Finström
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| Province | Åland | ||||
| Region | Åland | ||||
| Sub-region | countryside | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
127.99km² 121.38km² 389th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
2,399 (2004) 19.8 inh./km² + 1.2% 325th |
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| Urbanisation | 41.0% | ||||
| Unemployment | 1.7% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Katarina Sundberg | ||||
| Home page | http://www.finstrom.aland.fi/ | ||||
Finström is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
The municipality has a population of 2,399 and covers an area of 127.99 km² of which 6.61 km² is water. The population density is 19.8 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
Godby is the second biggest built-up area in Åland after Mariehamn with 900 inhabitants.
[edit] History
Finström was widely inhabited in the Viking era. The church of St. Michael is one of the oldest in Åland; the oldest parts date from the 12th century. Grelsby kungsgård was the place where king Gustavus Vasa stayed with his entourage of 312 persons for a few days in the spring of 1556. King Gustaf IV Adolf also stayed there for six weeks in the summer of 1808 prior to the loss of Finland to Russia.
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