What is Sipoo?
[[File:Location of Sipoo in Finland.png|thumb|Location]] [[Image:Sipoo.vaakuna.svg|thumb|150px|Sipoo´s coat of arms]] '''Sipoo''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈsipoː}}, {{lang-sv|Sibbo}}) is a [[municipality]] in [[Uusimaa]], [[Finland]]. Sipoo had over 19,000 residents in the end of 2014. Neighbouring municipalities are [[Helsinki]], [[Vantaa]], [[Kerava]], [[Tuusula]], [[Järvenpää]], [[Porvoo]], [[Pornainen]] and [[Mäntsälä]]. The area of Sipoo is {{convert|364|km2|sqmi}}. The [[Taxonomy|tax]] level of Sipoo is 18.75%. The [[leader]] of the municipality is Mikael Grannas. ==Some villages== Broböle, Kalkkiranta, Söderkulla, Savijärvi and Västerskog. Söderkulla is a local centre in the Southern Sipoo. There is an elementary school and many sports places as well as the haven there. == Centre village == The centre of Sipoo is [[:en:Nikkilä|Nikkilä]]. There are several stores, bars and restaurants as well as many services in Nikkilä. There is one secondary school and many primary schools there. There are also a high school and a vocational school. Nikkilä has two churces, an old one and a new one. The old church, Saint Sigfrid's church is a [[:en:Medieval_stone_churches_in_Finland|medieval stone church]] and was built in 1450-1454 although some of the parts have been added afterwards.<ref>http://kulttuuriymparisto.nba.fi/netsovellus/rekisteriportaali/portti/default.aspx?sovellus=rapea&taulu=T_KOHDE&tunnus= {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025919/http://kulttuuriymparisto.nba.fi/netsovellus/rekisteriportaali/portti/default.aspx?sovellus=rapea&taulu=T_KOHDE&tunnus= |date=2016-03-06 }}[[200911]]</ref> The new red brick church was built in the year 1885 and designed by Theodore Decker. ==Population growth== {{Bar chart | title = Population | label_type = Year | data_type = Population | bar_width = 35 | width_units = em | data_max = 20010 | label1 = 1980 | data1 = 12971 | label3 = 1990 | data3 = 14671 | label5 = 2000 | data5 = 17477 | label7 = 2010 | data7 = 18253 }} <ref>http:/