Siuntio

Siuntio
Siuntio (Finnish)
Sjundeå (Swedish)
Municipality
Siuntion kunta
Sjundeå kommun
St. Peter's Church in Siuntio
Coat of arms of Siuntio
Municipality's logo
Motto: 
Ota rauhallisesti – Ta det lugnt
Location of Siuntio in Finland
Location of Siuntio in Finland
Coordinates: 60°08′N 024°13′E / 60.133°N 24.217°E / 60.133; 24.217
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region
Year when first mentioned1382
SeatSiuntion asemanseutu
Government
 • Municipality managerJuha-Pekka Isotupa
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total266.12 km2 (102.75 sq mi)
 • Land241.27 km2 (93.15 sq mi)
 • Water24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi)
 • Rank249th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total6,181
 • Rank151st largest in Finland
 • Density25.62/km2 (66.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish65.7% (official)
 • Swedish26.3% (official)
 • Others8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.3%
 • 15 to 6463%
 • 65 or older19.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.siuntio.fi

Siuntio (Finnish: [ˈsiu̯ntio]; Swedish: Sjundeå) is a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Southern Finland. Its neighboring municipalities are Ingå to the west, Kirkkonummi, to the east, Lohja to the north-west, and Vihti to the north. It is 46 kilometres (29 mi) west of Helsinki.

As of 2021, the population was 6,181 with a population density of 25.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (66.4/sq mi). The municipality covers an area of 266.12 square kilometres (102.75 sq mi), of which 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) is water.

Siuntio is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 66% Finnish speakers, 26% Swedish speakers, and 8% speakers of other languages. Previously, the majority of the population spoke Swedish until the 1980s.

Siuntio's motto is "Ota rauhallisesti - Ta det lugnt", which means "take it easy" in Finnish and Swedish respectively. The municipality's rebranding program introduced the new motto along with a new logo in 2021.[6]

  1. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ erika.parvikoski. "Siuntion brändi uudistui". www.siuntio.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-04-26.