Somero
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) and covers an area of 697.67 square kilometres (269.37 sq mi) of which 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.6/sq mi). Somero is unilingually Finnish.
Somero | |
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Town | |
| Someron kaupunki Somero stad | |
Somero town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Somero in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Town privileges | 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Sami Suikkanen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 697.67 km2 (269.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 668.05 km2 (257.94 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 127th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 8,409 |
| • Rank | 116th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.59/km2 (32.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.1% |
| • 65 or older | 32.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.somero.fi |
Somero's neighbouring municipalities are Jokioinen, Koski Tl, Lohja, Loimaa, Salo, Tammela and Ypäjä.
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