Municipalities Of Åland

	Municipalities Of Åland The 16 municipalities () of Åland are divided into three sub-regions: Mariehamn, the countryside and the archipelago. __NOTOC__ :Population data as of: :Area data as of: See also * Politics of Åland Government of Åland Parliament of Åland The Lagting, or ''Lagtinget'', is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats, which makes for approximately one seat per 700 voters in 2022. Legislativ ... References External links The official ÅSUB website Aland Åland-related lists {{Åland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Municipalities Of Finland The municipalities ( fi, kunta; sv, kommun) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country. The entire country is incorporated into municipalities and legally, all municipalities are equal, although certain municipalities are called cities or towns ( fi, kaupunki; sv, stad). Municipalities have the right to levy a flat percentual income tax, which is between 16 and 22 percent, and they provide two thirds of public services. Municipalities control many community services, such as schools, health care and the water supply, and local streets. They do not maintain highways, set laws or keep police forces, which are responsibilities of the central government. Government Municipalities have council-manager government: they are governed by an elected council (, ), which is legally autonomous and answers only to the voters. The size of the council is proportional to the population, the extremes bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vårdö Vårdö is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is of land. The municipality is unilingually Swedish. Two notable Finnish authors, Sally Salminen and Anni Blomqvist Anni Viktoria Blomqvist (7 October 1909 – 26 June 1990), née ''Karlsson'', was a Finland-Swedish novelist. The word "vårdö" means "the guardian island". On the highest mountain of Vårdö people used to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Municipalities Of Åland The 16 municipalities () of Åland are divided into three sub-regions: Mariehamn, the countryside and the archipelago. __NOTOC__ :Population data as of: :Area data as of: See also * Politics of Åland Government of Åland Parliament of Åland The Lagting, or ''Lagtinget'', is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats, which makes for approximately one seat per 700 voters in 2022. Legislativ ... References External links The official ÅSUB website Aland Åland-related lists {{Åland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Parliament Of Åland The Lagting, or ''Lagtinget'', is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats, which makes for approximately one seat per 700 voters in 2022. Legislative work is carried out in three standing committees: * Committee on Legal Affairs and Culture * Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs * Committee on Social Affairs and the Local Environment Electoral system The 30 members of the Parliament of Åland are elected every four years by proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. The age limit for voting rights is 18 years, in addition to which Åland's right to vote in the home region is a prerequisite for the stand for election. Latest election 1979–2019 Election table See also Government of Åland List of speakers of the Parliament of Åland Municipalities of Åland Politics of Åland Parliament of Finland Government of Finland * Åland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Government Of Åland The ''Landskapsregering'' is the government of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. The government is led by a Lantråd, the premier of Åland, who is elected by the '' Lagting'', the parliament of Åland. List of Premiers of Åland (since 1922) Government Government member parties since 2019: Åland Centre Party, Moderate Coalition for Åland, Non-aligned Coalition and the Sustainable Initiative. 2015 to 2019 Government member parties: Liberals for Åland (Lib), Åland Social Democrats (S) and Moderate Coalition for Åland (M): :Premier: :Katrin Sjögren (Lib) :Deputy Premier, Minister of Industry, Trade and Environment: :Camilla Gunell (S) :Minister for Finance: :* Mats Perämaa (Lib) :Minister of Education and Culture: :* Tony Asumaa (Lib) :Minister of Administration and EU-affairs: :* Nina Fellman (S) :Minister of Health and Social Affairs: :* Wille Valve (M) :Minister of Communications and Infrastructure: :* Mika Nordberg (M) 2011 to 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Politics Of Åland Politics of the Åland Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland, whereby the Lantråd is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The Åland Islands are governed according to the Act on Åland Autonomy and international treaties, which guarantees autonomy and demilitarized status. The Government of Åland, or ''Landskapsregering'', is dependent on the Parliament of Åland, or ''Lagting'', according to the principles of parliamentarism. In 1634, Åland was made part of the Åbo and Björneborg County as a part of the grand administrative reforms initiated by count Axel Oxenstierna. The county became part of the Russian Empire within the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1809, when Sweden was forced to cede vast areas in the Napoleonic Wars. When Finland declared its independence in 1917, the newly established state inherited the Åland islands. During the Civil War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kökar Kökar () is an island municipality to the south-east of the Åland archipelago, Finland. It is also one of the municipalities of Åland. It is reachable by boat from Långnäs on Åland or from Galtby with access to mainland Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish. The natural reserve of Östra Långskär is located there. Other notable islands include Kyrkogårdsö. Ulla-Lena Lundberg, a Finnish author, was born in Kökar in 1947. History Kökar was first inhabited over 3,000 years ago by seal hunters. A Franciscan monastery was founded in Hamnö in the 15th century. Today the monastery is in ruins. The church dedicated to St. Anne was built in 1784 in the place of the old monastery church. Sights The church of St. Anne was built in the site of the old monastery church during the reign of king Gustav III and is located on the island of Hamnö. It is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Geta, Åland Geta is a municipality in the northern part of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Its neighboring municipalities are Finström, Hammarland and Saltvik. The municipality is unilingually Swedish. See also * Åland Islands Highway 4 Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a populati ... References Notes External links Municipality of Geta– Official website Municipalities of Åland {{Åland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a population of 30,129, constituting 0.51% of its land area and 0.54% of its population. Its only official language is Swedish language, Swedish and the capital city is Mariehamn. Åland is situated in an archipelago, called the Åland Islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland. It comprises Fasta Åland on which 90% of the population resides and about 6,500 Skerry, skerries and islands to its east. Of Åland's thousands of islands, about 60–80 are inhabited. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Roslagen in Sweden by of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is Geographic contiguity, contiguous with the Archipelago Sea, Finnish archipelago. Åland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brändö Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. Characteristics of Brändö are the numerous assembly of islands and islets, most important of which are linked by bridges and causeways. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish and of the population are Swedish speakers. Geography Villages In 1967, Brändö had 12 legally recognized villages ''(henkikirjakylät)'': * Asterholma * Baggholma * Björnholma * Brändö * Fiskö * Hullberga * Jurmo * Korsö * Lappo * Porsskär * Torsholma * Åva Demographics In 2020, 8.9% of the population of Brändö was under the age of 15, 58.1% were aged 15 to 64, and 33.0% were over the age of 65. The average age was 52.2, over the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 43.8. Speakers of Swedish made up 71.7% of the population and speakers of Finnish made up 18.9%, while the share of speakers of foreign language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Föglö Föglö is a group of islands and municipality in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish, yet in the last decade there has been some immigration from Estonia and Latvia due to the need of employees at the fish farms, the main industry in Föglö. The municipality is connected only by ferries to Lumparland which has a road connection to Mariehamn, and by ferries to mainland Finland. Erik Adolf von Willebrand discovered von Willebrand disease of the blood by observing a family in Föglö. See also Föglö wreck The Föglö wreck (also known as "The Champagne Schooner") is a shipwreck of a 19th-century two-masted schooner (21.5 m long × 6.5 m broad) lying in the waters off Föglö near Åland in Finland. It became famous in the summer of 2010 as several b ... References External links The official website of Fögl� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]