- Population
- 2,391
- 2.4K
- Elevation
- 204 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Soini
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport89 km
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport113 km
About Soini
Soini is a municipality. Location: Järviseutu, South Ostrobothnia. Population: 2,391. Elevation: 204 m.
Soini is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,772 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 574.22 square kilometres (221.71 sq mi) of which 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Karstula, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Ähtäri. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel notes for Soini
From Wikivoyage
Soini is in the Järviseutu in the east of Southern Ostrobothnia.
Understand+
Half of the 2,000 inhabitants live in the namesake parish village.
Soini was long fishing and hunting grounds for people from elsewhere (Finnish: Erämaa). In the 18th century into the 1900s. Soini became an independent municipality and parish in the late 19th century.
While the western part of Soini is part of the Ostrobothnian plains, the eastern parts belong to the Suomenselkä watershed. There are plenty of lakes, ponds, and small rivers.
Get in+
Soini is at the crossroads of road 714 from the north-west and road 697 running west–east. From Seinäjoki use the latter. From road 68 turn to either. From highway 13 turn to Karstula and drive from there along road 697.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Soini
- Alajärvi
- Ähtäri
- Karstula
- Kyyjärvi
- Saarijärvi
Population of Soini over time
| 2007 | 2,526 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,455 | |
| 2009 | 2,429 | |
| 2010 | 2,391 | |
| 2011 | 2,360 | |
| 2012 | 2,329 | |
| 2013 | 2,284 | |
| 2014 | 2,281 | |
| 2015 | 2,224 | |
| 2016 | 2,186 | |
| 2017 | 2,114 | |
| 2023 | 1,873 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Soini
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -8° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 8° | 3° | 0° | -5° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 63 | 79 | 79 | 65 | 57 | 53 | 45 |
How to get to Soini
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 89 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Vaasa Airport (VAA) (127 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 227 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 89 kmsoutheast
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 113 kmnorthwest
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 127 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 227 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 380 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Soini
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 3 natural sites, 32 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Lake Ähtärinjärvi Lake 18 kmSW
25–60 km12 places
- Pihlajavesi Lake 53 kmS
- Salamajärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 53 kmNE
- Kuortaneenjärvi Lake 39 kmW
- Karankajärvi Lake 34 kmE
60–100 km23 places
- Kari Island 72 kmSW
- Vaskivesi Lake 80 kmS
- Nerkoonjärvi Lake 93 kmSW
- Keurusselkä Lake 78 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Soini
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources