Eckerö

Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 957 (31 January 2019)[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 8.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.0/sq mi).

Not to be confused with Ekerö.
Eckerö
Municipality
Eckerö kommun
Eckerö Church in July 2004
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)
Area rank297th largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total957
 • Rank302nd largest in Finland
 • Density8.89/km2 (23.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish90% (official)
 • Finnish6%
 • Others4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.3%
 • 15 to 6463.6%
 • 65 or older20.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]18%
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 and most impressive building that has been erected to aid the postal services between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The building was built during the Russian times in 1828 and architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.[7]

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. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. 707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo)
  7. http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/%5B%5D Eckerö Post and Customs house

Media related to Eckerö at Wikimedia Commons



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.