Eckerö

Not to be confused with Ekerö.

Municipality in Åland, Finland

Eckerö

Municipality

Eckerö kommun

Eckerö

Coat of arms

Location of Eckerö in Finland

Eckerö

Location in Åland

Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E﻿ / ﻿60.217°N 19.550°E﻿ / 60.217; 19.550
Country|  Finland
Region| Åland
Sub-region| Countryside
Government

Area

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 752.67 km2 (290.61 sq mi)
• Land| 107.72 km2 (41.59 sq mi)
• Water| 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi)
• Rank| 297th largest in Finland
Population

(2024-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 957
• Rank| 297th largest in Finland
• Density| 8.88/km2 (23.0/sq mi)
Population by native language

[2]

• Swedish| 86.8% (official)
• Finnish| 4.8%
• Others| 8.4%
Population by age

[3]

• 0 to 14| 14%
• 15 to 64| 59.6%
• 65 or older| 26.4%
Time zone| UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website| www.eckero.ax

Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 957 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 752.67 square kilometres (290.61 sq mi) of which 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 86.8% 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,[5] 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 building that has been erected to aid the postal services between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The building was built during the Russian era in 1828. Architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.[6]

Eckerö Post Quay by Victor Westerholm in 1885

## References

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1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
5. ^ 707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo)
6. ^ http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/[permanent dead link‍] Eckerö Post and Customs house

## External links

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Media related to Eckerö at Wikimedia Commons

* Eckerö Municipality's official website
* Eckerö travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Eckerö Post and Customs house[permanent dead link‍]

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