| Sipoo Sipoo – Sibbo |
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| Sipoon kunta Sibbo kommun |
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| Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 025°16′E / 60.375°N 25.267°ECoordinates: 60°22.5′N 025°16′E / 60.375°N 25.267°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1425 | ||
| Seat | Nikkilä | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Markku Luoma | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 698.68 km2 (269.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 339.64 km2 (131.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 359.04 km2 (138.6 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 175th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 17,995 | ||
| - Density | 52.98/km2 (137.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 62nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 59.5% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 38.6% (official) | ||
| - Others | 1.9% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 21.7% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.7% | ||
| - 65 or older | 13.6% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.75% | ||
| Website | www.sipoo.fi | ||
Sipoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsipoː], Swedish: Sibbo) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Nikkilä. 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 17,995 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 698.68 square kilometres (269.76 sq mi) of which 359.04 km2 (138.63 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 52.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (137.2 /sq mi).
The once almost completely Swedish speaking municipality is since 1953 bilingual, a majority being Finnish speakers since 2003, due to migration from other parts of Finland. Today the Finnish speaking majority stands for ca 60% and the Swedish speaking minority for about 39% of the population.[3]
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 continue to build high-end urbanizations in the coastline (and thus high-tax revenue producing). The Finnish Council of State voted in favour of the annexation on June 28, 2007, with votes 8 to 4.[6] Sipoo disputed this and appealed the Supreme Administrative Court but the court upheld the decision of the Council of State[7] and the annexation took place on January 1, 2009. As Helsinki did not directly border Sipoo at any point, the city of Vantaa ceded the area lain between Helsinki and Sipoo to Helsinki in the process.
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Twin towns
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ a b "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ "Hallitus hyväksyi Sipoo-liitoksen" (in Finnish). YLE Uutiset (Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy). 2007-06-28. http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/2007/06/hallitus_hyvaksyi_sipoo-liitoksen_242420.html. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ Supreme Administrative Court Precedent KHO:2008:1, ruled on January 15, 2008 (in Finnish)
External links
Media related to Sipoo at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Sipoo – Official website
- Pictures
- Map of Sipoo
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