Lohja (Swedish: Lojo) is a town and municipality in Southern Finland.

Understand

View of Laurinkatu street in Lohja.

Lohja has been a focal point for the population and economy of Western Uusimaa since the early 14th century. It was renowned as a trading centre in the Middle Ages. The local inhabitants were among the pioneers of the Finnish mining and construction material industries. By Finnish standards, Lohja has long-established traditions in horticulture and especially in market gardening. These traditions are represented by the symbols of present-day Lohja: limestone and an apple.

Lohja has chosen to be officially bilingual, although the Swedish minority is small enough (4 %) that this is not required by law.

See

Aurlahti beach, Lohjanjärvi, Lohja.

• 1 Tytyri limestone mine. with a museum 100 metres underground 

• 2 Lohja museum (Lohjan Museo), Rovastinkatu 4. 

• 3 The surroundings of Lohjanjärvi lake. 

• 4 Lohja Church (Lohjan Kirkko), Laurinkatu 40. The Gothic Church of St. Lawrence, from the 15th century. 

• 5 Paikkarin torppa, Torpantie 20 (around 20 km northwest of central Lohja). Childhood home of Elias Lönnrot, author of the Finnish national epic Kalevala. entrance 3 €/2 €. 

Do

Torhola cave.

• 1 Boating or canoeing (on the nice Lohjajärvi lake). 

• 2 Karkali. A herb-rich forest area on a peninsula in Lohjanjärvi. There are trails of ½ km to 6 km through the strict nature reserve. Swimming possible. The largest limestone cave in Finland, Torhola, 30 metres deep, is on the peninsula before the nature reserve. Avoid entering it in late autumn and winter though, not to disturb overwintering bats. The daily Lohja–Sammatti bus has a stop 8 km from the area. The area is easily reachable by bike (18 km from Lohja) or by boat. 

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