Lemland

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Lemland
Municipality
Lemlands kommun
The medieval parish church in Lemland.
The medieval parish church in Lemland.
Coat of arms of Lemland
Coat of arms
Location of Lemland in Finland
Location of Lemland in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Åland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Mikael Smeds
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 965.31 km2 (372.71 sq mi)
 • Land 113.08 km2 (43.66 sq mi)
 • Water 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi)
Area rank 111th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 1,991
 • Rank 299th largest in Finland
 • Density 17.61/km2 (45.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 93.2% (official)
 • Finnish 4.4%
 • Others 2.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 21.9%
 • 15 to 64 64.3%
 • 65 or older 13.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 16.5%
Website www.lemland.ax

Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.

The municipality has a population of 1,991 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 965.31 square kilometres (372.71 sq mi) of which 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (45.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

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.[6]

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  6. Torsten Hellberg (ed): Åland – mer än öar, p.19. Stockholm 2001.