Föglö

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Föglö
Municipality
Föglö kommun
Föglö Church
Föglö Church
Coat of airms o Föglö
Coat airms
Location of Föglö in Finland
Location of Föglö in Finland
Föglö is located in Åland
Föglö
Föglö
Location in Åland Islands
Coordinates: 60°01′50″N 020°23′15″E / 60.03056°N 20.38750°E / 60.03056; 20.38750Coordinates: 60°01′50″N 020°23′15″E / 60.03056°N 20.38750°E / 60.03056; 20.38750
Kintra Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionArchipelago sub-region
Govrenment
 • Municipal managerNiklas Eriksson
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1869.07 km2 (721.65 sq mi)
 • Laund134.78 km2 (52.04 sq mi)
 • Water1734.24 km2 (669.59 sq mi)
Area rank286t lairgest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total502
 • Rank302nt lairgest in Finland
 • Density3.72/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
 • Swedish90.6% (offeecial)
 • Finnish3.1%
 • Ithers6.3%
Population by age
 • 0 tae 1414.9%
 • 15 tae 6460.1%
 • 65 or aulder25%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.foglo.ax

Föglö is an island municipality o Åland, an autonomous territory o Finland.

The municipality haes a population o 502 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 1,869.07 square kilometre (721.65 sq mi) o which 1,734.24 km2 (669.59 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 3.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swadish, yet in the last decade thare haes been some immigration frae Estonie an Latvie due tae the need o employees at the fish ferms, the main industrie in Föglö. The municipality is connectit anerlie bi ferries tae Lumparland which haes road connection tae Mariehamn, an bi ferries tae Kumlinge whaur thare is a ferry to mainland Finland. Thare are plans tae build a road tunnel tae Lemland, likely tae be opened aroond 2015.

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  1. a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
  2. a b "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 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 Mairch 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 Apryle 2009.
  5. a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.

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