Vihti

{{short description|Municipality in Uusimaa, Finland}}

{{about|the Finnish municipality|the village that is its former administrative center|Vihti (village)}}

{{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=geo}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Vihti

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Vihdin kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Vichtis kommun}}

| other_name = Vichtis

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Vihti. Foto Victor Belousov. - panoramio (7).jpg

| image_alt = Skyline with Vihti church

| image_shield = Vihti.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Vihti sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Vihti in Finland

|coordinates = {{coord|60|25|N|024|19|E|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Uusimaa

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region)

| subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan area

| subdivision_name3 = Helsinki metropolitan area

| seat = Nummela (before 2004 Vihti church village)

| parts_type = Villages

| parts = Ojakkala, Otalampi

| leader_title = Municipality manager

| leader_name = Sami Miettinen

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1867

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|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Vihti}}

|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Vihti}}

|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Vihti}}

| blank3_name = Climate

| blank3_info = Dfb

|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = {{Url|https://www.vihti.fi/}}

}}

Vihti ({{IPA|fi|ˈʋiht̪i}}; {{langx|sv|Vichtis}}) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Vihti is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Vihti is approximately {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|{{PAGENAME}}}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|{{PAGENAME}}}}}} most populous municipality in Finland. Vihti is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: ({{Data Finland municipality/population count|Helsinki}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Espoo}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vantaa}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Mäntsälä}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pornainen}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kauniainen}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kirkkonummi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vihti}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nurmijärvi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Hyvinkää}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Tuusula}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kerava}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Järvenpää}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Sipoo}}) /1000000 round 2 }}}} million inhabitants.

Vihti is located approximately {{convert|50|km|-1}} northwest of the capital city of Helsinki. Vihti has an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Vihti}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Vihti}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Vihti|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. Its seat is Nummela, which is the most populated urban area in the municipality.

Vihti's neighbouring municipalities are, clockwise from the north, Karkkila, Loppi, Hyvinkää, Nurmijärvi, Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Lohja. There are several important road connections through Vihti, the most notable being the Pori Highway between Pori and Helsinki, the Hanko Highway between Hanko and Hyvinkää, and the Vihti Road between Vihti and Helsinki. The largest lake in Vihti is Lake Hiidenvesi, which is connected to the Gulf of Finland by Lake Lohja and the Karis River.