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{{short description|City in Southwest Finland, Finland}}
{{About|a town in Finland|other uses|Salo (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Salo
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Good night Salo!.jpg
| image_caption = Salo town centre by night
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Salo sub-region|Salo]]
| leader_title = [[City manager]]
| leader_name = Anna-Kristiina Korhonen
| established_title = [[Market town]]
| established_date = 1887
| established_title2 = [[City rights]]
| established_date2 = 1960
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'''Salo''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈsɑlo}}) is a town in [[Finland]], located in the southwestern interior of the country. The population of Salo is approximately {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|{{PAGENAME}}}}round -3}}}}, while the [[Salo sub-region|sub-region]] has a population of approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Salo}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Somero}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|{{PAGENAME}}}}}} most populous [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] in Finland, and the 24th most populous [[List of urban areas in Finland by population|urban area]] in the country.

Salo is located  in the [[Southwest Finland]]. Salo covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Salo, Finland}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Salo, Finland}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is {{convert|{{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population density|Salo, Finland}} round 2}}|PD/km2|abbr=on}}. 
The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].

The name ''Salo'' means woodland, backwoods, but also a wooded island in Finnish. It is believed that Salo originally referred to an island located south of the current town over a thousand years ago, which is now a hill due to [[post-glacial rebound]], and not even close to the sea today.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Paikkala|first=Sirkka|date=19 June 2018|title=Etunimien ajankuva|journal=Virittäjä|volume=122|issue=2|doi=10.23982/vir.68985|issn=2242-8828|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Salo is a small city located between the capital [[Helsinki]] ({{convert|114|km}} away) and the provincial capital [[Turku]] ({{convert|52|km}} away). The city's proximity to these larger cities has contributed to the growth of Salo's business sector. Additionally, farming plays a significant role in the area. Salo shares borders with [[Koski Tl]], [[Lohja]], [[Kimitoön]], [[Marttila]], [[Paimio]], [[Raseborg]], [[Sauvo]] and [[Somero]]. Salo is also twinned with [[St. Anthony, Minnesota|Saint Anthony Village]] in [[Minnesota]].

Salo was previously recognised for its significant consumer electronics and mobile phone industry. [[Nokia]], and briefly [[Microsoft Mobile]], operated a manufacturing plant in the town. However, the plant was closed in 2015, resulting in high unemployment rates.

Salo is the birthplace of the former president of Finland [[Sauli Niinistö]].

==History==
Salo has existed as a centre of rural commerce since at least the 16th century, emerging in the location where the Great Coastal Road,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Forbes|first=Elizabeth|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.41977|title=Salminen, Matti|date=2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|series=Oxford Music Online|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.41977 }}</ref> the important East-West road, crossed River Salo; the river provided the fairway to the sea. In 1887 Salo officially became a market town and, in the beginning of 1891, an independent Municipality.<ref>Alifrosti, Kari (1996). "Salon ja Uskelan historia 1869–1990", Salon Kaupunki. {{ISBN|951-96152-1-0}}.</ref> The area of the municipality was initially very small, only 0.65&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. In 1932 it grew to 18&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> when areas from neighbouring [[Uskela]] and [[Halikko]] were annexed to Salo. Eventually Salo became a town in 1960. The municipality of [[Uskela]] was consolidated with Salo 1967. The municipalities of [[Halikko]], [[Kiikala]], [[Kisko]], [[Kuusjoki]], [[Muurla]], [[Perniö]], [[Pertteli]], [[Suomusjärvi]] and [[Särkisalo]] were consolidated with Salo in the beginning of 2009.
Salo is also a popular last name in Finland.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Salo Kärkkä (elevation 47 m) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959– present
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 8.9
|Feb record high C = 9.2
|Mar record high C = 16.4
|Apr record high C = 23.8
|May record high C = 29.6
|Jun record high C = 31.9
|Jul record high C = 33.2
|Aug record high C = 32.5
|Sep record high C = 27.5
|Oct record high C = 18.5
|Nov record high C = 14.0
|Dec record high C = 10.8
|year record high C = 33.2
|Jan high C = -1.0
|Feb high C = -1.3
|Mar high C = 2.9
|Apr high C = 9.8
|May high C = 16.3
|Jun high C = 20.2
|Jul high C = 23.0
|Aug high C = 21.4
|Sep high C = 16.0
|Oct high C = 9.1
|Nov high C = 3.9
|Dec high C = 0.9
|year high C = 10.1
|Jan mean C = -3.8
|Feb mean C = -4.5
|Mar mean C = -1.3
|Apr mean C = 4.5
|May mean C = 10.5
|Jun mean C = 15.0
|Jul mean C = 17.8
|Aug mean C = 16.2
|Sep mean C = 11.2
|Oct mean C = 5.7
|Nov mean C = 1.6
|Dec mean C = -1.4
|year mean C = 6.0
|Jan low C = -7.0
|Feb low C = -8.0
|Mar low C = -5.2
|Apr low C = -0.2
|May low C = 4.7
|Jun low C = 9.6
|Jul low C = 12.6
|Aug low C = 11.3
|Sep low C = 7.2
|Oct low C = 2.6
|Nov low C = -0.8
|Dec low C = -4.2
|year low C = 1.9
|Jan record low C = -36.6
|Feb record low C = -37.5
|Mar record low C = -32.5
|Apr record low C = -21.5
|May record low C = -6.9
|Jun record low C = -0.9
|Jul record low C = 2.0
|Aug record low C = 0.1
|Sep record low C = -7.9
|Oct record low C = -16.5
|Nov record low C = -22.6
|Dec record low C = -34.1
|year record low C = -37.5
| source 1 = 
| source 2 = Record highs and lows 1959– present<ref name="FMI open data">{{cite web
| url = https://kilotavu.com/fmi-tilastot.php?taulukkomoodi=true
| title = FMI open data
| publisher = FMI
| access-date = 25 April 2023}}</ref>
| source = FMI temperature normals for Finland 1991–2020<ref name="FMI">{{cite web|url=https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-lampotilatilastot |title=FMI normals 1991–2020|publisher=fmi.fi |access-date=25 April 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==

===Population===

The city of Salo has {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Salo, Finland}}}} inhabitants, making it the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|Salo, Finland}}}} most populous municipality in [[Finland]]. The [[Salo sub-region|Salo region]] has a population of {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Salo, Finland}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Somero}}}}}}. In Salo, 8.6% of the population has a foreign background, which is slightly below the national average.<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2023-final">{{cite web |url= https://stat.fi/en/publication/cln1i2dtgwknt0cut9yem67se |title= Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years  |date= 26 April 2024 |series= Population structure |publisher= Statistics Finland |issn= 1797-5395  |access-date=2024-04-29 }}</ref>

{{Bar chart
| title   = Population size of Salo (and merged municipalities) 1990–2020<ref name="Stat-finland-population-38,000-persons"/>
| label_type  = Year
| data_type   = Population
| bar_width = 47
| width_units = em
| label3  = 1990
| label4  = 1995
| label5  = 2000
| label6  = 2005
| label7  = 2010
| label8  = 2015
| label9  = 2020 
| data_max = 57000
| data3  = 49834
| data4  = 50922
| data5  = 52604
| data6  = 53672
| data7  = 55235	
| data8  = 53890
| data9  = 51562
}}

=== Languages ===

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Population by mother tongue (2023)<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2023-final">{{cite web |url= https://stat.fi/en/publication/cln1i2dtgwknt0cut9yem67se |title= Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years  |date= 26 April 2024 |series= Population structure |publisher= Statistics Finland |issn= 1797-5395  |access-date=2024-04-29 }}</ref>
|label1 = Finnish
|value1 = 90.5
|color1 = #002F6C
|label2 = Russian
|value2 = 1.8
|color2 = #D52B1E
|label3 = Estonian
|value3 = 1.4
|color3 = #0072CE
|label4 = Ukrainian
|value4 = 1.2
|color4 = #FFD800
|label5 = Swedish
|value5 = 1.2
|color5 = #006AA7
|label6 = Kurdish
|value6 = 0.6
|color6 = #009A3D
|label7 = Albanian
|value7 = 0.4
|color7 = #E41E20
|label8 = Other
|value8 = 3.0
|color8 = #C5C5C5
}}
Salo is a monolingual [[Finnish language|Finnish-speaking]] municipality. The majority of the population – {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Salo, Finland}} }} people or {{Percentage|sigfig = 3|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Salo, Finland}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Salo, Finland}}}} – speak Finnish as their first language. In Salo, {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Salo, Finland}} }} people, or {{Percentage|sigfig = 2|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Salo, Finland}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Salo, Finland}}}} of the population, speak [[Swedish-speaking population of Finland|Swedish]].<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2023-final"/> {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Salo, Finland}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Salo, Finland}}|1}}}} of the population of Salo have a [[first language|mother tongue]] other than Finnish or Swedish.<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2023-final"/> As English and Swedish are compulsory school subjects, functional [[Bilingualism]] or [[Trilingualism]] acquired through language studies is not uncommon.

At least 30 different languages are spoken in Salo. The most common foreign languages are Russian (1.8%), [[Estonian language|Estonian]] (1.4%), [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] (1.2%) and [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] (0.6%).<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2023-final"/>

=== Immigration ===

{|class="wikitable" style="float:right;" 
|colspan="3"|'''Population by country of birth (2022)'''<ref name="Stat-finland-population-38,000-persons"/>
|-\
! Nationality || Population || %
|-
|Finland || 47,428 || 93.1
|-
|Soviet Union || 748 || 1.5
|-
|Estonia || 590 || 1.2
|-
|Sweden || 223 || 0.4
|-
|Iraq || 198 || 0.4
|-
|Russia || 133 || 0.3
|-
|Thailand || 121 || 0.2
|-
|Latvia || 111 || 0.2
|-
|Yugoslavia || 106 || 0.2
|-
|China || 98 || 0.2
|-
|Ukraine || 96 || 0.2
|- 
|Other || 1,081 || 2.1
|- 
|}
{{As of|2023}}, there were 4,401 persons with a migrant background living in Salo, or 8.6% of the population.{{refn|Statistics Finland classifies a person as having a "foreign background" if both parents or the only known parent were born abroad.<ref name="statistics-finland-persons-with-foreign-background">{{cite web |access-date=18 September 2023 |title=Persons with foreign background |publisher=Statistics Finland | url=https://www.stat.fi/tup/maahanmuutto/maahanmuuttajat-vaestossa/ulkomaalaistaustaiset_en.html}}</ref>|group=note}} The number of residents who were born abroad was 4,107, or 8.0% of the population. The number of persons with foreign citizenship living in Salo was 3,055.<ref name="statistics-finland-population-2023-final"/> Most foreign-born citizens came from the former [[Soviet Union]], [[Estonia]], Sweden and [[Iraq]].<ref name="Stat-finland-population-38,000-persons">{{Cite web | url=https://stat.fi/en/publication/cl8lprraorrr20dut5a0tywm5 | title=Number of foreign-language speakers grew by nearly 38,000 persons | date=31 May 2023 | publisher=Statistics Finland | access-date=12 September 2023 | language=en }}</ref> 

The relative share of immigrants in Salo's population is slightly below the national average. However, the city's new residents are increasingly of foreign origin. This will increase the proportion of foreign residents in the coming years.

=== Religion ===

In 2023, the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland|Evangelical Lutheran Church]] was the largest religious group with 70.4% of the population of Salo. Other religious groups accounted for 1.8% of the population. 27.8% of the population had no religious affiliation.<ref>[https://pxdata.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11ra.px Key figures on population by region, 1990–2023] Statistics Finland</ref>

==Industry==
Salo was well known in Finland and around the world for its large mobile phone factory operated by [[Nokia]]. Nokia first started producing mobile phones in Salo in 1981. A new plant, 15,000 square metres, opened in June 1995. By this time 1,200 people were employed there, and it exported products to 70 countries as of 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nokia.com/en_int/news/releases/1995/06/19/nokias-new-mobile-phones-factory-opened-in-salo|title=Nokia's New Mobile Phones Factory Opened in Salo – Nokia|website=Nokia|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref> As of 2008, 5,000 people were employed at the plant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-nokia-legacy-idUKKCN0PQ17Z20150716|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224221118/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-nokia-legacy-idUKKCN0PQ17Z20150716|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2015|title=Lines go silent in Finnish town of Salo as Microsoft shuts Nokia phone|website=Uk.reuters.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>

In 2012 amid heavy financial losses, Nokia laid off a third of Salo's 3,500 workforce and gradually shifted manufacturing to Asia. It had a negative impact on the town with unemployment rising. In 2010 Nokia accounted for 95% of the town's [[corporation tax|corporate tax]] income, amounting to €60&nbsp;million, but this dropped to just €14&nbsp;million by 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/6/2930866/nokia-layoffs-salo-finland|title=Nokia layoffs have big impact on small town in Finland|website=Theverge.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref> By the end of the year Salo no longer produced hardware and became a [[research and development]] centre.

After the centre was in the hands of [[Microsoft Mobile]], layoffs continued and eventually in June 2015 Microsoft announced the closure of the plant, putting the jobs of the 1,100 employees at risk. By this time Salo's unemployment rate was 15%, and the layoffs could push that further to 20%. Solidarity was expressed by some Finnish politicians after Salo's decline, which also came amid Finland's slow post-2008 crisis economy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/r-lines-go-silent-in-finnish-town-of-salo-as-microsoft-shuts-nokia-phone-unit-2015-7|title=Microsoft has crushed the economic hopes of Finland's Salo as it closes its Nokia plant and jeopardises 1,100 jobs|website=Uk.businessinsider.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>

==Sports==
The city is home to the professional basketball team [[Salon Vilpas Vikings]], which plays in the Finish 1st Division [[Korisliiga]]. It plays its home games in the ''Salohalli''. The most important orienteering club is [[Angelniemen Ankkuri]], which organizes the [[Halikko]] ''relay'' every autumn.

==Transportation==
[[File:Veturi vr1 Salo.jpg|thumb|[[VR Class Vr1]] steam locomotive no. 656 "Kana" ("Hen") on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum]]
[[European route E18]] runs through Salo, passing the city center a few kilometers North, but the [[Finnish national road 52|national road 52]] between [[Raseborg]] and [[Somero]] goes through the city center. The "[[Rantarata|Coastal Railway]]" from [[Helsinki]] to [[Turku]] and further to [[Turku Harbour]] crosses the town center; all InterCity trains and most of the high-speed Pendolino trains stop at Salo railway station. The closest airports are [[Turku Airport]] (limited number of domestic and international flights) and [[Helsinki-Vantaa Airport]].

[[File:Suomusjärvi Kitula 110-tie.jpg|thumb|[[Finnish regional road 110|Regional road 110]] (Old Turku Road) in the village of [[Kitula]]]]

In 2016, the city of Salo signed a letter of intent with Los Angeles-based company [[Virgin Hyperloop One]] to launch a project to build a 50 km long [[Hyperloop]] tube between Salo and Turku.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyperloop between Finland, Sweden would cost €19bn|url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/14087-hyperloop-between-finland-sweden-would-cost-19bn.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.helsinkitimes.fi|language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Events==
In recent years, the town of Salo has become known for the popular ''Kurpitsaviikot'' ("Pumpkin Weeks"), which are organized in [[Halikko]] in every autumn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fi-fi.facebook.com/kurpitsaviikot/|title=Kurpitsaviikot|website=Facebook|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> At the local field, thousands of different sizes pumpkins and carved [[jack-o'-lantern]]s are presented to Tourists.<ref name="halonen-il"/><ref name="haloomaaseutu">{{cite web|url=https://www.haloomaaseutu.fi/halikko-muuttui-halloween-kylaksi/|title=Halikko muuttui halloween-kyläksi|first=Janica|last=Vilen|work=Haloo maaseutu|date=22 October 2020|access-date=5 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/f679a726-2825-49d4-b139-d74e9b9ecc7d|title=Upea näky: Yli 500 kurpitsaa hohtaa pellolla – "Salo taitaa olla nyt Suomen amerikkalaisin kaupunki"|first=Kari|last=Kauppinen|work=[[Iltalehti]]|date=27 October 2019|access-date=5 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sss.fi/2022/10/aivan-absurdi-paikka-helsinkilaiset-taivastelivat-kurpitsajuhlia-salossa-rannikon-pellon-reunassa/|title="Aivan absurdi paikka!" – helsinkiläiset taivastelivat kurpitsajuhlia Salossa Rannikon pellon reunassa|first=Minna|last=Filppu|work=[[Salon Seudun Sanomat]]|date=11 October 2022|access-date=5 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref> The event celebrating [[Halloween]] culture has gathered audiences from all over [[Finland]], from [[Hanko, Finland|Hanko]] to [[Ivalo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/74-20001310|title=Salon kurpitsapuistossa väkeä jo Hangosta Ivaloon – ukrainalaisten koristelemat kurpitsat ihastuttavat|first=Minna|last=Rosvall|work=[[Yle]]|date=12 October 2022|access-date=5 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref><ref name="halonen-il">{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/45bbc2d9-0a31-4490-9ff4-040fdc6c8c95|title=Halikkolaista peltoa valaisee tuhat upeaa kurpitsalyhtyä: "Piristystä pimenevään syksyyn"|first=Antti|last=Halonen|work=[[Iltalehti]]|date=16 October 2020|access-date=5 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref><ref name="haloomaaseutu"/> and for example, the event organized in 2020 had as many as 100,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12140621|title=Kurpitsat hehkuvat läpi yön halikkolaisella pellolla – someilmiö kiinnosti viime vuonna 100 000 kävijää|first=Minna|last=Rosvall|work=[[Yle]]|date=13 October 2021|access-date=5 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref> The event has also been noticed abroad, all the way to North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/turun-seutu/art-2000008330019.html|title=Pellolle ilmestyi karmivankaunis näky, joka hämmästyttää ulkomailla asti: "On villinnyt koko Salon"|first=Anna-Maija|last=Naakka|work=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|date=13 October 2021|access-date=5 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref>

==International relations==
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland}}

===Twin towns – eleven cities===
Salo has eight [[Sister city|Sister cities]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kahdenkeskiset kaupunkisuhteet |publisher=City of Salo |access-date=22 August 2019 |url= https://www.salo.fi/kaupunkijahallinto/viestintamarkkinointijakansainvalisetasiat/kansainvalinentoiminta/kahdenkeskisetkaupunkisuhteet/ |language=fi }}</ref>
*[[Anija]], Estonia
*[[Elva, Estonia|Elva]], Estonia
*[[Gárdony]], Hungary
*[[Nagykanizsa]], Hungary
*[[Odder]], Denmark
*[[Puchheim]], Germany
*[[Rzhev]], Russia
*[[St. Anthony, Minnesota]], USA
*[[Wuhan]], China
*[[Danang]], Vietnam

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
File:Salo Church fi.jpg | Wooden Salo Church
Image:Salonkirjasto.JPG | Municipal library. The new library building has been designed to fit in the environment of old wooden houses.
File:Salo at night.JPG | Salo River at night
File:Lake Lahnajärvi (Suomusjärvi, Salo, Finland).jpg|Lake Lahnajärvi in the former [[Suomusjärvi]] municipality in Salo.
File:Salo - kesäkuu 2015-33.jpg | Microsoft premises in Salo.
File:Ilolansalo.jpg | Apartment building along Turuntie.
Image:Veturitalli.jpg | Art gallery in the old locomotive shed.
File:Nokia Salo.jpg|Nokia building in Salo in 2002
</gallery>

==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{wikivoyage|Salo}}
*[https://salo.fi/en/ Town of Salo] – Official website

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Salo
 | N  = [[Marttila]], [[Koski Tl]], [[Somero]]
 | E  = [[Lohja]] ([[Uusimaa]])
 | S  = [[Raseborg]] ([[Uusimaa]])
 | SW = [[Kimitoön]]
 | W  = [[Paimio]]<br/>[[Sauvo]]
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