Somero is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the province of Western Finland and part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 8,639 and covers an area of 697.67 square kilometres of which 29.9 km2 is water. Somero is unilingually Finnish.
Somero’s neighbouring municipalities are Jokioinen, Koski Tl, Lohja, Loimaa, Salo, Tammela and Ypäjä.
Culture
Somero dialect belongs to a separate group southwestern dialects and Häme dialect between lunches välimurteisiin . Somero has a hometown association, the Somero Society. Its achievements include the Somero Croft Museum, the Kultela Pottery Museum and the Pajula School Museum. Both dialect and proverb books have also been published by Somero . Somerniemi also has its own homeland association, the Somerniemi Society , which e.g. maintains the Somerniemi summer market and also engages in publishing activities.
Of the cultural environments built by Somero, the Häme bull road , the church environment of Somero , the Palikainen manor landscape and the location of Åvik Manor and the glass factory have been assessed as nationally significant .
Attractions
- Somero Church
- Somero stone box
- Somerniemi Church
- Hämeen Härkätie
- Tail dents
- Somero Croft Museum
- Badding Kiosk Paradise
- Statue of Pentti Nikula
- Monument to Unto Mononen
- Badding stop
- Pottery Museum
- Sauhutupa
- Somerniemi Summer Market
- Loudspeaker
- Mäkilä Tractor Museum
- Hiidenlinna
- Kärsälä rose farm
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.
