Sievi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsie̯ʋi]) is a municipality of Finland.

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Sievi
Municipality
Sievin kunta Sievi kommun
Sievi railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Sievi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°54′N 024°31′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Ylivieska
Charter	1867
Government
• Municipal manager	Markku Koski
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	800.55 km2 (309.09 sq mi)
• Land	786.4 km2 (303.6 sq mi)
• Water	13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
• Rank	104th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,713
• Rank	174th largest in Finland
• Density	5.99/km2 (15.5/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	96.2% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	3.5%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	25.1%
• 15 to 64	54.8%
• 65 or older	20.1%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.sievi.fi

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It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,713 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 800.55 square kilometres (309.09 sq mi) of which 13.55 km² (5.23 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 5.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The name of Sievi is derived from the word sievä, which in the local dialect means "smooth". The name was in reference to an esker on which the farm of Sievi(lä) was located. Said farm was first mentioned in 1547 and was owned by Olli Ollinpoika Hihna. Sievi was a part of the Kalajoki parish, under which it became a chapel community in 1645. The chapel community was also known as Evijärvi (not to be confused with the Southern Ostrobothnian Evijärvi) after another village in the area, which is nowadays known as Järvikylä. After becoming an independent parish and municipality in 1862, Sievi became the only official name for it.^[5]