Lemland
Lemland | |
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Municipality | |
| Lemlands kommun | |
The medieval parish church in Lemland. | |
Location of Lemland in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E / 60.0700°N 20.0867°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Countryside |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikael Smeds |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 965.30 km2 (372.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 113.21 km2 (43.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 293rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 2,133 |
| • Rank | 250th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 18.84/km2 (48.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 91% (official) |
| • Finnish | 3.4% |
| • Others | 5.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 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 | lemland.ax |
Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. Covering a land area of 113.21 km2 (43.71 sq mi), it had a population of 2,133 inhabitants in 2025. Majority of the population in the municipality speak Swedish language. The Lemström Canal, carved in 1882, separates Åland’s main island from the Lemland peninsula. Historically, the municipality has been an important maritime hub, given its strategic location in the Baltic Sea.