Siuntio

Siuntio
Siuntio – Sjundeå
Municipality
Siuntion kunta
Sjundeå kommun

St. Peter's Church in Siuntio

Coat of arms

Location of Siuntio in Finland
Coordinates: 60°08′N 024°13′E / 60.133°N 24.217°E / 60.133; 24.217Coordinates: 60°08′N 024°13′E / 60.133°N 24.217°E / 60.133; 24.217
Country  Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Helsinki sub-region
Government
 • Municipality manager Juha-Pekka Isotupa
Area (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total 241.08 km2 (93.08 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 (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 6,191
 • Rank 154th largest in Finland
 • Density 25.67/km2 (66.5/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 EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
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 6,191 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 241.08 square kilometres (93.08 sq mi) of which 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 25.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (66.5/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:

References

  1. 1 2 "Population density by area 1.1.2016". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


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