Somero (IPA: /ˈsomero/) is a municipality of Finland, located in the province of Western Finland and part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 9,684 (as of 2004-12-31) and covers an area of 697.72 km², of which 28.70 km² is water. The population density is 14.47 inhabitants per square km. Somero is unilingually Finnish. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi in Finnish, Egentliga Finland in Swedish) is a region in south-western Finland. ... In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions (seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish). ... Salo (Italian: Salò) is a small town in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy on the banks of Lake Garda. ... The council-manager government is one of 2 main variations of representative municipal government (for contrast, also see Mayor-Council government). ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by area as of 2003: 17321,32 km²: Inari/Enare 12416,81 km²: Sodankylä 8463,59 km²: Enontekiö/Enontekis 8411,79 km²: Kittilä 7915,51 km²: Rovaniemen_mlk/Rovaniemi_lk 6470,65 km²: Savukoski 5878,00 km²: Salla 5865,79 km²: Pudasj... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by population as of 2003: Helsinki (Helsingfors), 559716 (Helsinki Metropolitan Area 971825) Espoo (Esbo), 221597 Tampere (Tammerfors), 200104 Vantaa (Vanda), 181890 Turku (Åbo), 174618 Oulu (Uleåborg), 124588 Lahti (Lahtis), 97968 Kuopio, 87821 Jyväskylä, 81110 Pori (Björneborg), 75895... Urbanization is the degree of or increase in urban character or nature. ... Dorothea Langes Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California during the Great Depression. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ... The Region of Finland Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

History

Somero has been known as a trading place as early as 14th century. Municipality was officially founded in 1867. Somerniemi municipality was joined into Somero proper in 1977. Somero moved from the province of Häme to the province of Turku and Pori in 1990. Currently it belongs to the province of Western Finland. Somero became a city (kaupunki) in January 1, 1993. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right}. It is housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Häme (Tavastland) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Häme - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Hämeen lääni - a former Province of Finland... Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper Sub-region Turku City manager Armas Lahoniitty Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 311th 245. ... Town hall of Pori The Juselius Mausoleum Pori or Björneborg in Swedish is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. ... This article is about the year. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Famous natives

• Unto Mononen
• M.A. Numminen
• Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki
• Kaari Utrio

Mauri Antero Numminen (born 12 March 1940, Somero) is one of the best-known Finnish artists, having worked on several different fields of music and culture. ... Rauli Badding Somerjoki (born as Rauli Aarre Tapani Somerjoki) (August 30, 1947, Somero - January 14, 1987, Helsinki ) was a Finnish rock singer. ... Kaari Marjatta Utrio (born July 28, 1942, proper surname Utrio-Linnilä, is a Finnish writer. ...

External links

Municipality of Somero website