| Coordinates | 60°13′N 019°44′E |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Countryside |
| Municipal manager | Kurt Carlsson |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+02:00) |
| Time zone (DST) | EEST (UTC+03:00) |
Hammarland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. Its entire population of people () speak Swedish, with 90% having it as their first language (31 December 2008). Hammarland is known for its historic church, considered one of the mother churches of Åland.
Geography
Hammarland has a total area of km2, of which km2 is water and only km2 is land.[1] Märket, the westernmost point of Finland, is an exclave of Hammarland.[2]
Demographics
The municipality has a population of (), with a population density of PD/km2.[3]
The municipality is unilingually Swedish. As of 31 December 2008, of its population spoke Swedish as their first language, making Hammarland one of the municipalities with the highest percentage of Swedish speakers in Finland.[4]
Church
The Hammarland Church is a historic building located on an old postal road in the municipality's north, near a small lake connected to a bay and the sea. It is consecrated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria and is considered one of the mother churches of Åland.[5]
Constructed from local red granite, known as rapakivi, the church features a stepped skyline composed of three distinct levels.[5] The highest point is a pyramidal tower built against the western section of the nave's southern wall. The nave itself forms the second-highest structure, while the lowest part is a narrowing chancel to the east, constructed against the nave's original eastern wall.[5] There are small stones in the nave, with larger granite slabs framing the corners. A simple stepped socle runs along the base of the nave, except for a short stretch on the southern side. The church is characterised by large, roughly hewn windows, and the south façade of the nave shows clear evidence of later modifications.[5]
Transportation
The main road of Hammarland is Highway 1 between Mariehamn and Eckerö.[6]
References
- ^ total_area
- ^ "Citizen's Map Site – National Land Survey of Finland". Archived 11 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ population_count
- ^ "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. Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Hammarland Church". Kyrkor.ax. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Jomala Kommun – Kommunöversikt" [Jomala Municipality – Municipality Overview] (in Swedish). Jomala Municipality. Retrieved 29 May 2025.