Jõhvi Parish (Estonian: Jõhvi vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County, consisting of the county capital Jõhvi and its environs. It has a population of 15,590 (2025) and an area of 390 km2 (150 sq mi).
It was formed following the merger of two former Ida-Viru County municipalities in 2025: Toila Parish and then Jõhvi Parish.
Contents
Settlements
Towns
Jõhvi
Boroughs
Kohtla-Nõmme
Small boroughs
Tammiku, Toila, Voka
Villages
Altküla, Amula, Edise, Jõhvi, Järve, Kaasikaia, Kaasikvälja, Kabelimetsa, Kahula, Kohtla, Kohtla-Uueküla, Konju, Kose, Kotinuka, Kukruse, Linna, Martsa, Metsamägara, Mõisamaa, Ontika, Paate, Pajualuse, Pargitaguse, Pauliku, Peeri, Puru, Päite, Pühajõe, Roodu, Saka, Servaääre, Sompa, Täkumetsa, Uikala, Vaivina, Valaste, Vitsiku, Voka
Twin administrative entities
Jõhvi is twinned with:
Loimaa, Finland, since 1997
Uddevalla, Sweden, since 1997
Kingisepp, Russia, since 1999
Thisted, Denmark, since 2000
Olecko, Poland, since 2006
Notable people
Peeter Põld (1878 in Puru – 1930), pedagogy specialist, school director, politician and the first Minister of Education
Ülo Uluots (1930 in Jõhvi – 1997), politician, mining engineer, military historian and Minister of Defence in 1992
Harri Tiido (born 1953 in Jõhvi), a senior diplomat.
Toomas Asser (born 1954 in Jõhvi), medical scientist and Rector of the University of Tartu since 2018.
Valentina Cherkasova (born 1958 in Jõhvi), a Soviet sport shooter; bronze medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Elmo Nüganen (born 1962 in Jõhvi), theatre and firm director, actor and artistic Director of Tallinn City Theatre since 1992.
Üllar Saaremäe (born 1969 in Kohtla-Nõmme), actor, director, politician, and punk band singer.
Eston Kohver (born 1971 in Jõhvi), Internal Security Service officer, detained by the Russian FSB in 2014 for a year.
Andres Salumets (born 1971 in Jõhvi), biologist, biochemist, infertility expert and Professor at the Karolinska Institute