Soini, Finland
Soini is a municipality of Finland.
Soini | |
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Municipality | |
| Soinin kunta Soini kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Soini in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°52.5′N 24°12.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Johanna Rannanjärvi |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.soini.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,997 (31 December 2021)[1] and covers an area of 574.22 square kilometres (221.71 sq mi) of which 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 3.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.4/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Karstula, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Ähtäri.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Soini
- Aukusti Mäenpää (1891 – 1933)
- Eino Uusitalo (1924 – 2015)
- Pekka Pesola (1925 – 2009)
- Jorma Huuhtanen (1945 – )
- Aulis Akonniemi (1958 – )
- Merja Korpela (1981 – )
- Noora Hautakangas (1984 – )
References
External links
Media related to Soini at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Soini – Official website
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