Vårdö

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Vårdö
Municipality
Vårdös kommun
Coat of arms of Vårdö
Coat of arms
Location of Vårdö in Finland
Location of Vårdö in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Åland Archipelago sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Magnus Sandberg
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 572.66 km2 (221.11 sq mi)
 • Land 101.50 km2 (39.19 sq mi)
 • Water 471.16 km2 (181.92 sq mi)
Area rank 208th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 433
 • Rank 332nd largest in Finland
 • Density 4.27/km2 (11.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 91.8% (official)
 • Finnish 4%
 • Others 4.2%
Population by age[4]
 • 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[5] 17.5%
Website www.vardo.ax
Vårdö church and cemetery

Vårdö is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.

The municipality has a population of 433 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 572.66 square kilometres (221.11 sq mi) of which 471.16 km2 (181.92 sq mi) is water.[1] 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.

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

Boathouses in Vårdö


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