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Eckerö
Municipality
Eckerö kommun
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Eckerö
Coat of arms of Eckerö
Coat of arms
Location of Eckerö in Finland
Location of Eckerö in Finland
Eckerö is located in Åland
Eckerö
Eckerö
Location in Åland
Country  Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Åland Countryside sub-region
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 752.67 km2 (290.61 sq mi)
 • Land 107.72 km2 (41.59 sq mi)
 • Water 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi)
Area rank 297th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 942
 • Rank 298th largest in Finland
 • Density 8.74/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish 86.8% (official)
 • Finnish 4.8%
 • Others 8.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 14%
 • 15 to 64 59.6%
 • 65 or older 26.4%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website www.eckero.ax

Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 942 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 752.67 square kilometres (290.61 sq mi) of which 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 86.8% of the population are Swedish speakers. It is the westernmost municipality of Åland and Finland. The company Eckerö Linjen operates a ferry connection between Berghamn in Storby, Eckerö and Grisslehamn on Väddö, Norrtälje in Sweden.

The municipality has previously also been known as Ekkerö in Finnish documents, but is today referred to as "Eckerö" also in Finnish.

Eckerö's most famous building is the Post and Customs house. It is the largest building that has been erected to aid the postal services between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The building was built during the Russian era in 1828. Architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.

Victor Westerholm - Eckerö Post Quay
Eckerö Post Quay by Victor Westerholm in 1885
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