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This article is about the municipality in Åland. Brändö is also the Swedish name for Kulosaari, a district of Helsinki.

Brändö

— Municipality —

Brändö kommun

Coat of arms

Location of Brändö in Finland

Coordinates: 60°24.7′N 021°02.7′E / 60.4117°N 21.045°ECoordinates: 60°24.7′N 021°02.7′E / 60.4117°N 21.045°E

Åland

Åland

Archipelago sub-region

Government

- Municipal manager

John Wrede

Area (2009-01-01)^[1]

- Total

1,648.51 km² (636.5 sq mi)

- Land

108.07 km² (41.7 sq mi)

- Water

1,540.44 km² (594.8 sq mi)

Area rank

58th largest in Finland

Population (2009-06-30)^[2]

- Total

515

- Density

4.77/km² (12.4/sq mi)

Population rank

342nd largest in Finland

Population by native language ^[3]

- Swedish

84.6% (official)

- Finnish

11.8%

- Others

3.7%

Population by age ^[4]

- 0 to 14

17.7%

- 15 to 64

64.3%

- 65 or older

18%

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Municipal tax rate^[5]

17%

Website

www.brando.ax

Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 515 (30 June 2009)^[2] and covers an area of 1,648.51 square kilometres (636.49 sq mi) of which 1,540.44 km² (594.77 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 4.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.4 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 84.6% of the population are Swedish speakers.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.

External links

Media related to Brändö at Wikimedia Commons
Municipality of Brändö – Official website
Map of Brändö

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