Vihtavuori

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Vihtavuori

Coordinates62.37°, 25.90°

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

Overview

Vihtavuori is a village in the municipality of Laukaa, Finland. It is located about 15 kilometers to the north from Jyväskylä, the largest city in the region of Central Finland, and about 7 kilometers from the center of Laukaa. The population of Vihtavuori was 2,318 in 2016.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Otto Wille Kuusinen

Finnish communist

Juha Kankkunen

Finnish former rally driver

Simo Peura

Finnish bishop

Heikki Riipinen

gymnast (1883-1957)

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Aapo Harjula

Finnish politician (1880-1961)

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Juho Peura

Finnish politician

Yrjö Sariola

Finnish bishop

A

Anna-Kaisa Hermunen

Finnish journalist (1948-2019)

E

Esko Jalkanen

Finnish writer (1921-2007)

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Outi Krause

Finnish chemist

Paavo Ravila

Finnish linguist (1902-1974)

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Sulo M. Hytönen

Finnish writer

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Wolmar Westling

Finnish architect

Wolmar Schildt

Finnish politician and Fennoman (1810-1893)

Gustaf Oskar Schöneman

Finnish priest and teacher

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Hannes Valkama

Finnish priest and politician

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

Nearby places in Central Finland

• Tići
  1248.8 mi away · pop. 48
• Hlevci
  1251.1 mi away · pop. 17
• Homer
  1256.2 mi away · pop. 272
• Studena
  1256.6 mi away · pop. 382
• Zarnevo
  1296.1 mi away · pop. 1,300
• Azinhal
  2234.8 mi away · pop. 271
• Vaqueiros
  2235.7 mi away · pop. 58
• Cabanas de Tavira
  2247.5 mi away
• Santo Estêvão
  2251 mi away
• Querença
  2253.8 mi away · pop. 35
• Moncarapacho
  2255.5 mi away · pop. 1,192
• Quelfes
  2258 mi away

Browse all places in Central Finland →

Recently spotted species

scarlet splash

Cytidia salicina

Seen 2026-09-23

black bristle bracket

Phellinus nigricans

Seen 2026-09-23

Mossy Maze Polypore

Cerrena unicolor

Seen 2026-09-23

red-letter flat-body

Agonopterix ocellana

Seen 2026-09-23

Autumn Green Carpet

Chloroclysta miata

Seen 2026-09-22

Juniper Carpet

Thera juniperata

Seen 2026-09-22

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-09-21

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-20

Spiny Shield Bug

Picromerus bidens

Seen 2026-09-19

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