Föglö is a group of islands and municipality in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
Föglö | |
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Municipality | |
| Föglö kommun | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Föglö in Finland | |
  Föglö Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°01′50″N 020°23′15″E / 60.03056°N 20.38750°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Niklas Eriksson |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,869.07 km2 (721.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 134.77 km2 (52.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,734.24 km2 (669.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 286th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 508 |
| • Rank | 303rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.77/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 82.3% (official) |
| • Finnish | 3.1% |
| • Others | 14.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.8% |
| • 65 or older | 31.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.foglo.ax |
The municipality has a population of 508 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,869.07 square kilometres (721.65 sq mi) of which 1,734.24 km2 (669.59 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish, yet in the last decade[needs update] there has been some immigration from Estonia and Latvia due to the need of employees at the fish farms, the main industry in Föglö. The municipality is connected only by ferries to Lumparland which has a road connection to Mariehamn, and by ferries to mainland Finland.
Erik Adolf von Willebrand discovered von Willebrand disease of the blood by observing a family in Föglö.
See also
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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 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 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.
External links
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