Place:Sibbo, Uusimaa, Finland

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NameSibbo
Alt namesSipoosource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates60.367°N 25.333°E
Located inUusimaa, Finland
Also located inItä-Uusimaa, Etelä-Suomi, Finland    
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Sipoo is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The municipality has a population of[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is . The administrative center of the municipality is Nikkilä, which is located northeast of the center of Helsinki. Another significant urban area is Söderkulla, located in the southern part of the municipality.

The coat of arms of the municipality refers to the origin story of the settlement, according to which the ancestors of Sipoo are said to have arrived in the region on a viking ship, the bow of which was decorated with a head of wolf; accordingly, locals have even been called the “wolves of Sipoo”. The wave lined fess of the coat of arms refers to the Sipoo River.

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