Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 952 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 752.67 square kilometres (290.61 sq mi) of which 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.9/sq mi).
Eckerö | |
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Municipality | |
| Eckerö kommun | |
      Eckerö | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eckerö in Finland | |
  Eckerö Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E / 60.217°N 19.550°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Åland Countryside sub-region |
| Government | |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 752.67 km2 (290.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 107.72 km2 (41.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 297th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 952 |
| • Rank | 296th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.84/km2 (22.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 86.8% (official) |
| • Finnish | 4.8% |
| • Others | 8.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.6% |
| • 65 or older | 26.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.eckero.ax |
The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 86.8% of the population are Swedish speakers. It is the westernmost municipality of Åland and Finland. The company Eckerö Linjen operates a ferry connection between Berghamn in Storby, Eckerö and Grisslehamn on Väddö, Norrtälje in Sweden.
The municipality has previously also been known as Ekkerö in Finnish documents,[5] but is today referred to as "Eckerö" also in Finnish.
Eckerö's most famous building is the Post and Customs house. It is the largest building that has been erected to aid the postal services between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The building was built during the Russian era in 1828. Architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ 707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo)
- ^ http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/[permanent dead link] Eckerö Post and Customs house
External links
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Media related to Eckerö at Wikimedia Commons
- Eckerö Municipality's official website
Eckerö travel guide from Wikivoyage- Eckerö Post and Customs house[permanent dead link]
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