world.wikisort.org - Finland

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]}

Kumlinge
Municipality
Kumlinges kommun
Kumlinge Church
Coat of arms
Location of Kumlinge in Finland
Kumlinge Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′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)
• Rank	299th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	313
• Rank	307th largest in Finland
• Density	3.15/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Swedish	89.2% (official)
• Finnish	6.1%
• Others	4.7%
Population by age [4]
• 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

The municipality has a population of 313 (31 December 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 3.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.2/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.

Demographics

Island	Population
Kumlinge	318
Enklinge	87
Seglinge	51
Björkö	20
ther (e.g. in hospitals)	3

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.

References

External links

• Media related to Kumlinge at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Kumlinge – Official website
• Map of Kumlinge

На других языках

---

[de] Kumlinge

Kumlinge ist eine Gemeinde und ein Ort in der autonomen finnischen Provinz (finnisch: Lääni) Åland. Die Gemeinde liegt auf einer Gruppe von Inseln im Osten der Provinz zwischen den Gemeinden Sottunga im Südwesten und Brändö im Nordosten. Die Bevölkerung lebt auf den vier Inseln Kumlinge, Enklinge, Seglinge und Björkö. Kumlinge hat 307 Einwohner (Stand 31. Dezember 2020) und eine Fläche von 99,77 Quadratkilometern. Wie auf ganz Åland ist Schwedisch die offizielle Sprache. Die St.-Anna-Kirche von Kumlinge stammt aus dem Ende des 15. Jahrhunderts.

---

- [en] Kumlinge

---

[ru] Кумлинге

Кумлинге (швед. Kumlinge, фин. Kumlinge) — община в Финляндии, на Аландских островах. Включает в себя группу маленьких островков между главным островом Аланд и материковой Финляндией. Население составляет 363 человека (на 31 января 2012 года); занимает территорию 860,38 км², из которых 761,12 км² заняты водой[3]. Плотность населения — 3,67 чел/км².

---

---