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Municipality

Vihti

Located in Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa Coordinates: 60°24′18″ N 24°23′45″ E

Map showing the location of Vihti Vihti
Location in Finland
Population
29,241
29.2K
Elevation
67 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
3
listed under Vihti
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport33 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport113 km

About Vihti

Vihti is a municipality. Location: Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Population: 29,241. Elevation: 67 m.

From Wikipedia

Vihti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋiht̪i]; Swedish: Vichtis) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Vihti is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Vihti is approximately 29,000. It is the 37th most populous municipality in Finland. Vihti is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately 1.62 million inhabitants. Vihti is located approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of the capital city of Helsinki.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1507
Area
522 km²
Official website
vihti.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Vihti

From Wikivoyage

Vihti (Swedish: Vichtis) is a municipality in Uusimaa, some 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Helsinki. Vihti is the northernmost part of the Helsinki region and it has a population of about 29,000 residents (2021). Given the region's abundance of nearly 100 lakes, significant elevation variations in Uusimaa, extensive picturesque landscapes, and popular outdoor trails, nature is typically the primary attraction for tourists visiting the area.

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History:

Archaeologists have found traces of human settlements on lakeshores since the Stone Age. First historical mention of Vihti dates to 1433 at time being a part of Lohja parish. Vihti parish was founded on 1507 when first vicar was appointed and (now ruined) St. Bridget’s Church was built.

From 1950 to 2021, Vihti’s population has almost tripled (and Nummela’s population increased tenfold) due to massive growth of the Helsinki region.

Orientation:

From the traveller's perspective, Vihti can be divided into three areas:

1MISSING WIKILINK Nummela is a town and the municipality seat. With the population of 15,000 (2016), it holds roughly half of the municipality's population. Here's where you can find most of the shopping options, restaurants, nightlife, etc.

2 Vihti, Vihti kk or Vihdin kirkonkylä (the parish village) is a much smaller town, yet more historical and a former municipality seat. It is often abbreviated as Vihti kk. In road signs and bus windows Vihti refers to this particular town, not the municipality as a whole.

The surrounding rural area (including small settlements like Ojakkala and Otalampi) has very limited shopping and eating options but some of the top attractions of the area.

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By bus:

Buses to Vihti from Helsinki depart from Kamppi long distance terminal. They charge €10 with no supplements available. Going to any other destination than Nummela bus station which serves as a local hub, there's often a transfer involved, so keep your ticket and show it to the next bus driver. The transfer time is two hours.

Nummela can be reached also from Espoo's Leppävaara by line number 275. Ticket price is €6. Vihti kk (via Otalampi) has connection from Vantaa's Myyrmäki with line 375(V), ticket price is €6.

About 15 daily connections run from neighboring Karkkila and Lohja to Nummela. Ticket costs €3.50.

If you come from Pori direction, you can get off the bus at Nummela th stop for Nummela and at Vihti th stop for Vihti kk.

There's also international connection from Pärnu via Tallinn to Vihti kk operated by Flixbus.

By car:

Vihti is in a triangle within three major roads, so getting in by car is easy.

From Helsinki, take Highway 1 (E18) towards Turku, then turn right to Highway 2; 45 km (28 mi)

From Turku, take Highway 1 towards Helsinki, then turn left to Highway 2; 128 km (80 mi)

From Tampere, take Highway 3 towards Helsinki, then turn right to Highway 25; 132 km (82 mi)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Vihti

  • Espoo
  • Hyvinkää
  • Karkkila
  • Kirkkonummi
  • Loppi
  • Nurmijärvi
  • Siuntio

Twin towns and sister cities of Vihti

  • Otepää vald· Estonia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Vihti over time

Population of Vihti over time
2008 27,628
2009 27,869
2010 28,311
2011 28,581
2012 28,674
2013 28,929
2014 28,995
2015 28,919
2016 28,967
2017 29,054
2021 29,380
2023 28,811

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Vihti

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -2° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
August (81 mm)
Driest month
May (33 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Vihti
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°7°15°20°21°19°14°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-10°-6°-1°5°10°12°11°6°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)503640363349738164726957

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Vihti

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 33 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 110 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 33 kmeast
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 113 kmsouth
  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 118 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 110 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 374 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 376 kmwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 386 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Vihti

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 66 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Luhtajoki River 18 kmE
  • Enäjärvi Lake 6 kmS
  • Hiidenvesi Lake 11 kmW
  • Lake Bodom Lake 22 kmSE

25–60 km66 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 36 kmSE
  • Vartiosaari Island 45 kmSE
  • Fölisholmen Island 36 kmSE
  • Vallisaari Island 45 kmSE

60–100 km34 places

  • Kråkö Island 70 kmE
  • Prangli Saar Island 93 kmS
  • Aegna Saar Island 94 kmS
  • Nargen Island Island 94 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Vihti

3 places
  1. 1 Vihti 28.9K
  2. 2 Ojakkala 1.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

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Sources & licences

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