Lohja

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Town in Uusimaa, Finland

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::summary Town in Uusimaa, Finland ::

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Lohja (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Lohja is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Lohja is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Lohja is part of the Helsinki sub-region, but not directly part of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Lohja covers an area of {{Data Finland municipality/total area|Lohja}} km2 of which {{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Lohja}} km2, or 8.3 percent, is water. The population density of Lohja is PD/km2.

Lohja has the fourth most summer cottages of any municipality in Finland, with 8,468 in the city as of June 2018. Lohja is close to the Helsinki metropolitan area and benefits from a good road network. It takes less than an hour to drive from Helsinki to Lohja on the E18 motorway, which, along with Hangonväylä, is one of Lohja's main road connections.

Lohja is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages. City's bilingual slogan is: Järvikaupunki – Insjöstaden which translates to "Lake city".

The landscape of Lohja is characterized by manors and gardens. Its area is divided by the Lohja ridge, which forms a watershed for the largest lake system in Uusimaa, Lake Lohja (Lohjanjärvi); mostly that's why Lohja is also referred to as "Lake City" (järvikaupunki). The medieval Church of St. Lawrence is the architectural highlight of downtown Lohja, which also includes a heterogeneous mix of buildings mostly dating from the 1960s onwards. The Lohja library, which was opened in 2005, is a distinctly modern building

Lohja has been a focal point for the population and economy of western Uusimaa since the early 14th century. The local inhabitants were among the pioneers of the Finnish mining and construction material industries. Lohja has long-established traditions in horticulture and especially in market gardening. These traditions are represented by the

Politics

Local

Pasi Perämäki is the city manager of Lohja. The city manager oversees the city committee. In addition to the city committee, Lohja has a 51-seat municipal council. The parties represented in the council as well as their seat counts are listed below. ::data[format=table title="City Council of Lohja{{Cite news|url=http://kaupunki.lohja.fi/default.asp?kieli=246&id_sivu=3157&alasivu=3157|work=Lohja|access-date=2018-06-23|language=fi-FI|title=Lohjan Kaupunki }}"] | Party | Seats | Social Democratic Party of Finland}}" | | National Coalition Party}}" | | Green League}}" | | Left Alliance (Finland)}}" | | Finns Party}}" | | Centre Party (Finland)}}" | | Swedish People's Party of Finland}}" | | Christian Democrats (Finland)}}" | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Social Democratic Party | 11 | | | | | | | | | | National Coalition Party | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Green League | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Left Alliance | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Finns Party | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Centre Party | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Meidän Lohja | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Swedish People's Party | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Christian Democrats | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Haloo Lohja | 1 | | | | | | | | | ::

National

2015 parliamentary election

::data[format=table title="Results of the [[2015 Finnish parliamentary election|2015 parliamentary election]] in Lohja{{Cite web|url=http://www.vaalikone.fi/eduskunta2015/tulos/02/444|title=Kokeile HS:n vaalikoneella, kenen ehdokkaan arvomaailma on lähimpänä sinua|website=www.vaalikone.fi|access-date=2018-06-20}}"]

PartyVote share
Social Democratic Party25,5%
Finns Party22,9%
National Coalition Party16,5%
Centre Party12,9%
Green League7,2%
Left Alliance5,9%
Swedish People's Party3,1%
Christian Democrats3,1%
Change 20111,1%
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Climate

Lohja has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb) |collapsed = |location = Lohja Porla (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959-present) |width = auto |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 8.5 |Feb record high C = 9.4 |Mar record high C = 14.4 |Apr record high C = 23.4 |May record high C = 29.0 |Jun record high C = 31.0 |Jul record high C = 31.7 |Aug record high C = 30.8 |Sep record high C = 25.7 |Oct record high C = 16.7 |Nov record high C = 13.3 |Dec record high C = 10.5 |year record high C = 31.7 |Jan high C = -1.3 |Feb high C = -1.7 |Mar high C = 2.3 |Apr high C = 8.8 |May high C = 15.6 |Jun high C = 19.4 |Jul high C = 22.1 |Aug high C = 20.3 |Sep high C = 15.0 |Oct high C = 8.5 |Nov high C = 3.6 |Dec high C = 0.7 |year high C = 9.4 |Jan mean C = -3.8 |Feb mean C = -4.6 |Mar mean C = -1.4 |Apr mean C = 4.1 |May mean C = 10.5 |Jun mean C = 14.9 |Jul mean C = 17.7 |Aug mean C = 16.2 |Sep mean C = 11.5 |Oct mean C = 6.0 |Nov mean C = 1.8 |Dec mean C = -1.4 |year mean C = 6.0 |Jan low C = -6.5 |Feb low C = -7.6 |Mar low C = -4.8 |Apr low C = 0.4 |May low C = 6.1 |Jun low C = 11.0 |Jul low C = 14.1 |Aug low C = 13.1 |Sep low C = 8.9 |Oct low C = 3.8 |Nov low C = -0.1 |Dec low C = -3.6 |year low C = 2.9 |Jan record low C = −35.6 |Feb record low C = −35.1 |Mar record low C = −29.3 |Apr record low C = −19.2 |May record low C = −3.6 |Jun record low C = 1.8 |Jul record low C = 6.1 |Aug record low C = 2.6 |Sep record low C = −3.2 |Oct record low C = −11.3 |Nov record low C = −20.1 |Dec record low C = −32.0 |year record low C = -35.6 |precipitation colour= green |Jan precipitation mm = 58 |Feb precipitation mm = 45 |Mar precipitation mm = 38 |Apr precipitation mm = 35 |May precipitation mm = 38 |Jun precipitation mm = 62 |Jul precipitation mm = 68 |Aug precipitation mm = 83 |Sep precipitation mm = 59 |Oct precipitation mm = 76 |Nov precipitation mm = 75 |Dec precipitation mm = 66 |year precipitation mm = 701 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 11 |Feb precipitation days = 9 |Mar precipitation days = 8 |Apr precipitation days = 7 |May precipitation days = 7 |Jun precipitation days = 9 |Jul precipitation days = 9 |Aug precipitation days = 10 |Sep precipitation days = 9 |Oct precipitation days = 11 |Nov precipitation days = 12 |Dec precipitation days = 12 |year precipitation days = 114 |source 2 = Record highs and lows{{cite web |url = https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=100974 |title = FMI open data |publisher = FMI |access-date = 19 January 2026}} |source = FMI normals 1991-2020

Culture

The most notable are the Lohja Summer Cultural Festival, the Apple Carnival organized by representatives of business and commerce, the retailers' Hurlumhei Carnival and the Old Time Christmas market continue the tradition of fairs dating back to the Middle Ages.

The Doom Metal band Reverend Bizarre hails from Lohja.

Elias Lönnrot, who wrote the Kalevala, was both born and died in Sammatti, which has been part of Lohja since 2009.

Sights

Museums

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Lohjan_museo.jpg" caption="Lohja Museum"] ::

Churches

Other places of interest

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Virkkalan_kalkkitehdas.jpg" caption="Virkkala district]], in March 2006"] ::

Manor Houses

  • Ojamo Manor

  • Kirkniemi Manor

  • Kyrkstad Manor

  • Laakspohja Manor

Sports

Lohjan Pallo is the football team of the city. Lohja also has an ice hockey team called Lohjan Jääankat.

Kisakallio Sports Institute is located in Lohja. Other important sports venues in the town are Neidonkeidas Indoor Swimming Pool and Lohja Spa Resort in Karjalohja.

Municipal consolidations

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Lohja_town_hall.jpg" caption="Lohja Town Hall"] ::

The municipality of Lohja was consolidated with the city of Lohja in 1997, and the municipality of Sammatti in 2009. The municipalities of Karjalohja and Nummi-Pusula were consolidated with Lohja in 2013. ::data[format=table title="List of municipal consolidations into Lohja"]

MunicipalityYear
Lohja (municipality)1997
Sammatti2009
Karjalohja2013
Nummi-Pusula2013
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Local subdivisions

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Saukkola,_tie_Helsinkiin.jpg" caption="[[Saukkola]] in 2011"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Nummen_kirkko_2009.JPG" caption="Nummi village"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Pusulan_kirkko,_Pusula_Church_2018.jpg" caption="Pusula village"] ::

A significant part of the city of Lohja is not yet part of any district, since after the 1997 municipal association with the former rural municipality of Lohja.

Neighborhoods

The official city districts within the city proper of the municipality of Lohja are:

Villages

The villages and hamlets of the municipality of Lohja are:

Lohja rural

  • Ahtiala, Askola, Hermala, Hietainen, Hiittinen, Hongisto, Iso-Teutari (), Jalassaari, Jantoniemi, Kaijola, Karjalohjan Ahtiala, Karjalohjan Pappila, Karkalniemi, Karnainen, Kittilä (), Koikkala, Kokkila, Korkenoja, Koski, Kouvola, Kunnarla (), Kutsila, Laakspohja (), Lehmijärvi, Lieviö (), Lohjankylä, Lylyinen, Maksjoki, Mynterlä* (), Niemi, Nummenkylä, Näätälä (), Osuniemi (), Outamo, Paavola, Paksalo, Pauni, Pietilä, Piispala (), Pulli, Seräjärvi, Skraatila, Suittila, Särkijärvi, Talpela, Torhola, Vaanila, Valla, Vanhakylä, Varola, Vasarla, Veijola (), Virkkala (), Vohloinen, Vähä-Teutari () and Yli-Immola.

Sammatti

  • Haarijärvi (Haarjärvi), Karstu, Kaukola, Kiikala, Leikkilä, Lohilampi, Luskala, Myllykylä, Niemenkylä and Sammatti

Karjalohja

  • Härjänvatsa, Ilmoniemi, Immola, Karkali, Kattelus, Kourjoki, Kuusia, Kärkelä, Lohjantaipale, Lönnhammar (Linhamari), Maila, Makkarjoki, Murto, Mustlahti, Nummijärvi, Pappila, Pellonkylä, Pipola, Pitkälahti (Långvik), Puujärvi, Pyöli, Saarenpää, Sakkola, Suurniemi, Särkjärvi, Tallaa and Tammisto

Nummi

Pusula

Twin towns

Lohja is twinned with:

Notable people

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Sanni_-Ilosaarirock_2016-09(cropped).jpg" caption="Sanni]], 2016"] ::

References

References

  1. (2018-06-23). "Kuopio on mökkipaikkakuntien ykkönen, mutta yhdessä Suomen kunnassa ei mökkeile kukaan – Hakukone kertoo, miten oman mökkikuntasi suosio on kehittynyt". Helsingin Sanomat.
  2. "Lohjan Kaupunki".
  3. [https://www.remax.fi/lohja-jarvikaupunki-yhdistaa-kaupunkielaman-ja-maaseudun-rauhan/ Järvikaupunki Lohja yhdistää kaupunkielämän ja maaseudun rauhan] (in Finnish)
  4. "Kaupungin johtoryhmä".
  5. "Lohjan Kaupunki". Lohja.
  6. "Kokeile HS:n vaalikoneella, kenen ehdokkaan arvomaailma on lähimpänä sinua".
  7. "FMI normals 1991-2020". fmi.fi.
  8. "Elias Lönnrot – The Kalevala Society (''Kalevalaseura'')".
  9. Tuominen, Tiina. (August 28, 2007). "Sammatti hyväksyi liitoksen".
  10. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150801053903/http://ankat.fi/ Ankat Online: Lohjan Jää-Ankat] (in Finnish)
  11. Paloheimo, Nina. (2023-12-20). "Kisakallio pysyy Lohjan jäähallin tulevana paikkavaihtoehtona – seurat vierastavat ajatusta, vaakakupissa painavat eurot ja sijainti".
  12. "Etusivu".
  13. "Lohja Spa & Resort {{!}} Lohja".
  14. "Lohjan kaupunginosat ja kylät". Lohjan kaupunki.
  15. "Lojo stadsdelar och byar". Lohjan kaupunki.
  16. "Lojo stadsdelar och byar". Lohjan kaupunki.
  17. (August 2023)
  18. "Ystävyyskaupungit". City of Lohja.

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