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Somero
Town
Someron kaupunki Somero stad
Somero town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Somero in Finland
Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°E / 60.633; 23.517
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Salo sub-region
Charter	1867
Town privileges	1993
Government
• Town manager	Sami Suikkanen
Area
• Total	697.67 km (269.37 sq mi)
• Land	668.05 km (257.94 sq mi)
• Water	29.9 km (11.5 sq mi)
• Rank	127th largest in Finland
Population
• Total	8,439
• Rank	116th largest in Finland
• Density	12.63/km (32.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	94.1% (official)
• Swedish	0.5%
• Others	5.4%
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 (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 8,439 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 697.67 square kilometres (269.37 sq mi) of which 29.9 km (11.5 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.7/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. 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

• Kaija Aarikka
• Karita Mattila
• Unto Mononen
• Pentti Nikula
• M.A. Numminen
• Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki
• Kaari Utrio

International relations

Twin towns

Somero has six twin cities

• Narva, Estonia
• Otterup
• Tune, Norway
• Vindafjord
• Älvkarleby
• Protvino

References

1. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
3. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
4. "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.
5. ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. Torkkomäki, Matti (1998). Häntälän notkot. Somero: Lounais-Someron kyläyhdistys. ISBN 952-90-9918-5.

External links

Media related to Somero at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Somero – Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Somero
Ypäjä (Kanta-Häme), Jokioinen (Kanta-Häme), Tammela (Kanta-Häme) Koski Tl Somero Lohja (Uusimaa) Salo

v t e Municipalities of Southwest Finland
Municipalities	Aura Kaarina Kimitoön Koski Tl Kustavi Laitila Lieto Loimaa Marttila Masku Mynämäki Naantali Nousiainen Oripää Paimio Pargas Pyhäranta Pöytyä Raisio Rusko Salo Sauvo Somero Taivassalo Turku Uusikaupunki Vehmaa
Former municipalities	Alastaro Angelniemi Askainen Dragsfjärd Halikko Hitis Houtskär Iniö Kakskerta Kalanti Karinainen Karjala Karuna Kimito Kiikala Kisko Korpo Kuusisto Kuusjoki Lemu Loimaan kunta Lokalahti Maaria Mellilä Merimasku Metsämaa Mietoinen Muurla Naantalin maalaiskunta Nagu Paattinen Pargas landskommun Perniö Pertteli Piikkiö Pyhämaa Rymättylä Särkisalo Somerniemi Suomusjärvi Tarvasjoki Uskela Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta Vahto Västanfjärd Velkua Yläne
Southwest Finland Finland

• Somero
• Cities and towns in Finland
• Populated places established in 1867
• 1867 establishments in Finland
• Municipalities of Southwest Finland