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Simo, Finland
Municipality in Lapland, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simo is a municipality located in the province of Lapland, Finland, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) from the Swedish border.
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Simo | |
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Municipality | |
Simon kunta Simo kommun | |
![]() Simo railway station | |
![]() Location of Simo in Finland | |
Coordinates: 65°39.5′N 025°04′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Lapland |
Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio |
Charter | 1608/1865 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Esko Tavia |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,086.29 km2 (805.52 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,446.3 km2 (558.4 sq mi) |
• Water | 639.89 km2 (247.06 sq mi) |
• Rank | 45th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,828 |
• Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.96/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 51.7% |
• 65 or older | 34.8% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
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The municipality has a population of 2,828 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 2,086.29 square kilometres (805.52 sq mi) of which 639.89 km2 (247.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi). In 2001, Simo's debt per capita was 946.39 Euros.
Simo's three largest neighbouring towns are Oulu (214,633 inhabitants), Kemi (19,371 inhabitants) and Tornio (21,018 inhabitants). Some of the bigger neighbouring municipalities are Keminmaa (7,691 inhabitants) and Ii (9,766 inhabitants).[2]