Eckerö
Eckerö | |
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Municipality | |
Eckerö kommun | |
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Eckerö Location in Åland | |
Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E / 60.217°N 19.550°ECoordinates: 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 | 107.69 km2 (41.58 sq mi) |
• Water | 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) |
Area rank | 297th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 950 |
• Rank | 298th largest in Finland |
• Density | 8.82/km2 (22.8/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Swedish | 90% (official) |
• Finnish | 6% |
• Others | 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) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% |
Website | www.eckero.ax |
Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 950 (31 March 2021)[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 8.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 90% 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,[6] 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 times in 1828. Architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.[7]
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.
- ^ 707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo)
- ^ http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/[permanent dead link] Eckerö Post and Customs house
External links[]
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]
- Municipalities of the Åland Islands
- Åland Islands stubs