Lohja

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Lohja

Total population

45,446

Land area940.16 km²

Coordinates60.25°, 24.07°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lohja 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 45,000. It is the 25th most populous municipality in Finland. Lohja is part of the Helsinki sub-region, but not directly part of the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Marjo Matikainen-Kallström

Finnish politician and cross-country skier (born 1965)

Marjut Rolig

Finnish cross-country skier

Tomi Joutsen

Finnish singer

Jenni Vähämaa

Finnish figure skater

Laura Mononen

Finnish cross-country skier

C

Christian Selin

cyclist

T

Timo Pärssinen

Finnish ice hockey player

Jani Lakanen

Finnish orienteer

S

Sanna Stén

Finnish rower

Wilhelm Carpelan

Finnish-Swedish officer, cartographer, drawer and painter (1787–1830)

Teija Tiilikainen

Finnish political scientist

P

Pentti Kontula

Finnish boxer (1930-1987)

H

Heikki Heikinpoika Vaanila

Finnish politician

Vili Auvinen

Finnish actor and theatre director (1931–1996)

I

Ilmari Susiluoto

Finnish political scientist (1947–2016)

M

Mika Norja

Finnish ice hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Leccinum leucopodium

Leccinum leucopodium

Seen 2026-09-17

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-09-17

Autumnal Moth

Epirrita autumnata

Seen 2026-09-14

Bedstraw Hawkmoth

Hyles gallii

Seen 2026-09-11

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-11

Red-legged Ham Beetle

Necrobia rufipes

Seen 2026-09-10

Beautiful Arches

Mniotype satura

Seen 2026-09-08

Rosy Rustic

Hydraecia micacea

Seen 2026-09-08

Frosted Orange

Gortyna flavago

Seen 2026-09-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).