Soini

Soini is a municipality in the landscape Southern Ostrobothnia in western Finland.

Towns

To the municipality includes the villages of Hautakylä Soini, Jokivarsi, Keisala, Kirkonkylä, Kukko, Kuninkaanjoki, Laasala, Parviaisenkylä, Ulvonkylä, Vehu and Vuorenmaa.

Policy

As in most rural areas of Finland is in Soini the Centre Party, the strongest political force. In the local elections 2008, she received 46 percent in the parliamentary election in 2007 even 59.6 percent of the vote. In council, the highest decision-making authority in municipal matters, it represents 11 of 21 deputies, and thus has a narrow absolute majority. The second largest party, the True Finns with four seats. Thus, these right-wing populist party is strongly represented disproportionately in Soini. Furthermore, represented in the council are the Christian Democrats with three, the conservative National Coalition Party, and with two left-wing alliance with one seat The third Finnish People's Party, the Social Democrats, however, were able to win a mandate in the council with a vote of only 2.3 percent.

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms: In the red coat of arms hangs a golden crown on the to sign foot shifted with wave cut golden bar.

Soini operates the following community partnerships:

• Höör, (Sweden), since 1941
• Pudosch (Russia)

Sons and daughters

• Eino Uusitalo (* 1924), politician of the Centre Party