Siikajoki

Siikajoki
Municipality
Siikajoen kunta
Siikajoki kommun
Coat of arms of Siikajoki
Location of Siikajoki in Finland
Location of Siikajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°E / 64.667; 25.100
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionRaahe
Charter1868
SeatRuukki
Government
 • Municipality managerKaisu Tuomi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,653.89 km2 (638.57 sq mi)
 • Land1,055.46 km2 (407.52 sq mi)
 • Water601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi)
 • Rank74th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,837
 • Rank170th largest in Finland
 • Density4.58/km2 (11.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.2% (official)
 • Others1.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1421.2%
 • 15 to 6454.1%
 • 65 or older24.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.siikajoki.fi

Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,837 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,653.89 square kilometres (638.57 sq mi) of which 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  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.

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