Lemland
Lemland | |
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Municipality | |
| Lemlands kommun | |
The medieval parish church in Lemland. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lemland in Finland | |
Lemland Location in Åland | |
| 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 (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 2,143 |
| • Rank | 250th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 18.93/km2 (49.0/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 in 2025. The majority of Lemland's population speaks Swedish. 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.