Brändö
Brändö | |
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Municipality | |
Brändö kommun | |
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![]() Location of Brändö in Finland | |
![]() ![]() Brändö Location in Åland Islands | |
Coordinates: 60°24′42″N 21°2′42″E / 60.41167°N 21.04500°ECoordinates: 60°24′42″N 21°2′42″E / 60.41167°N 21.04500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Åland |
Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | John Wrede |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,643.21 km2 (634.45 sq mi) |
• Land | 108.07 km2 (41.73 sq mi) |
• Water | 1,540.41 km2 (594.76 sq mi) |
Area rank | 296th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 451 |
• Rank | 305th largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.17/km2 (10.8/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Swedish | 84.6% (official) |
• Finnish | 11.8% |
• Others | 3.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 8.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 58.1% |
• 65 or older | 33% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 17.75% |
Website | www.brando.ax |
Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. Characteristics of Brändö are the numerous assembly of islands and islets, most important of which are linked by bridges and causeways. The municipality has a population of 451 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,643.21 square kilometres (634.45 square miles) of which 1,540.41 km2 (594.76 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.17 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 84.6% of the population are Swedish speakers.
Geography[]
Villages[]
In 1967, Brändö had 12 legally recognized villages (henkikirjakylät):[6]
- Asterholma
- Baggholma
- Björnholma
- Brändö
- Fiskö
- Hullberga
- Jurmo
- Korsö
- Lappo
- Porsskär
- Torsholma
- Åva
Demographics[]
In 2020, 8.9% of the population of Brändö was under the age of 15, 58.1% were aged 15 to 64, and 33.0% were over the age of 65. The average age was 52.2, over the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 43.8. Speakers of Swedish made up 71.7% of the population and speakers of Finnish made up 18.9%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 9.4%. Foreign nationals made up 9.8% of the total population.[7] Brändö has no urban areas.[8]
The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Brändö from 1975-2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.
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Source: Statistics Finland[9] |
Economy[]
In 2018, 20.9% of the workforce of Brändö worked in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fishing), 11.5% in secondary production (e.g. manufacturing, construction and infrastructure), and 58.8% in services. In 2019, the unemployment rate was 1.0%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 36.2%.[10]
The five largest employers in Brändö in 2019 were as follows:[11]
- Brändö Lax Ab, 35 employees
- Municipality of Brändö, 32 employees
- Brändö Bygg Ab, 8 employees
- Brändö Andelshandel, 5 employees
- Brändö Fritidsservice Ab, 5 employees
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Korpela, Kalevi; Penttilä, Antero (1967). "Brändö". Suomenmaa: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos. 1: Ahlainen–Hausjärvi. Helsinki: WSOY.
- ^ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Degree of urbanisation by area, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area, 1972-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Municipal key figures 1987-2020 (with the 2021 regional division)". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 May 2021. (2018 and 2019)
- ^ "Kunnittainen toimipaikkatilasto" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Brändö at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Brändö – Official website
- Map of Brändö[permanent dead link]
- Municipalities of the Åland Islands
- Åland Islands stubs