Siikajoki

Siikajoki
Municipality
Siikajoen kunta Siikajoki kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Siikajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Raahe
Charter	1868
Seat	Ruukki
Government
• Municipality manager	Kaisu Tuomi
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,653.89 km^2 (638.57 sq mi)
• Land	1,055.46 km^2 (407.52 sq mi)
• Water	601.94 km^2 (232.41 sq mi)
• Rank	74th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-10-31)[2]
• Total	4,792
• Rank	170th largest in Finland
• Density	4.54/km^2 (11.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.2% (official)
• Others	1.7%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	21.2%
• 15 to 64	54.1%
• 65 or older	24.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.siikajoki.fi

Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,792 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,653.89 square kilometres (638.57 sq mi) of which 601.94 km^2 (232.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.8/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Siikajoki Church

The current municipality of Siikajoki consists of three previous municipalities of Paavola and Revonlahti, that were merged into the municipality of Ruukki in 1973, and the municipality of Siikajoki founded in 1868. The municipalities of Ruukki and Siikajoki were disbanded and replaced by the new municipality of Siikajoki on January 1, 2007.

Settlements

• Luohuan Ylipää

Notable people

• Matti Asunmaa (1921–1998)
• Väinö Huhtala (1935–2016)

See also

• Battle of Siikajoki
• Battle of Revolax

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 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
3. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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. "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Siikajoki at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Siikajoki – Official website
• Siikajokilaakso magazine