Eckerö

Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 940 (26 October 2023)[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 8.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.6/sq mi).

Not to be confused with Ekerö.
Eckerö
Municipality
Eckerö kommun
Eckerö
Coat of arms of Eckerö
Coat of arms
Location of Eckerö in Finland
Location of Eckerö in Finland
Eckerö is located in Åland
Eckerö
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
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total940
 • Rank298th largest in Finland
 • Density8.73/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish87.5% (official)
 • Finnish4.9%
 • Others7.6%
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)
Websitewww.eckero.ax

The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 87.5% 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,[5] 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.[6]

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 statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  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. 707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo)
  6. http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/%5B%5D Eckerö Post and Customs house

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