Lemland

Lemland
Municipality
Lemlands kommun
The medieval parish church in Lemland.
Coat of arms
Location of Lemland in Finland
Lemland Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E
Country	Finland
Region	Åland
Sub-region	Åland Countryside sub-region
Government
• Municipal manager	Mikael Smeds
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	965.30 km^2 (372.70 sq mi)
• Land	113.21 km^2 (43.71 sq mi)
• Water	852.23 km^2 (329.05 sq mi)
• Rank	293rd largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,127
• Rank	250th largest in Finland
• Density	18.79/km^2 (48.7/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Swedish	91.3% (official)
• Finnish	3.4%
• Others	5.4%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	20.6%
• 15 to 64	61.2%
• 65 or older	18.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.lemland.ax

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

The municipality has a population of 2,127 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 965.30 square kilometres (372.70 sq mi) of which 852.23 km² (329.05 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 18.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.7/sq mi).

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[5]

Gallery

• 
  St. Olof's Chapel in Lemland.
• 
  The Lemström Canal.
• 
  The Rödhamn Harbour.
• 
  The Lågskär Lighthouse.
• 
  The observation tower of Herrö.

Climate

Lemland has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with oceanic (Cfb) influence

Climate data for Lemland Nyhamn (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959- present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8.5 (47.3)	7.8 (46.0)	11.1 (52.0)	16.4 (61.5)	23.5 (74.3)	26.5 (79.7)	28.7 (83.7)	26.9 (80.4)	21.4 (70.5)	16.4 (61.5)	12.7 (54.9)	9.3 (48.7)	28.7 (83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	−1.1 (30.0)	0.4 (32.7)	3.2 (37.8)	7.7 (45.9)	12.4 (54.3)	16.7 (62.1)	16.9 (62.4)	13.1 (55.6)	8.3 (46.9)	4.6 (40.3)	2.1 (35.8)	7.0 (44.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−29.2 (−20.6)	−24.9 (−12.8)	−17.3 (0.9)	−12.8 (9.0)	−1.2 (29.8)	2.2 (36.0)	6.4 (43.5)	4.0 (39.2)	2.0 (35.6)	−3.0 (26.6)	−8.5 (16.7)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−29.2 (−20.6)
Source 1: FMI climatological normals for Finland 1991-2020[6]
Source 2: Record highs and lows 1959- present[7]

References

1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
3. "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.
4. "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
5. Torsten Hellberg (ed): Åland – mer än öar, p.19. Stockholm 2001.
6. "FMI normals 1991-2020". fmi.fi. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
7. "FMI open data". FMI. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Lemland at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Lemland – Official website