Lemland

Lemland
Municipality
Lemlands kommun
The medieval parish church in Lemland.
The medieval parish church in Lemland.
Coat of arms of Lemland
Location of Lemland in Finland
Location of Lemland in Finland
Lemland is located in Åland
Lemland
Lemland
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E / 60.0700°N 20.0867°E / 60.0700; 20.0867
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerMikael Smeds
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total965.30 km2 (372.70 sq mi)
 • Land113.21 km2 (43.71 sq mi)
 • Water852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi)
 • Rank293rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,127
 • Rank250th largest in Finland
 • Density18.79/km2 (48.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish91.3% (official)
 • Finnish3.4%
 • Others5.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1420.6%
 • 15 to 6461.2%
 • 65 or older18.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.lemland.ax

Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.

The municipality has a population of 2,127 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 965.30 square kilometres (372.70 sq mi) of which 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

The Lemström channel divides Lemland from its neighboring municipality, Jomala. It was widened by Russian POWs in 1882.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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