Simo | |
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Municipality | |
Simon kunta Simo kommun | |
Coordinates: 65°39.5′N 025°04′E / 65.6583°N 25.067°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Lapland |
Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio |
Charter | 1608/1865 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Esko Tavia |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,086.29 km2 (805.52 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,446.3 km2 (558.4 sq mi) |
• Water | 639.89 km2 (247.06 sq mi) |
• Rank | 45th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,828 |
• Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.96/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 51.7% |
• 65 or older | 34.8% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Simo is a municipality located in the province of Lapland, Finland, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) from the Swedish border.
The municipality has a population of 2,828 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 2,086.29 square kilometres (805.52 sq mi) of which 639.89 km2 (247.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi). In 2001, Simo's debt per capita was 946.39 Euros.
Simo's three largest neighbouring towns are Oulu (214,633 inhabitants), Kemi (19,371 inhabitants) and Tornio (21,018 inhabitants). Some of the bigger neighbouring municipalities are Keminmaa (7,691 inhabitants) and Ii (9,766 inhabitants).[2]