Lemland

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

Lemland
Municipality
Lemlands kommun
The medieval parish church in Lemland.
The medieval parish church in Lemland.
Coat of arms of Lemland
Coat of arms
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
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerMikael Smeds
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total965.30 km2 (372.70 sq mi)
 • Land113.08 km2 (43.66 sq mi)
 • Water852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi)
 • Rank293rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total2,130
 • Rank255th largest in Finland
 • Density18.84/km2 (48.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish93.2% (official)
 • Finnish4.4%
 • Others2.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 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

The municipality has a population of 2,130 (28 February 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 18.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.8/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.

History

The church in Lemland was built in the 13th century and has wall paintings from the 14th century. The church is dedicated to Bridget of Sweden.

During the Finnish War in 1808 the Swedish king Gustav IV Adolf had his headquarters in the Lemland parsonage.[5]

  • St. Olof's Chapel in Lemland.
    St. Olof's Chapel in Lemland.
  • The Lemström Canal.
    The Lemström Canal.
  • The Rödhamn Harbour.
    The Rödhamn Harbour.
  • The Lågskär Lighthouse.
    The Lågskär Lighthouse.
  • The observation tower of Herrö.
    The observation tower of Herrö.

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  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. Torsten Hellberg (ed): Åland – mer än öar, p.19. Stockholm 2001.

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