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Country
  
Finland

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Urbanisation
  
33.6%

Region
  
Uusimaa

Sub-region
  
Helsinki sub-region

Municipal tax rate
  
21%

Local time
  
Thursday 7:54 AM

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Area rank
  
249th largest in Finland

Weather
  
0°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 93% Humidity

Siuntio ([ˈsiuntio], Swedish: Sjundeå) is a municipality of Finland.

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Map of 02580 Siuntio, Finland

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,191 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 241.08 square kilometres (93.08 sq mi) of which 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 25.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (66.5/sq mi).

The municipality is bilingual with the majority being Finnish and the minority Swedish-speakers.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Siuntio:

  • National Coalition Party 25.0%
  • Swedish People's Party 21.5%
  • Social Democratic Party 16.6%
  • True Finns 16.2%
  • Green League 10.2%
  • Centre Party 4.3%
  • Left Alliance 3.5%
  • Christian Democrats 1.7%

    • References

    Siuntio Wikipedia
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