Simo

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Simon kunta
coat of arms map
Simo's coat of arms Location of Simo in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Lapland
Administrative community : Kemi-Tornio
Geographical location 65 ° 40 ′  N , 25 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 65 ° 40 ′  N , 25 ° 3 ′  E
Surface: 2,085.68 km²
of which land area: 1,445.78 km²
of which inland waterways: 19.98 km²
of which sea area: 619.92 km²
Residents : 3,045 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 2.1 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 751
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : simo.fi

Simo [ ˈsimɔ ] is a municipality in the Finnish part of Lapland . It is located near the mouth of the Simojoki River in the Baltic Sea .

The municipality of Simo includes the places Maksniemi, Alaniemi, Simonkylä, Simoniemi, Viantie, Tainijoki, Yli-Kärppä, Hamari and Pömiö. The modern town center developed around the Simos train station on the route between the cities of Kemi and Oulu . The old core of the settlement is Simonkylä on a former island in the Simojoki delta. There is also a remarkable church from 1856.

coat of arms

Description: In blue, four silver fish tails placed on a common cross .

politics

As in general in the rural areas of northern Finland, the Center Party is the strongest political force in Simo . In the 2008 local elections it received just over half of the votes and has an absolute majority in the local council, the highest decision-making body on local matters, with 12 out of 21 seats. The second strongest force is the Left Alliance , which, as in general, is disproportionately strong in Lapland. It received a quarter of the votes and has five seats on the local council. The Social Democrats and the National Collection Party , although belonging to the three major parties nationwide, hardly play a marginal role in Simo with election results of ten percent and two members each in the local council. The Communist Party continued to run in Simo, but failed to make it into the local council.

Composition of the municipal council (2009–2012)
Political party 2008 election results Seats
Center Party 51.9% 12
Left alliance 25.4% 5
National rally party 11.4% 2
Social democrats 9.5% 2

  • The Viantiejoki River in Simo

  • Simo's train station

  • Simo's school

Web links

Commons : Simo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
  3. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections