 10482 — 100

In 2024, a teaser for the Estonian-American film Juvenile Inspektor: The Shadow Over Jõhvi was filmed in the city, which included the actors Oleksiy Gorbunov, Alexander Ivashkevich, Ella Bardot, and Maksim Pokrovsky. The producer and director of the film was Pavel Gavrilin.

• Illustration — Jõhvi church • Illustration — Central square • Illustration — Jõhvi Gymnasium • Illustration — Jõhvi promenade • Illustration — Jõhvi Concert Hall • Illustration — Jõhvi Central Library • Illustration — Jõhvi at night • Illustration — Monument to 100 years of football in Jõhvi • Illustration — Monument to Aleksius II • Illustration — Jõhvi football museum