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Siuntio

Siuntio
SiuntioSjundeå
Municipality
Siuntion kunta
Sjundeå kommun
St. Peter's Church in Siuntio
St. Peter's Church in Siuntio
Coat of arms of Siuntio
Coat of arms
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; 24.217Coordinates: 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)
 • 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)
 • Total 6,191
 • Rank 154th largest in Finland
 • Density 25.67/km2 (66.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 65.8% (official)
 • Swedish 31.7% (official)
 • Others 2.4%
Population by age
 • 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 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) and covers an area of 241.08 square kilometres (93.08 sq mi) of which 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) is water. 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.

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Siuntio:



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