Jõhvi

This article is about the town in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Virumaa County. For the village in the same parish, see Jõhvi (village).

Jõhvi (/ˈjoʊvi/ YOH-vee; Estonian: [ˈjɤhʋi]; German: Jewe) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.

Jõhvi
Town
Jõhvi Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°21′27″N 27°25′37″E
Country	Estonia
County	Ida-Viru County
Municipality	Jõhvi Parish
First historical record	1241
Town rights	1 May 1938
Area
• Total	7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2024)[1]
• Total	10,880
• Rank	13th
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Estonians	34.7%
• Russians	55.3%
• other	10%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	41501-41599

History

Jõhvi was first mentioned as a village in 1241 in Liber Census Daniae when it was ruled by Denmark. Historical names of Jõhvi were Gewi and Jewe. In the 13th century a church was built there, and Jõhvi became the centre of the local church parish.

On 1 May 1938, the government of Estonia upgraded the official status of Jõhvi from a borough to that of an independent town. During the period of Soviet administration (1944–1991), Jõhvi was administratively not a town, but a district of the city of Kohtla-Järve. In 2005, the town of Jõhvi was united with the parish of Jõhvi.

Demographics

During the period when Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union, a significant influx of workers from other parts of the Soviet Union was initiated to support the expanding city of Kohtla-Järve, including the then district of Jõhvi. This influx resulted in Estonians becoming a minority in the area. ^[2][3]

Ethnic composition 1922-1959, 2000-2021

Ethnicity	1922[4]		1934[5]		1941[6]		1959[7]		2000[8]		2011[9]		2021[1]
	amount	%	amount	%	amount	%	amount	%	amount	%	amount	%	amount	%
Estonians	1472	90.9	1874	91.7	1822	89.8	3838	36.5	4022	33.2	3718	34.5	3635	34.7
Russians	106	6.54	124	6.07	85	4.19	-	-	6482	53.5	6004	55.7	5797	55.3
Ukrainians	-	-	1	0.05	-	-	-	-	395	3.26	289	2.68	285	2.72
Belarusians	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	543	4.48	344	3.19	279	2.66
Finns	-	-	2	0.10	104	5.13	-	-	240	1.98	135	1.25	118	1.13
Jews	4	0.25	8	0.39	0	0.00	-	-	23	0.19	17	0.16	13	0.12
Latvians	-	-	4	0.20	4	0.20	-	-	39	0.32	21	0.19	32	0.31
Germans	15	0.93	14	0.69	-	-	-	-	34	0.28	16	0.15	24	0.23
Tatars	-	-	8	0.39	-	-	-	-	29	0.24	30	0.28	34	0.32
Poles	-	-	2	0.10	0	0.00	-	-	51	0.42	33	0.31	32	0.31
Lithuanians	-	-	0	0.00	1	0.05	-	-	39	0.32	27	0.25	28	0.27
unknown	1	0.06	2	0.10	3	0.15	0	0.00	122	1.01	17	0.16	39	0.37
other	22	1.36	4	0.20	9	0.44	6664	63.5	93	0.77	124	1.15	166	1.58
Total	1620	100	2043	100	2028	100	10502	100	12112	100	10775	100	10482	100

Climate

Climate data for Jõhvi (normals 1991–2020, extremes 1926–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8.9 (48.0)	10.6 (51.1)	17.2 (63.0)	26.6 (79.9)	32.1 (89.8)	33.1 (91.6)	33.7 (92.7)	34.6 (94.3)	28.1 (82.6)	19.7 (67.5)	13.6 (56.5)	10.9 (51.6)	34.6 (94.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	−2.4 (27.7)	1.9 (35.4)	9.5 (49.1)	15.8 (60.4)	19.6 (67.3)	22.4 (72.3)	21.0 (69.8)	15.7 (60.3)	8.5 (47.3)	2.7 (36.9)	−0.5 (31.1)	9.3 (48.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.6 (23.7)	−5.2 (22.6)	−1.7 (28.9)	4.5 (40.1)	10.3 (50.5)	14.6 (58.3)	17.4 (63.3)	15.9 (60.6)	11.2 (52.2)	5.5 (41.9)	0.6 (33.1)	−2.5 (27.5)	5.5 (41.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.5 (18.5)	−8.5 (16.7)	−5.5 (22.1)	−0.1 (31.8)	4.3 (39.7)	9.1 (48.4)	11.9 (53.4)	10.9 (51.6)	7.0 (44.6)	2.4 (36.3)	−1.7 (28.9)	−5 (23)	1.4 (34.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−34.5 (−30.1)	−36 (−33)	−28.4 (−19.1)	−18 (0)	−6.5 (20.3)	−2.5 (27.5)	1.7 (35.1)	−0.6 (30.9)	−4.2 (24.4)	−15.7 (3.7)	−25.9 (−14.6)	−41 (−42)	−41 (−42)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45 (1.8)	34 (1.3)	36 (1.4)	34 (1.3)	50 (2.0)	84 (3.3)	77 (3.0)	93 (3.7)	67 (2.6)	84 (3.3)	64 (2.5)	49 (1.9)	717 (28.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.8	9.3	9.0	8.2	7.8	11.2	9.8	11.5	10.6	14.3	13.2	13.2	130.9
Average relative humidity (%)	90	88	80	72	68	73	76	80	84	87	90	91	82
Source 1: Estonian Weather Service[10][11][12][13][14]
Source 2: NOAA/NCEI (precipitation day, 1991-2020)[15]

In cinematography

In 2024, a teaser for the Estonian-American film «Juvenile Inspektor: The Shadow Over Jõhvi» was filmed in the city, in which the actors took part: Oleksiy Gorbunov, Alexander Ivashkevich, Ella Bardot, Maxim Pokrovsky and others. Producer and director of the film Pavel Gavrilin^[16][17]

Gallery

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  Jõhvi church
• 
  Central square
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  Jõhvi Gymnasium
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  Jõhvi promenade
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  Jõhvi Concert Hall
• 
  Jõhvi Central Library
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  Jõhvi at night
• 
  Monument in memoriam of Kaljo Kiisk
• 
  Monument to 100 years of football in Jõhvi
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  Monument to Aleksius II
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  Памятник «Дом футбола Йыхви»