Simo, Finland
Simo | |
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Municipality | |
| Simon kunta Simo kommun | |
Simo railway station | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Simo in Finland | |
OpenStreetMap Interactive map outlining Simo. | |
| Coordinates: 65°39.5′N 025°04′E / 65.6583°N 25.067°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio |
| Charter | 1608/1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Esko Tavia |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• 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 (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 2,753 |
| • Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • 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 |
Simo is a municipality located in the province of Lapland, Finland, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) from the Swedish border.
The municipality has a population of 2,753 (30 June 2025) 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. The population density is 1.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9/sq mi). In 2001, Simo's debt per capita was 946.39 Euros.
Simo's three largest neighbouring towns are Oulu (216,066 inhabitants), Kemi (19,332 inhabitants) and Tornio (20,932 inhabitants). Some of the bigger neighbouring municipalities are Keminmaa (7,591 inhabitants) and Ii (9,800 inhabitants).