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Municipality

Sipoo

Located in Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa Coordinates: 60°20′02″ N 25°17′26″ E

Map showing the location of Sipoo Sipoo
Location in Finland
Population
22,186
22.2K
Elevation
24 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
4
listed under Sipoo
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport18 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport106 km

About Sipoo

Sipoo is a municipality. Location: Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Population: 22,186. Elevation: 24 m.

From Wikipedia

Sipoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsipoː]; Swedish: Sibbo) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The municipality has a population of 23,006 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 698.60 square kilometres (269.73 sq mi) of which 358.97 km2 (138.60 sq mi) is water. The population density is 67.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (175.4/sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
340 km²
Official website
sipoo.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Sipoo

From Wikivoyage

Sipoo (Swedish: Sibbo) is a municipality in Uusimaa, about 25 km east of Helsinki. It includes the towns of Nikkilä (Nickby) – which is also its administrative centre – and Söderkulla, plus a couple of smaller villages.

Understand+

The character of Sipoo varies a lot, some is suburbs of Helsinki, some is traditional countryside and some archipelago.

The area is traditionally Swedish speaking, like most of coastal Uusimaa. In the countryside and archipelago the great majority is still Swedish speaking, while in suburbs Finnish dominates.

Get in+

See Helsinki#Get around for information about HSL public transport fares and tickets

You can get in by car, bus, boat or bike from Helsinki and Porvoo.

Regional buses 785 through 788 of HSL run from the Rautatientori square in central Helsinki to Nikkilä in central Sipoo. You will need to buy an ABCD ticket, as Sipoo is part of zone D. The trip between Rautatientori and Nikkilä takes about an hour per direction.

Söderkulla and the rest of southern Sipoo are served by coaches to Porvoo via Highway E18 (from Helsinki bus station, Kamppi), see Matkahuolto. You could take the metro for part of the voyage.

There is a cycleway along the old Porvoo road from Helsinki, through Söderkulla and ending in Box. Another cycleway leads via Korso in Vantaa to Nikkilä. The road from Östersundom through the national park to Nikkilä may also be bikeable.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Sipoo

  • Pornainen
  • Järvenpää
  • Tuusula
  • Kerava
  • Vantaa
  • Helsinki
  • Porvoo

Twin towns and sister cities of Sipoo

  • Kuusalu vald· Estonia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Sipoo over time

Population of Sipoo over time
2009 18,036
2010 18,253
2011 18,526
2012 18,739
2013 18,914
2014 19,034
2015 19,399
2016 19,922
2017 20,310
2019 20,666
2020 21,170
2023 22,595

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Sipoo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
August (80 mm)
Driest month
May (34 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
Climate of Sipoo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°7°16°20°22°20°14°8°3°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-11°-6°-1°4°9°12°10°6°2°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)533740373451718070727360

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sipoo

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 18 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 104 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 18 kmwest
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 106 kmsouth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 151 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 104 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 384 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sipoo

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 25 natural sites, 76 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Kråkö Island 20 kmE
  • Vartiosaari Island 20 kmSW
  • Mustikkamaa Island 24 kmSW
  • Korkeasaari Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km43 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 29 kmSW
  • Fölisholmen Island 34 kmSW
  • Vallisaari Island 27 kmSW
  • Lauttasaari Island 30 kmSW

60–100 km64 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 80 kmS
  • Aegna Saar Island 89 kmS
  • Mohni Island 79 kmS
  • Rammu Island 85 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sipoo

4 places
  1. 1 Sipoo 22.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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