Lohja (Swedish: Lojo) is a town and municipality in Southern Finland.
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.
- Tytyri limestone mine. with a museum 100 metres underground
- Lohja museum, Rovastinkatu 4.
- The surroundings of Lohjanjärvi lake.
- Lohja Church, Laurinkatu 40. The Gothic Church of St. Lawrence, from the 15th century.
- Paikkarin torppa, Torpantie 20 (around 20 km northwest of central Lohja, in Sammatti village. Childhood home of Elias Lönnrot, author of the Finnish national epic Kalevala. Entrance 3 € / 2 €.
Tytyri limestone mine. with a museum 100 metres underground
Lohja museum, Rovastinkatu 4.
The surroundings of Lohjanjärvi lake.
Lohja Church, Laurinkatu 40. The Gothic Church of St. Lawrence, from the 15th century.
Paikkarin torppa, Torpantie 20 (around 20 km northwest of central Lohja, in Sammatti village. Childhood home of Elias Lönnrot, author of the Finnish national epic Kalevala. Entrance 3 € / 2 €.
- Boating or canoeing.
- Karkali natural park. 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.
- Swim in Lohjanjärvi, See website for locations. Waters of the Lake Lohjanjärvi get nice and warm in the summertime and provide cooling and refreshment to locals and travelers alike.
Boating or canoeing.
Karkali natural park. 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.
Swim in Lohjanjärvi, See website for locations. Waters of the Lake Lohjanjärvi get nice and warm in the summertime and provide cooling and refreshment to locals and travelers alike.
Climate, soil and roots of tradition of producing high quality apples and apple derived products go deep here. Apples and products refined from apples are good here.
- Lohja market is in between Lohjantähti and bus station and is a bit of a thing in Lohja due to long trading traditions. Open Tue, Thu-Sat 07:00-14:00
- Lohjantähti shopping mall contains Alko, restaurants and shops
- Prisma by the bus station and Citymarket just west of the city center are well stocked hypermarkets
- Pub Wame, Suurlohjankatu 4, +358 44 0275555. Timeless pub. Not the cheapest drinks but great opening hours and kitchen open week days 14-22.
Pub Wame, Suurlohjankatu 4, +358 44 0275555. Timeless pub. Not the cheapest drinks but great opening hours and kitchen open week days 14-22.
- Prepaid data sim cards are widely available from R-kiosk at reasonable prices. Customer convenience wifi is not very widespread in Finland except in traffic due to everyone having a data plan in their phone.