Siuntion asemanseutu (; both Siuntio station area) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of the Siuntio municipality in

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...

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. At the end of 2020, the village had 2,284 inhabitants. It is located near the Highway 51 between

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

and

Raseborg Raseborg (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Raseborg is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Raseborg is approximately , while the Raseborg sub-region, sub-region has a popul ...

. As its name suggests, the village has developed in the immediate vicinity of the

Siuntio railway station Siuntio railway station (, ) is a railway station in the municipality of Siuntio, Finland, between the stations of Kirkkonummi and Ingå. History The Sjundeå station was opened for traffic on 1 September 1903, and its station building, design ...

along the

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, from where the X and Y trains go to Helsinki. The village mainly has small houses, but there are also a few

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s in the area. Basic services are available in the area, such as

S-market The S Group (, ) is a Finnish retailing cooperative organisation with its head office in Helsinki. Founded in 1904, it consists of 19 regional cooperatives operating all around Finland in addition to SOK, ''Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta'' ...

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, restaurants and cafés,

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, barbershop,

kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cen ...

nursing home A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of older people, senior citizens, or disabled people. Nursing homes may also be referred to as care homes, skilled nursing facilities (SNF), or long-term care facilities. Often, these terms ...

, two

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s, municipal

library A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...

and

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.Terveyskeskus ja päivystys
- Siuntio.fi (in Finnish)

Images

File:Sjundeå järnvägsstation sommaren 2024.jpg,

in 2024. File:Höghus i Sjundeå kommuncentrum.jpg, Apartment buildings by the railway station. File:Sjundeå kommuncentrum.jpg, Newer houses at Siuntio central area. File:Sjundeå station S-Market.jpg, Grocery store S-Market. File:Capellas fasad i Sjundeå.jpg, Church and parish hall Capella. File:Bildningscapuset Sjundeå Hjärta.jpg, School and municipal library File:Fanjunkars 2023.jpg, Fanjunkars museum. File:Sjundeå kommunhus 2023.jpg, Siuntio municipal hall.

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External links

Siuntio
- Asemanseudut (in Finnish)
Siuntio Station Area's location
at Fonecta Siuntio Villages in Uusimaa Urban areas in Finland

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