Rstykt

Lohja Lojo
City
The Church of St. Lawrence in Lohja
Coat of arms
Location of Lohja in Finland
Coordinates: 60°15′N 024°04′E / 60.250°N 24.067°E / 60.250; 24.067Coordinates: 60°15′N 024°04′E / 60.250°N 24.067°E / 60.250; 24.067
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki
Charter	1926
City rights	1969
Government
• City manager	Mika Sivula
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,109.73 km2 (428.47 sq mi)
• Land	349.41 km2 (134.91 sq mi)
• Water	91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi)
Area rank	82nd largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
• Total	46,490
• Rank	23rd largest in Finland
• Density	133.05/km2 (344.6/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	7,001,936,000,000,000,000♠93.6% (official)
• Swedish	7,000,400,000,000,000,000♠4% (official)
• Others	7,000,240,000,000,000,000♠2.4%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	7,001,187,000,000,000,000♠18.7%
• 15 to 64	7,001,664,000,000,000,000♠66.4%
• 65 or older	7,001,149,000,000,000,000♠14.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.5%
Urbanisation	89.7%
Unemployment rate	8.4%
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.kaupunki.lohja.fi

Lohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlohjɑ]; Swedish: Lojo) is a city and municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland. The city has a population of 47,518 (2017),^[2] and it 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.^[1] The population density of Lohja is 133.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (344.6/sq mi). The municipality is bilingual, with the majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.^[3] Lohja has the fourth-most summer houses of any municipality in Finland, with 8,468 located within the city as of June 2018.^[6] Lohja is located near Greater Helsinki, and it benefits from a good road network. It takes less than an hour to drive from Helsinki to Lohja on the E18 motorway.

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, Lohjanjärvi. 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 placed in the very centre of the city.^{[citation needed]}

Lohja has been a focal point for the population and economy of western Uusimaa since the early 14th century. It was renowned as a trading centre in the Middle Ages.^{[citation needed]} 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 symbols of present-day Lohja: limestone and an apple.^{[citation needed]}

During the Second World War, the Soviet Union heavily bombed the city, attempting to destroy the Tytyri limestone mine.^{[citation needed]}

Politics

Local

Mika Sivula is the city manager of Lohja. The city manager oversees the city committee.^[7] 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.

National

2015 parliamentary election

Culture

Lohja is famed for its cultural events. More than a hundred different events are arranged in the city each year by its residents and organizations.^{[citation needed]} 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.

Sights

One unique experience is the Tytyri limestone mine, which has a museum located 100 metres under ground. This attraction and exhibitions can be reached using either an old mine wagon or a modern lift.^[10] Other places of note are:

• Lohja museum area


• The surroundings of Lohjanjärvi


• The gothic Church of St. Lawrence which dates from the 15th century


• Kisakallio Sport college


• Floating Restaurant-Café Kaljaasi


• Alitalo vineyard


• St. Lawrence Golf and the recreation bath Neidonkeidas

Sports

Lohjan Pallo is the football team of the city.

Surnames

The most common surnames in Lohja and their frequencies as of 2014:^[11]

• 1. Virtanen (1:141)


• 2. Laine (1:176)


• 3. Järvinen (1:177)


• 4. Nieminen (1:200)


• 5. Laakso (1:211)


• 6. Heinonen (1:213)


• 7. Saarinen (1:223)


• 7. Tuominen (1:223)


• 9. Nurmi (1:234)


• 10. Lehtonen (1:243)

Municipal consolidations

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.

Twin towns

Lohja is twinned with:

• 
  Växjö, Sweden


• 
  Ringerike, Norway


• 
  Aabenraa, Denmark


• 
  Skagaströnd, Iceland


• 
  Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary

References

External links

• 
  Media related to Lohja at Wikimedia Commons


• 
  Town of Lohja – Official site