Lumparland
Municipality in Åland, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lumparland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland.
Lumparland | |
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Municipality | |
| Lumparlands kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lumparland in Finland | |
  Lumparland Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°07′N 020°15.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Åland Countryside sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mattias Jansryd |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 87.04 km2 (33.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.35 km2 (14.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 308th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 370 |
| • Rank | 306th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10.18/km2 (26.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 84.7% (official) |
| • Finnish | 6.8% |
| • Others | 8.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.8% |
| • 65 or older | 27.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.lumparland.ax |
The municipality has a population of 370 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 87.04 square kilometres (33.61 sq mi) of which 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
The main village is Klemetsby, where there is a bank, a church, a post office and a school. Klemetsby is 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from Mariehamn along the Highway 3. The ferry port of Långnäs is situated in the eastern part of Lumparland.
Lumparland was the last municipality in Finland to establish its own website which happened in 2004.
The municipality has previously also been known as "'Lumparlanti" in some Finnish documents,[4] but is today referred to as "Lumparland" also in Finnish.
Lumparland borders the eastern edge of a billion-year-old nine-kilometer wide water filled impact crater, Lumparn, which is devoid of islands.
Lumpokasen (60.7 m or 199 ft) is the highest point in the municipality.
Agriculture and tourism are the most important lines of business in Lumparland.
The Church of Lumparland, dedicated to St. Andrew, is the oldest surviving wooden church in Åland, dating back to the 1720s. Inside the church, the altar painting is the work of Victor Westerholm. There is also a miniature ship from 1836 inside the church.[citation needed]
- Robert Helenius (born 1984), a professional boxer[citation needed]
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