Eckerö
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| Eckerö kommun | ||
Eckerö Church in July 2004
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 Location of Eckerö in Finland |
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 Eckerö
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| Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E / 60.217°N 19.550°ECoordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E / 60.217°N 19.550°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Åland | |
| Sub-region | Åland Countryside sub-region | |
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| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 107.72 km2 (41.59 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 107.69 km2 (41.58 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 297th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 932 | |
| • Rank | 302nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.65/km2 (22.4/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Swedish | 90% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 6% | |
| • Others | 4% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 20.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 18% | |
| Website | www.eckero.ax | |
Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 932 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 107.72 square kilometres (41.59 sq mi) of which 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 90% of the population are Swedish speakers. It is the westernmost municipality of Åland and Finland. The company Eckerö Linjen operates a ferry connection between Berghamn in Storby, Eckerö and Grisslehamn on Väddö, Norrtälje in Sweden.
The municipality has previously also been known as Ekkerö in Finnish documents, but is today referred to as "Eckerö" also in Finnish.
Eckerö's most famous building is the Post and Customs house. It is the largest and most impressive building that has been erected to aid the postal services between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The building was built during the Russian times in 1828 and architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.
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