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Lohja

Lohja – Lojo

City

Lohjan kaupunki
Lojo stad

Coat of arms

Motto(s):

Järvikaupunki – Insjöstaden

Location of Lohja in Finland

Country

Finland

Region

Uusimaa

Sub-region

Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region)

Charter

1926

City rights

1969

Area

(2018-01-01)

• Total

1,109.73 km² (428.47 sq mi)

• Land

940.16 km² (363.00 sq mi)

• Water

91.78 km² (35.44 sq mi)

Area rank

82nd largest in Finland

Population

(2023-12-31)

• Total

45,645

• Rank

25th largest in Finland

• Density

48.55/km² (125.7/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

90.1% (official)

• Swedish

3.5% (official)

• Others

6.4%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

15.8%

• 15 to 64

59.5%

• 65 or older

24.7%

• Summer (DST)

Lohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlohjɑ]; Swedish: Lojo) 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 46,000. It is the 25th 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 1,109.73 square kilometres (428.47 sq mi) of which 91.78 km² (35.44 sq mi), or 8.3 percent, is water. The population density of Lohja is 48.55 inhabitants per square kilometre (125.7/sq mi).

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 90% Finnish speakers, 3% Swedish speakers, and 6% 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

Culture
Sights
Sports
Municipal consolidations
Local subdivisions
- Neighborhoods
- Villages
  - Lohja rural
  - Sammatti
  - Karjalohja
  - Nummi
  - Pusula
Twin towns
See also

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

Lohja Museum

Lohja Museum

Paikkari Croft, the home of Elias Lönnrot
Johannes Lohilampi museum
Tytyri Mine Museum
Kaarre Military Museum
Kovela Agricultural Museum
Hyrsylän Mutka, the home of dancer Aira Samulin
Nummi Local History Museum
Pusula Local History Museum

Churches

The medieval St. Lawrence's Church

The Church of St. Lawrence in Lohja
Karjalohja Church
Kärkölä Village Church
Nummi Church
Pusula Church
Sammatti Church

Other places of interest

Surroundings of Lake Lohjanjärvi
Alitalo vineyard
Paavola Oak and nature trail
Karkali Nature Park
Lohja Theatre
Liessaari Nature Trail
Torhola Cave

Limestone and cement factory in the 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

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.

List of municipal consolidations into Lohja
Municipality	Year
Lohja (municipality)	1997
Sammatti	2009
Karjalohja	2013
Nummi-Pusula	2013

Local subdivisions

Saukkola in 2011

Nummi Church in the Nummi village

Pusula Church in the 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:

Ahtsalmi, Anttila, Gruotila, Gunnarla, Hiidensalmi, Immula, Keskilohja, Kirkniemi (Swedish: Gerknäs), Kukkumäki (formerly Luttula, Swedish: Jönsböle), Kirkonkylä (Swedish: Kyrkstad), Lempola, Maksjoki, Metsola, Moisio, Muijala, Myllylampi, Neitsytlinna, Ojamo, Ojamonkangas, Paloniemi (Swedish: Fagernäs), Pappila (Swedish: Prästgården), Pappilankorpi, Perttilä (Swedish: Bertbacka), Pitkäniemi, Routio (Swedish: Routiobacka), Röylä, Sammatti, Vappula (Swedish: Vabby), Ventelä (Swedish: Vendelä), Vienola and Virkkala (Swedish: Virkby).

Villages

The villages and hamlets of the municipality of Lohja are:

Lohja rural

Ahtiala, Askola, Hermala, Hietainen, Hiittinen, Hongisto, Iso-Teutari (Swedish: Stortötar), Jalassaari, Jantoniemi, Kaijola, Karjalohjan Ahtiala, Karjalohjan Pappila, Karkalniemi, Karnainen, Kittilä (Swedish: Kittfall), Koikkala, Kokkila, Korkenoja, Koski, Kouvola, Kunnarla (Swedish: Gunnars), Kutsila, Laakspohja (Swedish: Laxpojo), Lehmijärvi, Lieviö (Swedish: Skräddarskog), Lohjankylä, Lylyinen, Maksjoki, Mynterlä* (Swedish: Mynderlä), Niemi, Nummenkylä, Näätälä (Swedish: Mårbacka), Osuniemi (Swedish: Orsnäs), Outamo, Paavola, Paksalo, Pauni, Pietilä, Piispala (Swedish: Biskopsnäs), Pulli, Seräjärvi, Skraatila, Suittila, Särkijärvi, Talpela, Torhola, Vaanila, Valla, Vanhakylä, Varola, Vasarla, Veijola (Swedish: Vejby), Virkkala (Sardinian: Virkby), Vohloinen, Vähä-Teutari (Swedish: Lilltötar) 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

Haarla, Hakula, Heijala, Heimola, Huhti, Hyrsylä, Hyvelä, Immola, Jakova, Järvenpää, Jättölä, Korkianoja, Kovela, Leppäkorpi, Luttula, Maikkala, Maskila, Mettula, Miemola, Millola, Mommola, Mäntsälä, Nummi Church Village, Näkkilä, Oinola, Oittila, Pakkala, Pälölä, Raatti, Remala, Retlahti, Röhkölä, Salo, Saukkola, Sierla, Sitarla, Tavola, Varttila and Vivola

Pusula

Ahonpää, Hattula, Hauhula, Herrala, Hirvijoki, Hyrkkölä, Hyönölä, Ikkala, Karisjärvi, Kaukela, Koisjärvi, Kärkölä, Marttila, Mäkkylä, Pusula, Radus, Seppälä, Suomela, Uusikylä, Viiala and Vörlö