Soini, Finland

Soini is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,886 (19 September 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 3.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.9/sq mi).

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
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)
 • Land552.07 km2 (213.16 sq mi)
 • Water22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
 • Rank155th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-19)[2]
 • Total1,886
 • Rank263rd largest in Finland
 • Density3.42/km2 (8.9/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

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.[5]

People born in Soini

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,587,841 at the end of August 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  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. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 419. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

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