page_title: Siuntio
section_title: The Medieval Church of St. Peter
hierarchical_section_title: Siuntio / Sights and cultural heritage / The Medieval Church of St. Peter
caption_attribution_description: Suomi: Siuntion kirkko, kirkkosali English: Church hall, Siuntio Church in Siuntio/Sjundeå, Finland Svenska: Kyrksalen, Sjundeå kyrka i Sjundeå, Finland
context_page_description: Siuntio is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,142 and covers an area of 266.12 square kilometres of which 24.96 km² is water. The population density is 25.47 inhabitants per square kilometre.
  The municipality is bilingual with the majority being Finnish and the minority Swedish-speakers. Siuntio had the majority of population speaking Swedish until 1980s. The oldest document mentioning Siuntio dates back to the year 1382. The Finnish speaking parish of Siuntio belongs to Espoo diocese and the Swedish speaking parish of Siuntio to Porvoo diocese.
  Municipalities neighbouring Siuntio are Ingå, Kirkkonummi, Lohja and Vihti.
context_section_description: The Church of St. Peter in Siuntio was built around 1480s during Finland's Catholic time and church still has biblical paintings on its vaults from that era. The oldest objects inside the church are also from the Middle Ages.
caption: Inside Siuntio's St. Peter's Church
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