Somero

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Town in Southwest Finland, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Somero in Finland

Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°E / 60.633; 23.517Country

FinlandRegionSouthwest FinlandSub-regionSalo sub-regionCharter1867Town privileges1993Government

• Town managerSami SuikkanenArea

(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 FinlandPopulation

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,409 • Rank116th largest in Finland • Density12.59/km² (32.6/sq mi)Population by native language

^[3]

• Finnish95.7% (official) • Swedish0.5% • Others3.8%Population by age

^[4]

• 0 to 1413.2% • 15 to 6454.1% • 65 or older32.7%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)ClimateDfcWebsitewww.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 8,409 (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.

History

Somero has been known as a trading place since the 14th century. The municipality was officially founded in 1867. The municipality of Somerniemi merged with Somero proper in 1977. Somero was moved from the province of Häme to the province of Turku and Pori in 1990. Currently it belongs to the province of Western Finland. Somero became a town (kaupunki) on January 1, 1993.

Scenery

Häntälä Hollows are the traditional biotope area in the villages of Häntälä, Talvisilla, Syväoja and Kerkola. The nature trail that begins at the Häntälä Village House is located in the area, where it is possible to explore its traditional landscapes. Häntälä Hollows is part of the wider Natura 2000 area of the Rekijokilaakso, which also extends to the city of Salo.^[6] The most significant main roads in Somero are the national road 52 through the town center and the regional road 280 in south of the town center, which is the most direct road connection to Helsinki.

Famous natives

International relations

Twin towns

Somero has six twin cities

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ Torkkomäki, Matti (1998). Häntälän notkot. Somero: Lounais-Someron kyläyhdistys. ISBN 952-90-9918-5.