Siuntio
Siuntio Siuntio – Sjundeå | ||
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Municipality | ||
Siuntion kunta Sjundeå kommun | ||
St. Peter's Church in Siuntio | ||
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Location of Siuntio in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 60°08′N 024°13′E / 60.133°N 24.217°ECoordinates: 60°08′N 024°13′E / 60.133°N 24.217°E | ||
Country |
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Region | Uusimaa | |
Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region | |
Government | ||
• Municipality manager | Juha-Pekka Isotupa | |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 266.12 km2 (102.75 sq mi) | |
• Land | 241.16 km2 (93.11 sq mi) | |
• Water | 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 249th largest in Finland | |
Population (2018-08-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 6,129 | |
• Rank | 154th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 25.41/km2 (65.8/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 65.8% (official) | |
• Swedish | 31.7% (official) | |
• Others | 2.4% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 22.3% | |
• 15 to 64 | 66.5% | |
• 65 or older | 11.2% | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
Urbanisation | 33.6% | |
Unemployment rate | 5.8% | |
Climate | Dfb | |
Website | www.siuntio.fi |
Siuntio (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsiuntio], Swedish: Sjundeå) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,129 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 266.12 square kilometres (102.75 sq mi) of which 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 25.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (65.8/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual with the majority being Finnish and the minority Swedish-speakers.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Siuntio:
- National Coalition Party 25.0%
- Swedish People's Party 21.5%
- Social Democratic Party 16.6%
- Finns Party 16.2%
- Green League 10.2%
- Centre Party 4.3%
- Left Alliance 3.5%
- Christian Democrats 1.7%
References
- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Siuntio at Wikimedia Commons Siuntio travel guide from Wikivoyage - Municipality of Siuntio – Official website (in Finnish) (in Swedish)
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