Otalampi

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Otalampi
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The Otalampi House
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Otalampi
Coordinates: Coordinates: 60°24′05″N24°29′35″E / 60.40139°N 24.49306°E / 60.40139; 24.49306
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Region Uusimaa
Municipality Vihti
Area
[1]
  Total6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total1,117
Postal code
03300

Otalampi is a village in Vihti municipality at the intersection of the Finnish national road 25 and the Vihti Road (Vihdintie). The population is about one thousand. [1] [2] Next to the village is a small lake called Otalampi, [3] where the village got its name.

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In 2008, the Otalampi House (Otalampi-talo) was completed in the village. [4] [5] [6] The building houses a comprehensive school, a kindergarten and a maternity clinic at the same time. [4] Also, the S-Market grocery store is located near the Otalampi House along the Vihti Road. [7]

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