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{{For|the Lohja tribe, a historical Albanian tribe located in Malësia|Lohja (tribe)}}{{short description|Town in Uusimaa, Finland}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Lohja
| official_name                   = {{lang|fi|Lohjan kaupunki}}<br />{{lang|sv|Lojo stad}}
| native_name                     = {{lang|fi|Lohja}} – {{lang|sv|Lojo}}
| settlement_type                 = City
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Uusimaa]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Helsinki sub-region]] (formerly [[Lohja sub-region]])
| leader_title                    = [[City manager]]
| leader_name                     = Pasi Perämäki
| established_title               = [[Charter]]
| established_date                = 1926
| established_title2              = [[City rights]]
| established_date2               = 1969
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| utc_offset                      = +02:00
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'''Lohja''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈlohjɑ}}; {{langx|sv|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 {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Lohja}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|Lohja}}}} most populous [[Municipalities of Finland|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 {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Lohja}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Lohja}}|km2|abbr=on}}, or 8.3 percent, is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] of Lohja is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Lohja|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. 

Lohja has the fourth most [[Summer house|summer cottages]] of any municipality in Finland, with 8,468 in the city as of June 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005730210.html|title=Kuopio on mökkipaikkakuntien ykkönen, mutta yhdessä Suomen kunnassa ei mökkeile kukaan – Hakukone kertoo, miten oman mökkikuntasi suosio on kehittynyt|date=2018-06-23|work=Helsingin Sanomat|access-date=2018-06-23|language=fi-FI}}</ref> 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 [[European route E18|E18 motorway]], which, along with [[Hangonväylä]], is one of Lohja's main road connections.

Lohja is a [[bilingual]] municipality with [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] as its official languages. The population consists of {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Lohja}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Lohja}}|0}}}} Finnish speakers, {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Lohja}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Lohja}}|0}}}} Swedish speakers, and {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Lohja}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Lohja}}|0}}}} speakers of other languages. City's bilingual slogan is: ''{{lang|fi|Järvikaupunki}} – {{lang|sv|Insjöstaden}}'' which translates to "Lake city".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lohjan Kaupunki|url=https://www.lohja.fi/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Lohja|language=fi}}</ref>

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|Lake Lohja]] (Lohjanjärvi); mostly that's why Lohja is also referred to as "Lake City" (''järvikaupunki'').<ref>[https://www.remax.fi/lohja-jarvikaupunki-yhdistaa-kaupunkielaman-ja-maaseudun-rauhan/ Järvikaupunki Lohja yhdistää kaupunkielämän ja maaseudun rauhan] (in Finnish)</ref> The medieval [[Church of St. Lawrence, Lohja|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 {{Citation needed span|text=placed in the very centre of the city.|date=June 2018|reason=}}

Lohja has been a focal point for the population and economy of western Uusimaa since the early 14th century. {{Citation needed span|text=It was renowned as a trading centre in the Middle Ages.|date=June 2018|reason=}} 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 {{Citation needed span|text=symbols of present-day Lohja: limestone and an apple.|date=June 2018|reason=}}

==Politics==

=== Local ===
Pasi Perämäki is the [[city manager]] of Lohja. The city manager oversees the city committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaupungin johtoryhmä|url=https://www.lohja.fi/kaupunki-ja-hallinto/lohjan-kaupunki/organisaatio/kaupungin-johtoryhma/|access-date=2020-12-25|website=Lohja|language=fi}}</ref> 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.
{| class="wikitable"
|+City Council of Lohja<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kaupunki.lohja.fi/default.asp?kieli=246&id_sivu=3157&alasivu=3157|work=Lohja|access-date=2018-06-23|language=fi-FI|title=Lohjan Kaupunki }}</ref>
! colspan="2" | Party
! Seats
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}}" |
|[[Social Democratic Party of Finland|Social Democratic Party]]
| valign="center" align="center" |11
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|National Coalition Party}}" |
|[[National Coalition Party]]
| valign="center" align="center" |10
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Green League}}" |
|[[Green League]]
| valign="center" align="center" |7
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Left Alliance (Finland)}}" |
|[[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]]
| valign="center" align="center" |6
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Finns Party}}" |
|[[Finns Party]]
| valign="center" align="center" |6
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}}" |
|[[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]]
| valign="center" align="center" |5
|-
! style="background-color:#006600" |
|[[Meidän Lohja]]
| valign="center" align="center" |3
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Swedish People's Party of Finland}}" |
|[[Swedish People's Party of Finland|Swedish People's Party]]
| valign="center" align="center" |1
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Democrats (Finland)}}" |
|[[Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats]]
| valign="center" align="center" |1
|-
! style="background-color:#ffff00" |
|[[Haloo Lohja]]
| valign="center" align="center" |1
|}

=== National ===

==== 2015 parliamentary election ====

{| class="wikitable"
|+Results of the [[2015 Finnish parliamentary election|2015 parliamentary election]] in Lohja<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vaalikone.fi/eduskunta2015/tulos/02/444|title=Kokeile HS:n vaalikoneella, kenen ehdokkaan arvomaailma on lähimpänä sinua|website=www.vaalikone.fi|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
!Party
!Vote share
|-
|[[Social Democratic Party of Finland|Social Democratic Party]]
|25,5%
|-
|[[Finns Party]]
|22,9%
|-
|[[National Coalition Party]]
|16,5%
|-
|[[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]]
|12,9%
|-
|[[Green League]]
|7,2%
|-
|[[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]]
|5,9%
|-
|[[Swedish People's Party of Finland|Swedish People's Party]]
|3,1%
|-
|[[Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats]]
|3,1%
|-
|[[Change 2011]]
|1,1%
|}

==Culture==
{{Citation needed span|text=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.|date=June 2018|reason=}}  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]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kalevalaseura.fi/en/about-kalevala/elias-lonnrot/|title=Elias Lönnrot – The Kalevala Society (''Kalevalaseura'')|accessdate=18 August 2023}}</ref> which has been part of Lohja since 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine | first = Tiina | last= Tuominen | title = Sammatti hyväksyi liitoksen | magazine = Länsi-Uusimaa | date = August 28, 2007 | number = 200 | page = 3| language = fi}}</ref>

==Sights==

=== Museums ===
[[File:Lohjan museo.jpg|thumb|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 [[Church of St. Lawrence, Lohja|St. Lawrence's Church]][[File:Lohjan kirkko helmikuu 2017 1.jpg|thumb|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

[[File:Virkkalan kalkkitehdas.jpg|thumb|Limestone and cement factory in the [[Virkkala|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]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801053903/http://ankat.fi/ Ankat Online: Lohjan Jää-Ankat] (in Finnish)</ref>

[[Kisakallio Sport Institute|Kisakallio Sports Institute]] is located in Lohja.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paloheimo |first=Nina |date=2023-12-20 |title=Kisakallio pysyy Lohjan jäähallin tulevana paikkavaihtoehtona – seurat vierastavat ajatusta, vaakakupissa painavat eurot ja sijainti |url=https://www.lansi-uusimaa.fi/urheilu/6435136 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Länsi-Uusimaa |language=fi}}</ref> Other important sports venues in the town are Neidonkeidas Indoor Swimming Pool<ref>{{Cite web |title=Etusivu |url=https://www.neidonkeidas.fi/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Virkistysuimala Neidonkeidas |language=fi}}</ref> and Lohja Spa Resort in Karjalohja.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lohja Spa & Resort {{!}} Lohja |url=https://www.lohjaspa.fi/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=www.lohjaspa.fi |language=fi-fi}}</ref>

== Municipal consolidations ==
[[File:Lohja town hall.jpg|thumb|Lohja Town Hall]]
The [[Lohja municipality|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.
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of municipal consolidations into Lohja
!Municipality
!Year
|-
|Lohja (municipality)
|1997
|-
|Sammatti
|2009
|-
|Karjalohja
|2013
|-
|Nummi-Pusula
|2013
|}

==Local subdivisions==
[[File:Saukkola, tie Helsinkiin.jpg|thumb|[[Saukkola]] in 2011]]
[[File:Nummen kirkko 2009.JPG|thumb|Nummi Church in the [[Nummi, Uusimaa|Nummi village]]]]
[[File:Pusulan kirkko, Pusula Church 2018.jpg|thumb|[[Pusula Church]] in the [[Pusula (village)|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:<ref name="subdivisions">{{cite web |title=Lohjan kaupunginosat ja kylät |url=http://www.lohja.fi/default.asp?kieli=246&id_sivu=1412&alasivu=1412 |publisher=Lohjan kaupunki |access-date=2019-04-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411065928/http://www.lohja.fi/default.asp?kieli=246&id_sivu=1412&alasivu=1412 |archive-date=2016-04-11 }}</ref><ref name="villages">{{cite web |title=Lojo stadsdelar och byar |url=http://www.lohja.fi/default.asp?kieli=246&id_sivu=1412&alasivu=1412 |publisher=Lohjan kaupunki |access-date=2019-04-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414034043/http://www.lohja.fi/default.asp?kieli=752&id_sivu=1413&alasivu=1413 |archive-date=2016-04-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lohja.fi/default.asp?kieli=752&id_sivu=1413&alasivu=1413| title = Lojo stadsdelar och byar| publisher = Lohjan kaupunki| access-date = 2017-06-27|language=sv}}</ref>
* [[Ahtsalmi]], [[Anttila (Lohja)|Anttila]], [[Gruotila]], [[Gunnarla]], [[Hiidensalmi]], [[Immula]], [[Keskilohja]], [[Kirkniemi]] ({{langx|sv|Gerknäs}}), Kukkumäki (formerly Luttula,<ref>[http://vesa.lib.helsinki.fi/cgi-bin2/ysa.pl?h=Lohjan%20kunta%20--%20Luttula Luttula] vesa.lib.helsinki.fi {{dead link|date=August 2023}}</ref> {{langx|sv|[[Jönsböle]]}}), Kirkonkylä ({{langx|sv|[[Kyrkstad, Lohja|Kyrkstad]]}}), [[Lempola]], [[Maksjoki]], [[Metsola (Lohja)|Metsola]], [[Moisio (Lohja)|Moisio]], [[Muijala]], [[Myllylampi]], [[Neitsytlinna]], [[Ojamo]], [[Ojamonkangas]], [[Paloniemi (Lohja)|Paloniemi]] ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Fagernäs''), [[Pappila (Lohja)|Pappila]] ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Prästgården''), [[Pappilankorpi]], [[Perttilä (Lohja)|Perttilä]] ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Bertbacka''), [[Pitkäniemi]], [[Routio]] ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Routiobacka''), [[Röylä (Lohja)|Röylä]], [[Sammatti]], [[Vappula]] ({{langx|sv|Vabby}}), [[Ventelä]] ({{langx|sv|Vendelä}}), [[Vienola (Lohja)|Vienola]] and [[Virkkala]] ({{langx|sv|Virkby}}).

===Villages===
The villages and hamlets of the municipality of Lohja are:<ref name="subdivisions"/><ref name="villages"/>

====Lohja rural====
* Ahtiala, Askola, Hermala, Hietainen, Hiittinen, Hongisto, Iso-Teutari ({{langx|sv|Stortötar}}), Jalassaari, Jantoniemi, Kaijola, Karjalohjan Ahtiala, Karjalohjan Pappila, Karkalniemi, [[Karnainen]], Kittilä ({{langx|sv|Kittfall}}), Koikkala, Kokkila, Korkenoja, Koski, Kouvola, Kunnarla ({{langx|sv|Gunnars}}), Kutsila, Laakspohja ({{langx|sv|Laxpojo}}), [[Lehmijärvi (Lohjan kylä)|Lehmijärvi]], Lieviö ({{langx|sv|Skräddarskog}}), Lohjankylä, Lylyinen, Maksjoki, Mynterlä* ({{langx|sv|Mynderlä}}), Niemi, Nummenkylä, Näätälä ({{langx|sv|Mårbacka}}), Osuniemi ({{langx|sv|Orsnäs}}), Outamo, Paavola, Paksalo, Pauni, Pietilä, Piispala ({{langx|sv|Biskopsnäs}}), [[Pulli (Lohja)|Pulli]], Seräjärvi, Skraatila, Suittila, Särkijärvi, Talpela, Torhola, [[Vaanila]], Valla, Vanhakylä, Varola, Vasarla, Veijola ({{langx|sv|Vejby}}), Virkkala ({{langx|sc|Virkby}}), Vohloinen, Vähä-Teutari ({{langx|sv|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 (Nummi)|Haarla]], [[Hakula]], [[Heijala]], [[Heimola (Nummi)|Heimola]], [[Huhti (Nummi)|Huhti]], [[Hyrsylä (Nummi)|Hyrsylä]], [[Hyvelä (Nummi)|Hyvelä]], [[Immola (Nummi)|Immola]], [[Jakova (Nummi)|Jakova]], [[Järvenpää (Nummi)|Järvenpää]], [[Jättölä]], [[Korkianoja]], [[Kovela]], [[Leppäkorpi (Nummi)|Leppäkorpi]], [[Luttula]], [[Maikkala]], [[Maskila]], [[Mettula]], [[Miemola]], [[Millola]], [[Mommola]], [[Mäntsälä (Nummi)|Mäntsälä]], [[Nummi Church Village]], [[Näkkilä]], [[Oinola]], [[Oittila]], [[Pakkala (Nummi)|Pakkala]], [[Pälölä]], [[Raatti (Nummi)|Raatti]], [[Remala]], [[Retlahti]], [[Röhkölä]], [[Salo (Nummi)|Salo]], [[Saukkola]], [[Sierla]], [[Sitarla (Nummi)|Sitarla]], [[Tavola (Nummi)|Tavola]], [[Varttila]] and [[Vivola]]

==== Pusula ====
* [[Ahonpää]], [[Hattula (Pusula)|Hattula]], [[Hauhula]], [[Herrala (Pusula)|Herrala]], [[Hirvijoki (Pusula)|Hirvijoki]], [[Hyrkkölä]], [[Hyönölä]], [[Ikkala]], [[Karisjärvi]], [[Kaukela]], [[Koisjärvi]], [[Kärkölä (Pusula)|Kärkölä]], [[Marttila (Pusula)|Marttila]], [[Mäkkylä (Pusula)|Mäkkylä]], [[Pusulan kirkonkylä|Pusula]], [[Radus]], [[Seppälä (Pusula)|Seppälä]], [[Suomela (Pusula)|Suomela]], [[Uusikylä (Pusula)|Uusikylä]], [[Viiala (Pusula)|Viiala]] and [[Vörlö]]

==Twin towns==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland}}Lohja is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref name=twin>{{Cite web |title=Ystävyyskaupungit |publisher=City of Lohja |access-date=23 August 2019 |url= https://www.lohja.fi/kaupunki-ja-hallinto/lohjan-kaupunki/historiaa/ystavyyskaupungit/ |language=fi }}</ref>

* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Växjö]], Sweden  
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ringerike (municipality)|Ringerike]], Norway
* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aabenraa]], Denmark  
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Skagaströnd]], Iceland  
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sátoraljaújhely]], Hungary

==Notable people==
[[File:Sanni - Ilosaarirock 2016 - 09 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Sanni (singer)|Sanni]], 2016]]
* [[Eeva Joenpelto]] (1921-2004), autor
* [[Marjo Matikainen-Kallström]] (born 1965), politician and cross-country skier
* [[Marjut Rolig]] (* 1966), cross-country skier (gold at [[1992 Winter Olympics]])
* [[Sanna Stén]] (* 1977), rower (silver at [[2008 Summer Olympics]])
* [[Laura Mononen]] (* 1984), cross-country skier 
* [[Henri Laaksonen]] (* 1992) professional tennis player
* [[Jenni Vähämaa]] (* 1992), figure skater
* [[Sanni (singer)|Sanni Kurkisuo]] (* 1993), singer, songwirter and actress
* [[Tuukka Taponen]] (* 2006), racing driver

==See also==
=== Districts of Lohja ===
* [[Saukkola]]
* [[Virkkala]]

=== Neighbourhooding municipalities ===
* [[Ingå]]
* [[Siuntio]]
* [[Vihti]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Lohja}}
{{wikivoyage-inline|Lohja}}
*[https://www.lohja.fi/ Town of Lohja] – Official site {{In lang|fi|sv}}
*[https://www.visitlohja.fi/en-FI Visit Lohja]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Lohja
 | N  = [[Tammela, Finland|Tammela]] ([[Kanta-Häme]])
 | NE = [[Karkkila]]
 | E  = [[Vihti]]
 | S  = [[Ingå]], [[Siuntio]]
 | SW = [[Raseborg]]
 | W  = [[Salo, Finland|Salo]] ([[Southwest Finland]])
 | NW = [[Somero]] ([[Southwest Finland]])
}}
{{uusimaa}}
{{50 most populous Finnish municipalities}}

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