# Jõhvi

Jõhvi (/ˈjoʊvi/ YOH-vee; Estonian:; German: Jewe) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.

## History

Jõhvi was first mentioned as a village in 1241 in Liber Census Daniae when it was ruled by Denmark. Historical names of Jõhvi were Gewi and Jewe. In the 13th century a church was built there, and Jõhvi became the centre of the local church parish.
On 1 May 1938, the government of Estonia upgraded the official status of Jõhvi from a borough to that of an independent town. During the period of Soviet administration (1944–1991), Jõhvi was administratively not a town, but a district of the city of Kohtla-Järve. In 2005, the town of Jõhvi was united with the parish of Jõhvi.

## Demographics

During the period when Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union, a significant influx of workers from other parts of the Soviet Union was initiated to support the expanding city of Kohtla-Järve, including the then district of Jõhvi. This influx resulted in Estonians becoming a minority in the area.
Ethnic composition 1922-1959, 2000-2021 :
| Ethnicity | 1922 | 1922 | 1934 | 1934 | 1941 | 1941 | 1959 | 1959 | 2000 | 2000 | 2011 | 2011 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Ethnicity | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % |
| Estonians | 1472 | 90.9 | 1874 | 91.7 | 1822 | 89.8 | 3838 | 36.5 | 4022 | 33.2 | 3718 | 34.5 | 3635 | 34.7 |
| Russians | 106 | 6.54 | 124 | 6.07 | 85 | 4.19 | - | - | 6482 | 53.5 | 6004 | 55.7 | 5797 | 55.3 |
| Ukrainians | - | - | 1 | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | 395 | 3.26 | 289 | 2.68 | 285 | 2.72 |
| Belarusians | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 543 | 4.48 | 344 | 3.19 | 279 | 2.66 |
| Finns | - | - | 2 | 0.10 | 104 | 5.13 | - | - | 240 | 1.98 | 135 | 1.25 | 118 | 1.13 |
| Jews | 4 | 0.25 | 8 | 0.39 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 23 | 0.19 | 17 | 0.16 | 13 | 0.12 |
| Latvians | - | - | 4 | 0.20 | 4 | 0.20 | - | - | 39 | 0.32 | 21 | 0.19 | 32 | 0.31 |
| Germans | 15 | 0.93 | 14 | 0.69 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 0.28 | 16 | 0.15 | 24 | 0.23 |
| Tatars | - | - | 8 | 0.39 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 0.24 | 30 | 0.28 | 34 | 0.32 |
| Poles | - | - | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 51 | 0.42 | 33 | 0.31 | 32 | 0.31 |
| Lithuanians | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.05 | - | - | 39 | 0.32 | 27 | 0.25 | 28 | 0.27 |
| unknown | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.10 | 3 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 122 | 1.01 | 17 | 0.16 | 39 | 0.37 |
| other | 22 | 1.36 | 4 | 0.20 | 9 | 0.44 | 6664 | 63.5 | 93 | 0.77 | 124 | 1.15 | 166 | 1.58 |
| Total | 1620 | 100 | 2043 | 100 | 2028 | 100 | 10502 | 100 | 12112 | 100 | 10775 | 100 | 10482 | 100 |

## Climate

Climate data for Jõhvi (normals 1991–2020, extremes 1926–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.6 (94.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 2.7 (36.9) | −0.5 (31.1) | 9.3 (48.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) | −5.2 (22.6) | −1.7 (28.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | 0.6 (33.1) | −2.5 (27.5) | 5.5 (41.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −8.5 (16.7) | −5.5 (22.1) | −0.1 (31.8) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.4 (36.3) | −1.7 (28.9) | −5 (23) | 1.4 (34.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.5 (−30.1) | −36 (−33) | −28.4 (−19.1) | −18 (0) | −6.5 (20.3) | −2.5 (27.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | −4.2 (24.4) | −15.7 (3.7) | −25.9 (−14.6) | −41 (−42) | −41 (−42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) | 34 (1.3) | 36 (1.4) | 34 (1.3) | 50 (2.0) | 84 (3.3) | 77 (3.0) | 93 (3.7) | 67 (2.6) | 84 (3.3) | 64 (2.5) | 49 (1.9) | 717 (28.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.8 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 130.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 82 |
| Source 1: Estonian Weather Service ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA/NCEI (precipitation day, 1991-2020) ||||||||||||||

## In cinematography

In 2024, a teaser for the Estonian-American film «Juvenile Inspektor: The Shadow Over Jõhvi» was filmed in the city, in which the actors took part: Oleksiy Gorbunov, Alexander Ivashkevich, Ella Bardot, Maxim Pokrovsky and others. Producer and director of the film Pavel Gavrilin

## Gallery

* Jõhvi church
* Central square
* Jõhvi Gymnasium
* Jõhvi promenade
* Jõhvi Concert Hall
* Jõhvi Central Library
* Jõhvi at night
* Monument in memoriam of Kaljo Kiisk
* Monument to 100 years of football in Jõhvi
* Monument to Aleksius II
* Памятник «Дом футбола Йыхви»