Winter holidays will be spent in Vihti 20.-26.2.2023 in a lively atmosphere! There will be winter fun, but there will also be lots of fun things to do indoors. Welcome to Vihdi for an enjoyable winter holiday!
Events
The winter holiday week kicks off already on Sunday 19.2. with a fancy dress party!
In Nummitua Vihtijärvi, the Vihtijärvi VPK is responsible for the Strawberry Festival. The programme includes an open house at the fire station, treats at the Nummituva restaurant and outdoor activities. The Vihti Chamber of Commerce's whole-family skiing party will include a downhill sledding run in the Salmi outdoor recreation area. Refreshments and sausages will be sold by the P12 boys of the Nummela Ball Club.
19.2. at 11-14 at the Nummituva's Strawberry Harvest
19.2. at 10-15am Whole family Easter party at Salme
On Sunday 26.2. we will celebrate the Ojakkala Winter Ride! From 12-15 pm, there will be a varied programme for the whole family in and around the Ojakkala Sports Hall. Outside there will be snowmobile rides, leash riding, air rifle shooting and a barbecue sausage sale. Indoors, enjoy a buffet and admire the camera club's photography exhibition. During the day there will also be a snow sculpture exhibition by the artful Ikitalvi Association, which will also be illuminated from 18-20.The event is organised by the Ojakkala Village Council, Ojakkala Martat, Ikitalvi Association, Ojakkala Farmers' Association and Ojakkala Visa.
26.2. at 12-15 pm Ojakkala winter raid
Libraries
Vihti's municipal libraries offer a diverse programme for the whole winter holiday week. There will be animation and games workshops, a magic show, a film, fairy tales and reading times for the library dog Namu. Craftspeople will enjoy a lecture on Finnish wool by Jenni Vanhanen and Anni Laitinen, the authors of the Villa book and wool influencers from Vihti.
Library of Vihti church village
Mon 20.2. at 14-16 Animation workshop
Ma 20.2. at 17.30-18.30 Library dog Namu, book a reading time at the library
Tue 21.2. from 15-17 pm Game Workshop
Thu 23.2. at 10am Storytime
Main Library
Mon 20.2. at 18 Fairytale Hour
Wed 22 Feb at 13:00 Children's film: 'Lightyear' by Disney Pixar, age K7
Wed 22.2. at 18:00 Magician Halonen performs
Sat 25.2.2023 11-12.30 Introduction to Finnish wool lecture
School of Fine Arts
The Vihti School of Fine Arts has an interesting selection of winter holiday courses. The winter photography course covers many techniques in creative and fun exercises. For example, you can make a treasure map, where you can decorate secret messages with invisible ink!
In the game making workshop, you will learn how to make a game using the browser-based Scratch platform or develop your own idea further. The workshop is aimed at 8-12 year olds and is suitable for beginners as well as those who have already done some game making.
In the digital drawing course, you will draw and paint digitally using a drawing board and drawing software. The course is suitable for beginners as well as for those who have done digital drawing before. The course uses the Krita drawing software.
For a more detailed description of the winter holiday courses, click here. Students from outside the School of Fine Arts are also welcome. Prices and registration forms can be found here.
Winter holiday for 7-12 year olds, Mon-Fri 20.-22.2.2023 at 10-13
Game workshop for 8-12 year olds, Mon-Fri 20.-22.2.2023 9-12
Digital Drawing for over 10-year-olds, Mon-Fri 20.-22.2.2023 12.30-15.30
Sport
Of course, winter holidays also include outdoor activities and playing in the snow. At the moment, winter seems to be a little bit snowy, but luckily, having your own ski resort is often a sure way to enjoy the snow!
Vihti Ski
At the largest ski resort in the Helsinki metropolitan area, 45 km from Helsinki, skiers can enjoy 15 slopes and 10 lifts. Vihti Skin's award-winning ski school is open and there are several beginner and advanced courses for children during the winter holidays. www. vihtiski.fi/hiihtolomakurssit
If skiing is not your thing, you can spend some time at Vihti Skin WinterPark, where you can ski down the tubing hill, go on the snow hill and bouncy castles, and enjoy a barbecue. Rumour has it that the Winter Teddy Bear will also wake up from its winter sleep to entertain the little ones in the family! www.vihtiski.fi/winterpark
At Vihti Ski you can also ski 1.2 km of snow-covered slopes and enjoy the after-ski atmosphere!
Skiing, skating and open air
The weather for the winter holidays is still a mystery, but it's worth keeping your skis and skates ready for at least April.
If the rains are favourable, you can ski in Vihti not only on the Vihti Skin track, but also on the Nummelanharju tracks and the scenic trails maintained by villages and local associations. The conditions and locations of Vihti's tracks and skating rinks can be found at vihti.sometec.fi.
You can find out more about open water swimming at: www.vihti.fi/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/avantouinti.
Sports services fun days
Vihti Sports Services also organises free fun days for primary school children and children under school age during the winter holidays. On Tuesday 21 February, there will be games at the Nummelanharju school and on Wednesday 22 February at Vihti church village sports hall.
Check out the fun days at this link.
Hiking
A winter outing with a picnic is a nice way to spend time in the Salmi outdoor recreation area or on the nature trail in Pääkslahti, for example!
In Salmi, trails range from a couple of kilometres to ten kilometres. The paths in Salmi are wider, making them easier to follow than the forest paths in Pääkslahti, for example. The area has several cooking stalls and the café Pohjoinen Pirtti is open at weekends. There are also wood stoves and fireplaces.
There are three trails in Pääkslahti: Kirknunkierros (2.8 km), the Puumanni trail (1.3 km) and the Laukkakallio loop (1.2 km). There are also well-equipped Puumanni and Rysätarha resting sites with fireplaces. The shelters on location are equipped with wooden benches. From the resting place, you can also visit the nearby lookout points to admire the waters surrounding the peninsula.
You can also go adventuring on Kokkokallio, from the top of which you can watch the folding winter snow. Remember, however, that our destinations are not winter-soaked, so especially Pääkslahti and Kokkokallio with its rocks and roots can be slippery in places! So walk carefully!
More information about the Salmi outdoor recreation area.
More information about Pääkslahti nature trails.
More information about Kokkokallio.
PS. Of course you can find accommodation via www.visitvihti.fi/majoitus!