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Somero | |
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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 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Town privileges | 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Sami Suikkanen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 697.67 km2 (269.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 668.05 km2 (257.94 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 127th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,439 |
| • Rank | 116th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.63/km2 (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 (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)[2] and covers an area of 697.67 square kilometres (269.37 sq mi) of which 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) is water.[1] 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.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.