Somero, Southwest Finland Region, Finland

🇫🇮 Somero is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Southwest Finland region in the province of Western Finland, located 36 km (22 mi) north-east of Salo, 86 km (53 mi) east of Turku and 105 km (65 mi) north-west of Helsinki. The municipality has a population of 8,421 (30 September 2023) and covers an area of 697.67 square km (269.37 sq mi) of which 29.9 km² (11.5 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.7/sq mi). Somero is unilingually Finnish.

Somero's neighbouring municipalities are Jokioinen, Koski Tl, Lohja, Loimaa, Salo, Tammela and Ypäjä.

History Somero has been known as a trading place since the 14th century. The municipality was officially founded in 1867. The municipality of Somerniemi merged with Somero proper in 1977. Somero was 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 town (kaupunki) on January 1, 1993.

Scenery Häntälä Hollows are the traditional biotope area in the villages of Häntälä, Talvisilla, Syväoja and Kerkola. The nature trail that begins at the Häntälä Village House is located in the area, where it is possible to explore its traditional landscapes. Häntälä Hollows is part of the wider Natura 2000 area of the Rekijokilaakso, which also extends to the city of Salo. The most significant main roads in Somero are the national road 52 through the town centre and the regional road 280 in south of the town centre, which is the most direct road connection to Helsinki.