Vihti

It is the Vihti most populous municipality in Finland. Part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Located approximately 50 km northwest of the capital city of Helsinki. Vihti has an area of Vihti km2 of which Vihti km2 is water. The population density is Vihti PD/km2. Its seat is Nummela, which is the most populated urban area in the municipality. Neighbouring municipalities are, clockwise from the north, Karkkila, Loppi, Hyvinkää, Nurmijärvi, Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Lohja. There are several important road connections through Vihti, the most notable being the Pori Highway between Pori and Helsinki, the Hanko Highway between Hanko and Hyvinkää, and the Vihti Road between Vihti and Helsinki. The largest lake in Vihti is Lake Hiidenvesi, which is connected to the Gulf of Finland by Lake Lohja and the Karis River.

• Name — Vihti • Official Name — Vihdin kunta Vichtis kommun • Other Name — Vichtis • Settlement Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 120x80px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Finland • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Uusimaa • Subdivision Type2 — Sub-region • Subdivision Name2 — Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region) • Subdivision Type3 — Metropolitan area • Subdivision Name3 — Helsinki metropolitan area • Seat — Nummela (before 2004 Vihti church village) • Parts Type — Villages • Parts — Ojakkala, Otalampi • Leader Title — Municipality manager • Leader Name — Sami Miettinen • Established Title — Charter • Established Date — 1867 • Blank3 Name — Climate • Blank3 Info — Dfb • Timezone — EET • Utc Offset — +02:00 • Timezone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +03:00 • Website — https: www.vihti.fi/

The oldest literal mark of Vihti is from the 15th century. The old parish church, St. Bridget's Church, was also built during this time. After the deterioration of the old church, a new current church was built in Vihti and was completed in 1772.

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Vihti: • Finns Party 20% • Social Democratic Party 18% • National Coalition Party 17.9% • Centre Party 14.2% • Green League 10.1% • Movement Now 5.2% • Left Alliance 4.8% • Christian Democrats 3.4% • Swedish People's Party 2.4% • Other parties 3.8%

The electronics contract manufacturer DICRO Oy is one of its main employers, along with the local forestry companies and farmers.

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• Vihti Church, an 18th-century lutheran church • St. Bridget's Church, a medieval church ruin • Vihti Museum, history museum showcasing local history of the municipality • Lake Hiidenvesi, one of the largest lakes of the Uusimaa region

• Japan Fukui Prefecture, Japan (since 1980)