Kumlinge

Kumlinge
Municipality
Kumlinges kommun
Kumlinge Church
Kumlinge Church
Coat of arms of Kumlinge
Location of Kumlinge in Finland
Location of Kumlinge in Finland
Kumlinge is located in Åland
Kumlinge
Kumlinge
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°E / 60.2583; 20.7783
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionArchipelago sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerChristian Dreyer
 • Chairman of municipality councilMats Perämaa
 • Chairwoman of municipality executive boardGun-Mari Lindholm
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total865.88 km2 (334.32 sq mi)
 • Land99.06 km2 (38.25 sq mi)
 • Water761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi)
 • Rank299th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total279
 • Rank307th largest in Finland
 • Density2.82/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish84.8% (official)
 • Finnish7.2%
 • Others7.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1410.1%
 • 15 to 6451.8%
 • 65 or older38.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kumlinge.ax

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]

The municipality has a population of 279 (31 August 2024)[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 2.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi).

84.8% of the population is Swedish-speaking, 7.2% is Finnish-speaking, and 7.9% speak other languages.[5]

The Kumlinge Airfield is situated on the main island.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "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.