Kumlinge
Kumlinge | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Kumlinges kommun | |
 Kumlinge Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kumlinge in Finland | |
  Kumlinge Location in Åland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°ECoordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Christian Dreyer |
| • Chairman of municipality council | Mats Perämaa |
| • Chairwoman of municipality executive board | Gun-Mari Lindholm |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 865.88 km2 (334.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 99.26 km2 (38.32 sq mi) |
| • Water | 761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 299th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 307 |
| • Rank | 307th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.09/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 89.2% (official) |
| • Finnish | 6.1% |
| • Others | 4.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.8% |
| • 65 or older | 38.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% |
| Website | www.kumlinge.ax |
Kumlinge is a municipality consisting of a group of islands in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. Kumlinge, which is also the name of the largest island in the group, means "rocky passage."[citation needed]
The municipality has a population of 307 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 865.88 square kilometres (334.32 sq mi) of which 761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.09 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi).
89.2% of the population is Swedish-speaking, 6.1% is Finnish-speaking, and 4.7% speak other languages.[3]
The Kumlinge Airfield is situated on the main island.
History[]
The first visitors to Kumlinge were Vikings who stopped there during their voyages. The first permanent residents arrived in the 13th century. According to taxrolls from the 16th century there were about a dozen houses on the main island at the time, home to mostly farmers and fishermen. In the 20th century the population of Kumlinge slowly began to decline.
Sights[]
The church in the village is dedicated to St. Anne and dates from the 15th century. There are two farm museums in Kumlinge: Hermas museigård and Sjölunds gårdsmuseum. There is also a memorial stone in Fälberget which is dedicated to the war of 1808 when a Russian battalion was defeated in the village of Kumlinge. The old post route also goes through Kumlinge. There is also an old but still operational pharmacy on Kumlinge with its old inventory.
Geocaching[]
There is a growing number of geocaches on Kumlinge that take you to extraordinary places all over the island.[clarification needed]
Demographics[]
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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
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