Somerniemi
Municipality in Häme
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Somerniemi is a former municipality of Finland. It was incorporated to Somero in 1977, at the time in Häme Province, which then became part of the new Western Finland Province. Somerniemi was originally a chapel congregation within the larger municipality of Somero. According to historical tradition, the first chapel in Somerniemi was built in 1682, and the congregation received its first priest in 1695.[1]
Somerniemi | |
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Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Province | Häme |
| Established | 1868 |
| Population (1976) | |
• Total | 1,409 |
See also
- Finnish regional road 280 – a route running through the locality
- Hiidenlinna – a local tourist attraction
