Soini, Finland

Soini is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,937 (28 February 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 3.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.1/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
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total1,937
 • Rank261st largest in Finland
 • Density3.51/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others0.4%
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. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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