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Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 934 (31 December 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 8.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.5/sq mi).

Not to be confused with Ekerö.
Eckerö
Municipality
Eckerö kommun
Eckerö
Coat of arms
Location of Eckerö in Finland
Eckerö
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E
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)
 • Rank297th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total934
 • Rank298th largest in Finland
 • Density8.67/km2 (22.5/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

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 era in 1828. Architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.[7]

Eckerö Post Quay by Victor Westerholm in 1885
Eckerö Post Quay by Victor Westerholm in 1885

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, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  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/%5B%5D Eckerö Post and Customs house


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На других языках

- [en] Eckerö

[ru] Эккерё

Эккерё (фин. Eckerö, швед. Eckerö) — остров в Балтийском море, расположенный на крайнем западе Аландских островов. Аналогичное название носит и коммуна, одна из 16 на Аландах. Население составляет 942 человека по состоянию на 30 июня 2010 г. 95 % населения говорит на шведском языке. Административным центром Эккерё является Стурбю. Соединён с главным островом архипелага автомобильным мостом.


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