Coordinates: 62°52.5′N 24°12.5′E / 62.8750°N 24.2083°E / 62.8750; 24.2083

Soini, Finland

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Soini
Municipality
Soinin kunta
Soini kommun
Coat of arms of Soini
Coat of arms
Location of Soini in Finland
Location of Soini in Finland
Coordinates: 62°52.5′N 24°12.5′E / 62.8750°N 24.2083°E / 62.8750; 24.2083
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionJärviseutu sub-region
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerJohanna Rannanjärvi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total574.22 km2 (221.71 sq mi)
 • Land551.95 km2 (213.11 sq mi)
 • Water22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
 • Rank155th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,873
 • Rank264th largest in Finland
 • Density3.39/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.6%
 • 15 to 6452.3%
 • 65 or older32.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.soini.fi

Soini is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,873 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 574.22 square kilometres (221.71 sq mi) of which 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.8/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Karstula, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Ähtäri.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

The name is derived from the male name Soini, a Finnish variant of the Scandinavian name Sven. The village was first mentioned in 1754 as a part of the Alajärvi parish. Soini gained a chapel in 1784 and a church in 1859. It was fully separated from Alajärvi in 1895. Soini originally had a Swedish name, Konungsåby, which referred to the river Kuninkaanjoki.[6]

People born in Soini

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 419. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

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