Kumlinge | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Kumlinges kommun | |
 Kumlinge Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kumlinge in Finland | |
  Kumlinge Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Christian Dreyer |
| • Chairman of municipality council | Mats Perämaa |
| • Chairwoman of municipality executive board | Gun-Mari Lindholm |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 865.88 km2 (334.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 99.06 km2 (38.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 299th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 279 |
| • Rank | 307th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.82/km2 (7.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 84.8% (official) |
| • Finnish | 7.2% |
| • Others | 7.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.8% |
| • 65 or older | 38.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.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.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "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.