Siikajoki
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Siikajoki | |
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Municipality | |
| Siikajoen kunta Siikajoki kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Siikajoki in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Siikajoki | |
| Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°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 km2 (638.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,055.46 km2 (407.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 74th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,723 |
| • Rank | 170th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.47/km2 (11.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Others | 1.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 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 is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,723 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 1,653.89 square kilometres (638.57 sq mi) of which 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.6/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
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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
[edit]Notable people
[edit]- Matti Asunmaa (1921–1998)
- Väinö Huhtala (1935–2016)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "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.
External links
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Media related to Siikajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Siikajoki – Official website
- Siikajokilaakso magazine
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