Kumlinge

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."

Kumlinge
Municipality
Kumlinges kommun
Kumlinge Church
Kumlinge Church
Coat of arms of Kumlinge
Coat of arms
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
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)
 • Land99.26 km2 (38.32 sq mi)
 • Water761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi)
 • Rank299th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total301
 • Rank307th largest in Finland
 • Density3.03/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish89.2% (official)
 • Finnish6.1%
 • Others4.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1410.1%
 • 15 to 6451.8%
 • 65 or older38.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]18.5%
Websitewww.kumlinge.ax

The municipality has a population of 301 (28 February 2023)[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 3.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi).

89.2% of the population is Swedish-speaking, 6.1% is Finnish-speaking, and 4.7% speak other languages.[3]

The Kumlinge Airfield is situated on the main island.

History

The first visitors to Kumlinge were Vikings who stopped there during their voyages. The first permanent residents arrived in the 13th century. According to taxrolls from the 16th century there were about a dozen houses on the main island at the time, home to mostly farmers and fishermen. In the 20th century the population of Kumlinge slowly began to decline.

Demographics
Island Population
Kumlinge318
Enklinge87
Seglinge51
Björkö20
ther (e.g. in hospitals)3

Sights
A milepost in Kumlinge along the King's Road showing distances in versts to for example St Petersburg, Turku and Helsinki.

The church in the village is dedicated to St. Anne and dates from the 15th century. There are two farm museums in Kumlinge: Hermas museigård and Sjölunds gårdsmuseum. There is also a memorial stone in Fälberget which is dedicated to the war of 1808 when a Russian battalion was defeated in the village of Kumlinge. The old post route also goes through Kumlinge. There is also an old but still operational pharmacy on Kumlinge with its old inventory.

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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