Siuntio
Siuntio
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Municipality | |
| Siuntion kunta Sjundeå kommun | |
St. Peter's Church in Siuntio | |
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Coat of arms Logo | |
| Motto: Ota rauhallisesti – Ta det lugnt | |
Location of Siuntio in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°08′15″N 24°13′35″E / 60.13750°N 24.22639°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Year when first mentioned | 1382 |
| Seat | Siuntion asemanseutu |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Inka Tikkanen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 266.12 km2 (102.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 241.27 km2 (93.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 249th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 6,251 |
| • Rank | 151st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 25.91/km2 (67.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 65.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 26.2% (official) |
| • Others | 8.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63% |
| • 65 or older | 19.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Siuntio (Finnish: [ˈsiu̯ntio]; Swedish: Sjundeå) is a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Southern Finland. Its neighboring municipalities are Ingå to the west, Kirkkonummi to the east, Lohja to the north-west, and Vihti to the north. It is 46 kilometres (29 mi) west of Helsinki.
As of 2021, the population was 6,251 with a population density of 25.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (67.1/sq mi). The municipality covers an area of 266.12 square kilometres (102.75 sq mi), of which 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) is water.
Siuntio is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 65% Finnish speakers, 26% Swedish speakers, and 9% speakers of other languages. Previously, the majority of the population spoke Swedish until the 1980s.
Siuntio's motto is "Ota rauhallisesti – Ta det lugnt", which means "take it easy" in Finnish and Swedish respectively. The municipality's rebranding program introduced the new motto along with a new logo in 2021.