Sipoo
Sipoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsipoː]; Swedish: Sibbo) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The municipality has a population of 22,590 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 698.60 square kilometres (269.73 sq mi) of which 358.97 km2 (138.60 sq mi) is water. The population density is 66.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (172.3/sq mi). The administrative center of the municipality is Nikkilä (Swedish: Nickby), which is located 34 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the center of Helsinki. Another significant urban area is Söderkulla, located in the southern part of the municipality.
Sipoo
Sipoo – Sibbo | |
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Municipality | |
| Sipoon kunta Sibbo kommun | |
Sipoo Old Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sipoo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 025°16′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Greater Helsinki |
| Charter | 1425 |
| Seat | Nikkilä |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the municipal board | Eero Seppänen |
| • Chairman of the municipal assembly | Christel Liljeström |
| • Municipal manager | Mikael Grannas |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 698.60 km2 (269.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 339.66 km2 (131.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 358.97 km2 (138.60 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 225th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 22,590 |
| • Rank | 46th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 66.51/km2 (172.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 64.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 28.8% (official) |
| • Others | 6.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18% |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.2% |
| • 65 or older | 17.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.sipoo.fi |
The coat of arms of the municipality refers to the origin story of the settlement, according to which the ancestors of Sipoo are said to have arrived in the region on a viking ship, the bow of which was decorated with a head of wolf; accordingly, locals have even been called the “wolves of Sipoo”. The wave lined fess of the coat of arms refers to the Sipoo River.