Somero

Somero
Town
Someron kaupunki
Somero stad
Somero town hall
Somero town hall
Coat of arms of Somero
Location of Somero in Finland
Location of Somero in Finland
Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°E / 60.633; 23.517
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo sub-region
Charter1867
Town privileges1993
Government
 • Town managerSami Suikkanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total697.67 km2 (269.37 sq mi)
 • Land668.05 km2 (257.94 sq mi)
 • Water29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
 • Rank127th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,410
 • Rank116th largest in Finland
 • Density12.59/km2 (32.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others5.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.2%
 • 15 to 6454.1%
 • 65 or older32.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.somero.fi

Somero (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsomero]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Southwest Finland region in the province of Western Finland, located 36 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Salo, 86 kilometres (53 mi) east of Turku and 105 kilometres (65 mi) northwest of Helsinki. The municipality has a population of 8,410 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 697.67 square kilometres (269.37 sq mi) of which 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.6/sq mi). Somero is unilingually Finnish.

Somero's neighbouring municipalities are Jokioinen, Koski Tl, Lohja, Loimaa, Salo, Tammela and Ypäjä.

  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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