Eckerö

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Eckerö
Municipality
Eckerö kommun
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Eckerö
Coat of arms of Eckerö
Coat of arms
Location of Eckerö in Finland
Location of Eckerö in Finland
Eckerö is located in Åland
Eckerö
Eckerö
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E / 60.217°N 19.550°E / 60.217; 19.550Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E / 60.217°N 19.550°E / 60.217; 19.550
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Countryside sub-region
Government
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total752.67 km2 (290.61 sq mi)
 • Land107.69 km2 (41.58 sq mi)
 • Water644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi)
Area rank297th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total950
 • Rank298th largest in Finland
 • Density8.82/km2 (22.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish90% (official)
 • Finnish6%
 • Others4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414%
 • 15 to 6459.6%
 • 65 or older26.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19%
Websitewww.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]

Eckerö Post Quay by Victor Westerholm in 1885

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ 707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo)
  7. ^ http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/[permanent dead link] Eckerö Post and Customs house

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