Hammarland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
The municipality has a population of 1,637 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,224.17 square kilometres (472.65 sq mi) of which 1,084.84 km2 (418.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish. 90% of its population has Swedish as their native language,[5] making Hammarland one of the municipalities with the highest percentage of Swedish-speakers in Finland.
Märket, the westernmost point of Finland, is an exclave of Hammarland.[6]
The most significant main road of Hammarland is the Highway 1 between Mariehamn and Eckerö.
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Citizen's Map Site – National Land Survey of Finland
External links
Media related to Hammarland at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipal of Hammarland – Official website The official website of Hammarland]
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