Simo is a municipality located in the province of Lapland, Finland, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) from the Swedish border.

[6] The oldest records of human habitation within Simo is found in the village of Simonkylä, which was occupied during the 1300s.

The destruction of the connection that the bridges provided was important as it cut off the municipality of Simo from Finnish Highway Four.

In Simo there is a rural landscape and also in the planning of the centre an attempt has been made to emphasise the nature vicinity.

In 2007–2011, Fennovoima considered to build a 1,500 to 2,500 megawatt nuclear power plant[7] in Karsikko and Laitakari.