Vahto

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Vahto

Total population

1,891

Land area77.1 km²

Coordinates60.61°, 22.31°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vahto is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Satu Salonen

Finnish cross-country skier

M

Magnus

Roman Catholic bishop

Verner Lehtimäki

Finnish soldier (1890–1938)

Frans Ludvig Schauman

Finnish politician and priest (1810–1877)

Einar Mäkinen

Finnish general (1895–1965)

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Kustaa Salminen

Finnish painter (1885-1918)

Aarne Leppänen

Finnish stage actor (1894–1937)

Aino Forsten

Finnish politician (1885-1937)

Aino Lehtokoski

Finnish member of Parliament

Antti Pihlakoski

Finnish middle-distance runner

Eino Raita

Finnish theatre director and actor

Frans Koskinen

Finnish politician and journalist

Jussi Rainio

Finnish politician and journalist (1878-1918)

Kalevi Keihänen

Finnish entrepreneur (1924-1995)

K

Kyösti Valfrid Kaukovalta

Finnish historian (1885-1943)

L

Lauri Heisalo

Finnish playwright (1884-1957)

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

Nearby places in Southwest Finland

• Maaria
  4.8 mi away · pop. 3,076
• Koljola
  6.3 mi away
• Nousiainen
  7.6 mi away · pop. 4,800
• Nummi
  7.7 mi away
• Haaga
  8.3 mi away
• Asemanseutu
  12.2 mi away
• Finnby
  16.5 mi away
• Suutarla
  16.6 mi away
• Artukka
  17 mi away
• Samppa
  17.7 mi away
• Harvaluoto
  17.8 mi away
• Kapellstrand
  19.4 mi away

Browse all places in Southwest Finland →

Recently spotted species

tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Seen 2026-09-24

shepherd's-purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Seen 2026-09-24

field penny-cress

Thlaspi arvense

Seen 2026-09-24

common groundsel

Senecio vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-24

ragged-robin

Silene flos-cuculi

Seen 2026-09-24

Wart-biter

Decticus verrucivorus

Seen 2026-09-24

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-24

Green-brindled Crescent

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Seen 2026-09-24

Dot Moth

Melanchra persicariae

Seen 2026-09-23

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