Föglö
Föglö is a group of islands and municipality in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
Föglö | |
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Municipality | |
| Föglö kommun | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Föglö in Finland | |
Föglö Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°01′50″N 020°23′15″E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Niklas Eriksson |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,869.07 km2 (721.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 134.77 km2 (52.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,734.24 km2 (669.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 286th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 509 |
| • Rank | 302nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.78/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 83.3% (official) |
| • Finnish | 2.6% |
| • Others | 14.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.8% |
| • 65 or older | 31.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.foglo.ax |
The municipality has a population of 509 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,869.07 square kilometres (721.65 sq mi) of which 1,734.24 km2 (669.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish, yet in the last decade there has been some immigration from Estonia and Latvia due to the need of employees at the fish farms, the main industry in Föglö. The municipality is connected only by ferries to Lumparland which has a road connection to Mariehamn, and by ferries to mainland Finland.
Erik Adolf von Willebrand discovered von Willebrand disease of the blood by observing a family in Föglö.