Vihanti

Vihanti was a municipality of Finland. It was merged with the city of Raahe on 1 January 2013.

Vihanti is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,020 (31 December 2012) and covers an area of 489.64 square kilometres (189.05 sq mi) of which 4.93 km² (1.90 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.231/km² (16.137/sq mi).

Vihanti is home of the heavy rock band "Gobra". The original line-up was all-Vihantian, but the current one includes also outsiders. The band has a rehearsal facilities in the Lampinsaari village.

The great dance hall in Mäntylampi was the biggest one in the whole province during the 1970s but is now used only a couple of times per year. The Mäntylampi camping area has not been well kept.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Media related to Vihanti at Wikimedia Commons