Vårdö
| Vårdö | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Vårdös kommun | ||
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 Location of Vårdö in Finland |
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 Vårdö
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| Coordinates: 60°14.5′N 020°22.5′E / 60.2417°N 20.3750°ECoordinates: 60°14.5′N 020°22.5′E / 60.2417°N 20.3750°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Åland | |
| Sub-region | Åland Archipelago sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Magnus Sandberg | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 101.50 km2 (39.19 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 471.16 km2 (181.92 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 298th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 433 | |
| • Rank | 309th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.27/km2 (11.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Swedish | 91.8% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 4% | |
| • Others | 4.2% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 23.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 17.5% | |
| Website | www.vardo.ax | |
Vårdö is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
The municipality has a population of 433 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 101.73 square kilometres (39.28 sq mi) of which 471.16 km2 (181.92 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
Two notable Finnish authors, Sally Salminen and Anni Blomqvist, were born in Vårdö. Blomqvist spent her whole life on the small Vårdö island of Simskäla.
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