Sipoo
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| Sipoon kunta - Sibbo kommun | |||||
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| Founded | 1425 | ||||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Porvoo | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank | 366.75 km² 364.10 km² ranked 250th | ||||
| Population - Density - Change - Rank | 18,444 (2004) 50.7 inh./km² + 0.3% ranked 53rd | ||||
| Urbanisation | 83.9% | ||||
| Unemployment | 4.4% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish, Swedish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Markku Luoma | ||||
| Home page | [http://www.sipoo.fi] | ||||
Sipoo (IPA: /ˈsipoː/; Sibbo in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Nikkilä (Nickby).
It is the eastern neighbour of Helsinki and is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 18,719 (2005-12-31) and covers an area of 366.75 km² of which 2.65 km² is water. The population density is 51 inhabitants per km².
The once almost completely Swedish speaking municipality is since 1953 bilingual, a majority being Finnish speakers since 2003, due to the flow of immigrants from different parts of Finland. Today the Finnish speaking majority stands for ca 58% and the Swedish speaking minority for about 40% of the population.
On June 26, 2006, the Sipoo town council decided on a strategy to triple the municipality's population over the next 25 years. The decision was made after Helsinki announced plans to annex a part of the municipality in order to respond to population growth pressures.
Twin towns
External links
- http://www.sipoo.fi/ - Official website
- http://www.nbl.fi/~nbl1560/sibbopics.html - Pictures
| Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa |
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| Askola | Lapinjärvi | Liljendal | Loviisa | Myrskylä | Pernå | Porvoo | Pukkila | Ruotsinpyhtää | Sipoo | ||
| Eastern Uusimaa | Southern Finland | Finland |
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