Hammarland

Hammarland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.

Hammarland
Municipality
Hammarlands kommun
Coat of arms of Hammarland
Location of Hammarland in Finland
Location of Hammarland in Finland
Hammarland is located in Åland
Hammarland
Hammarland
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°44′E
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Countryside sub-region
Government
  Municipal managerKurt Carlsson
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total1,224.17 km2 (472.65 sq mi)
  Land138.17 km2 (53.35 sq mi)
  Water1,084.84 km2 (418.86 sq mi)
  Rank285th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-19)[2]
  Total1,664
  Rank275th largest in Finland
  Density12.04/km2 (31.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Swedish89.1% (official)
  Finnish3.6%
  Others7.2%
Population by age
  0 to 1417.7%
  15 to 6460.2%
  65 or older22.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.hammarland.ax

The municipality has a population of 1,664 (19 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,224.17 square kilometres (472.65 sq mi) of which 1,084.84 km2 (418.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.2/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish. 89% of its population has Swedish as their native language,[3] making Hammarland one of the municipalities with the highest percentage of Swedish-speakers in Finland.

Märket, the westernmost point of Finland, is an exclave of Hammarland.[5]

The most significant main road of Hammarland is the Highway 1 between Mariehamn and Eckerö.

References

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