Vihtijärvi

Vihtijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋihtiˌjærʋi]) is a village in the northeast part of Vihti municipality, between the borders of Nurmijärvi, Hyvinkää, Loppi and Karkkila. The population is about 500.[1] The regional road 132 (Mt 132) between Loppi and Klaukkala runs through the village. The nearest lakes are Niemenjärvi and Vihtijärvi, where the village got its name.

A chapel in Vihtijärvi.

Vihtijärvi has its own school, a chapel, a cemetery and also a roadside restaurant, but there are no grocery stores in the village; the nearest store is located in the Röykkä village, about 5 km south from Vihtijärvi.

Hiiskula Manor is located on Vihtijärvi and was owned by Artur Vilhelm Klinckowström, baron and major general of the Russian Imperial Army, from 1845 to 1860.[2]

References
  1. ""Lopentiestä maaseutuasumisen esimerkkialue"" (in Finnish). Nurmijärven Uutiset. 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  2. Vihtijärvi - Historia (in Finnish)

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