The Siuntio Church Village (, ) is a rural

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

of the Siuntio municipality in

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. At the end of 2020, the village had 353 inhabitants. The village was the former

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of the municipality before it was moved in the 1950s into the

Siuntio Station Area Siuntion asemanseutu (; both Siuntio station area) is a village and administrative center of the Siuntio municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. At the end of 2020, the village had 2,284 inhabitants. It is located near the Highway 51 between Helsinki ...

, which grew larger in terms of population due to the placement of

Siuntio railway station Siuntio railway station (, ) is a railway station in the municipality of Siuntio, Finland, between the stations of Kirkkonummi and Ingå. History The Sjundeå station was opened for traffic on 1 September 1903, and its station building, design ...

Services

The Church Village is, as its name suggests, known for its medieval stone church, St. Peter's Church. The village also houses the

Siuntio Local History Museum Siuntio Local History Museum (Finnish language, Finnish: ''Siuntion kotiseutumuseo'', Swedish language, Swedish: ''Sjundeå hembygdsmuseum'') is a museum that exhibits the local history and culture of Siuntio in Finland. The museum has been run by ...

, which tells about the local history of the area.Siuntio Homestead Museum
- Uusimaa Museum Guide The village used to house even banks, different shops and the municipal administration office at ''Åvalla''. All of the services are located nowadays around the railway station area. Only the parish office remains next to the church.

Images

File:Sjundeå kyrkby.jpg, Siuntio Church Village seen from the top of

Krejansberget Krejansberget is a cliff in Siuntio, Finland, that rises 70 meters above the sea level. The hill is the highest point of Siuntio Church Village. Krejansberget is known for a large Bronze Age burial site that lies on top of it. The burial mounds on ...

. File:Kyrkån Sjundeå.jpg, River ''Kirkkojoki'' in Siuntio Church Village. File:Åvalla Siuntio Sjundeå.jpg, The former municipal hall, ''Åvalla''. File:Siuntion seurakuntakoti Sjundeå församlingshem.jpg, The parish hall that houses the parish office. File:Sjundeå hembygdsmuseum - Siuntion kotiseutumuseo.jpg,

References

External links

Siuntio Church Village's location
at Fonecta Siuntio Villages in Uusimaa Urban areas in Finland {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub