Lumparland

	Lumparland Lumparland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland. 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 main village is Klemetsby, where there is a bank, a church, a post office and a school. Klemetsby is 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, but is today referred to as "Lumparland" also in Finnish. Geography Lumparland borders the eastern edge of a billion-year-old nine-kilometer wide water filled impact crater, Lumparn, which is devoid of islands. Lumpokasen () is the highest point in the municipality. Historic populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,541), constituting 0.51% of Finland's 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. It comprises Fasta Åland, on which 90% of the population resides, and about 6,500 Skerry, skerries and islands to its east, of which 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's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Municipalities Of Åland The autonomous region of Åland is divided into 16 municipalities (), grouped 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 Parliament of Åland (''Ålands lagting'') is the unicameral legislature of Åland, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The Lagting has 30 members who make laws for Åland and oversee its government. Committees Most parli ... References External links Ålands statistik- och utredningsbyrå (ÅSUB) Aland Åland-related lists {{Åland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åland Islands Highway 3 Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,541), constituting 0.51% of Finland's 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. It comprises Fasta Åland, on which 90% of the population resides, and about 6,500 Skerry, skerries and islands to its east, of which 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's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Håkan Skogsjö Lars Håkan Skogsjö (born 11 November 1958, in Mölndal, Sweden) is a Swedish-Ålandic journalist and author and a veteran in the Swedish genealogy movement. He lives since 1989 permanently in Mariehamn, Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. Education and career Education Skogsjö studied Nordic languages at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 1983–1984, and attended the School of Journalism in Gothenburg 1985–1987. Career as journalist and book publisher * Journalist at Radio Åland (1986–1989) * Journalist at the Nya Åland newspaper (1989–1994). * Vice president of the ''Ålands journalister'' trade union (in the early 1990s) * Freelance journalist and author focusing on historical topics (since 1994). * Board member of Nya Ålands tidningsaktiebolag (from 2002 up to around 2017) * Graphic designer and book publisher with his own publishing house (SkogsjöMedia) (since 1994) * Board member of the Swedish company Arkiv Digital (since 2013). Engag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Countryside (Åland) Countryside is a subdivision of Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ... and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009. Municipalities References Sub-regions of Finland Geography of Åland {{Aland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jomala Jomala is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. In terms of population, it is the next largest after Mariehamn, the capital of Åland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish. Mariehamn Airport is located in Jomala. Three of Åland's four highways cross the municipality of Jomala as they start from Mariehamn; highway 1 runs west to Eckerö, highway 2 northeast to Sund and highway 3 east to Lumparland. History "Jomala" is the name of a god common to many Finno-Ugric peoples. Jumala is Finnish for god and Jomala is one of the sites where the Christian church organized itself in Finland. Other versions of the name that have occurred are Jwmala in 1356, Jomalum in 1414, Jomala in 1486 and Jwmala in 1494. One of oldest churches in Finland stands here as testament to these times. Jomala was inhabited around 2000 BC with Jettböle being one ... [...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. Håkan Skogsjö has documented the permanently residing population of Föglö from the 17th century to the present, covering the history of the municipality as a whole, its individual hamlets, down to each original farmstead A farmstead refers to the buildings and service areas associated with a farm. It consists of a house belonging to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Långnäs Långnäs is a port in Lumparland on the eastern mainland of Åland, about 30 km over the road away from Åland's capital Mariehamn. Road ferries to Kumlinge (Snäckö) and Galtby via Föglö (Överö) and Kökar start here. Långnäs is an alternative to Åland's main passenger harbour, the Western Harbour in Mariehamn, for ferries between Finland and Sweden. Ferry traffic Långnäs has two Ålandstrafiken ferry connections. The southern line goes to Galtby (with a connection to mainland Finland) via Överö, Sottunga, Husö, Kyrkogårdsö and Kökar. The other line goes to Snackö in Kumlinge via Överö and Sottunga. The shipping company Ab Lillgaard has connections between Långnäs and Naantali via the ferry . The ferry companies Viking Line and Silja Line use Långnäs as an alternative to Mariehamn as a night-time stop on the Stockholm—Turku route. The ferry operator Finnlines has a connection from Naantali to Kapellskär via Långnäs. In 1999, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lumparn Lumparn (fi. ''Lumpari'') is a large bay devoid of islands in the Fasta Åland, main island of Åland, Finland, bordered by Sund, Åland, Sund to the north, Lumparland to the east, Lemland to the south and Jomala to the west. Description Most of the bay fills a nine kilometer wide impact structure. The structure is estimated to be about 1000 million years old (Proterozoic). The depression was originally believed to be a rift. Extraterrestrial origin was first proposed in 1979, but not until 1993 was the impact structure finally confirmed. Long shatter cones have been discovered in the southwestern part of the bay. The remains of the crater are filled with sediments. Between Pleistocene sediments and crushed rapakivi granite bedrock there is a layer of Paleozoic (Ordovician) limestones. This makes Lumparn one of the few places in Finland where fossils have been found. The bay has also previously been referred to as ''Lumpari'' in some Finnish language, Finnish documents, though th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sund, Åland Sund is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Åland. It is an Autonomous area, autonomous territory of Finland, and one of the official 27 national landscapes of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is Unilingual, unilingually Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking with around 88.41% of the residents of Sund speaking the Swedish language as their First language, mother tongue. Only 4.40% of the residents of Sund speak the Finnish language as their mother tongue. Sund is the third most Swedish-speaking municipality within Finland. The old Medieval post route from Stockholm, Sweden to Turku, Finland passes through Sund. History Sund was not populated by humans until the Bronze Age, however a permanent Human settlement, settlement was only first established in the 5th century by the Swedes (tribe), Swedes. It is suspected that there may have been a partial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lemland Lemland is a 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 . The municipality is unilingually Swedish. The Lemström channel divides Lemland from its neighboring municipality, Jomala. It was widened by Russian POWs in 1882. History The church in Lemland was built in the 13th century and has wall paintings from the 14th century. The church is dedicated to Bridget of Sweden. During the Finnish War in 1808 the Swedish king Gustav IV Adolf had his headquarters in the Lemland parsonage. Håkan Skogsjö has documented the permanently residing population of Lemland from the 17th century to the present, covering the history of the municipality as a whole, its individual hamlets, down to each original farmstead and the families who lived there. – Gallery Climate Lemland has a humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... is of land. The municipality is unilingually Swedish. Håkan Skogsjö has documented the permanently residing population of Vårdö from the 17th century to the present, covering the history of the municipality as a whole, its individual hamlets, down to each original farmstead and the families who lived there. Two notable Finnish authors, Sally Salminen and Anni Blomqvist, were born in Vårdö. Blomqvist lived her whole life on the Vårdö island of Simskäla. The word "vårdö" means "the guardian island". On the highest mountain of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]