Lohja

Lohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlohjɑ]; Swadish: Lojo), is a toun an municipality o Finland.

Lohja Lohja – Lojo
Town
Lohjan kaupunki – Lojo stad
Laurinkatu street in central Lohja
Coat airms
Location o Lohja in Finland
Coordinates: 60°15′N 024°04′E
Kintra	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Helsinki sub-region
Chairter	1926
Ceety richts	1969
Govrenment
• Toun manager	Simo Juva
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1109.73 km2 (428.47 sq mi)
• Laund	349.41 km2 (134.91 sq mi)
• Water	91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi)
Area rank	82nt lairgest in Finland
Population  (2023-02-28)[2]
• Total	45,806
• Rank	24t lairgest in Finland
• Density	131.1/km2 (340/sq mi)
Population bi native leid [3]
• Finnish	7,001,936,000,000,000,000♠93.6% (offeecial)
• Swadish	7,000,400,000,000,000,000♠4% (offeecial)
• Ithers	7,000,240,000,000,000,000♠2.4%
Population by age [4]
• 0 tae 14	7,001,187,000,000,000,000♠18.7%
• 15 tae 64	7,001,664,000,000,000,000♠66.4%
• 65 or aulder	7,001,149,000,000,000,000♠14.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Urbanisation	89.7%
Unemployment rate	8.4%
Website	www.lohja.fi

It is locatit in the province o Soothren Finland an is pairt o the Uusimaa region. The toun haes a population o 45,806 (28 Februar 2023)^[2] an covers an aurie o 1,109.73 square kilometre (428.47 sq mi) o which 91.78 km² (35.44 sq mi) is watter.^[1] The population densitie is 131.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (340/sq mi). The municipality is bilingual, awtho it is no required bi law, wi the majority bein Finnish an minority Swadish speakers.^[5]

The municipality o Lohjan kunta wis consolidatit wi Lohja in 1997, an the municipality o Sammatti wis consolidated wi Lohja in 2009. The municipalities o Karjalohja an Nummi-Pusula wur consolidatit wi Lohja in 2013.

Politics

Results o the Finnish pairlamentar election, 2011 in Lohja:

• Social Democratic Pairty 24.9%
• True Finns 23.9%
• Naitional Coalition Pairty 21.4%
• Left Alliance 8.7%
• Centre Pairty 7.0%
• Green League 6.7%
• Christian Democrats 3.2%
• Swadish Fowkpairty 3.0%

Cultur

Lohja is famit for its cultural events. Mair nor a hunder different events are arrangit in the toun each year bi its residents an organisations. The maist notable are the Lohja Simmer Cultural Festival, the Apple Carnival organisit bi representatives o business an commerce, the retailers' Hurlumhei Carnival an the Auld Time Christmas mercat continue the tradeetion o fairs datin back tae the Middle Ages.

The doom metal baund Reverend Bizarre is frae this toun.

Sichts

Ane unique experience is the Tytyri limestane mine, which haes a museum 100 metres unnergrund. This attraction an exhibitions can be reached uisin either an auld mine wagon or a modren lift.^[6] Ither places o note are:

• Lohja museum aurie
• The surroondins o Lake Lohja
• The Gothic Kirk o St. Lawrence which dates frae the 15t century
• Kisakallio Sport college
• Floating Restaurant-Café Kaljaasi
• Alitalo vineyard
• St. Lawrence Golf an the recreation bath Neidonkeidas

Gallery

• 
  The new Lohja Library opened in 2005
• 
  Lohja St. Lawrence kirk