Brändö

Introduction

This article is about the municipality in Åland. For the district of Helsinki, see Kulosaari. Municipality in Åland, FinlandBrändöMunicipalityBrändö kommun Coat of armsLocation of Brändö in FinlandBrändöLocation in ÅlandCoordinates: 60°24′42″N 21°2′42″E / 60.41167°N 21.04500°E / 60.41167; 21.04500Country FinlandRegionÅlandSub-regionArchipelagoCharter1866Government • Municipal managerJohn WredeArea (2018-01-01) • Total1,643.21 km2 (634.45 sq mi) • Land108.18 km2 (41.77 sq mi) • Water1,540.41 km2 (594.76 sq mi) • Rank296th largest in FinlandPopulation (2025-12-31) • Total430 • Rank304th largest in Finland • Density3.97/km2 (10.3/sq mi)Population by native language • Swedish72.6% (official) • Finnish19.3% • Others8.1%Population by age • 0 to 148.9% • 15 to 6458.1% • 65 or older33%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)Websitewww.brando.ax/english/ Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. Characteristics of Brändö are the numerous assembly of islands and islets, most important of which are linked by bridges and causeways. The municipality has a population of 430 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,643.21 square kilometres (634.45 square miles) of which 1,540.41 km2 (594.76 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 72.6% of the population are Swedish speakers.

Geography

[edit] Villages[edit] In 1967, Brändö had 12 legally recognized villages (henkikirjakylät): Asterholma Baggholma Björnholma Brändö Fiskö Hullberga Jurmo Korsö Lappo Porsskär Torsholma Åva

Demographics

[edit] In 2020, 8.9% of the population of Brändö was under the age of 15, 58.1% were aged 15 to 64, and 33.0% were over the age of 65. The average age was 52.2, over the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 43.8. Speakers of Swedish made up 71.7% of the population and speakers of Finnish made up 18.9%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 9.4%. Foreign nationals made up 9.8% of the total population. Brändö has no urban areas. The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Brändö from 1975 to 2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021. Historical populationYearPop.±% p.a. 1975 565—     1980 550−0.54% 1985 528−0.81% 1990 529+0.04% 1995 548+0.71%YearPop.±% p.a. 2000 514−1.27% 2005 519+0.19% 2010 488−1.22% 2015 470−0.75% 2020 449−0.91%Source: Statistics Finland Håkan Skogsjö has documented the permanently residing population of Brändö from the 17th century to the present, covering the history of the municipality as a whole, its individual hamlets, down to each original farmstead and the families who lived there.

Economy

[edit] In 2018, 20.9% of the workforce of Brändö worked in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fishing), 11.5% in secondary production (e.g. manufacturing, construction and infrastructure), and 58.8% in services. In 2019, the unemployment rate was 1.0%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 36.2%. The five largest employers in Brändö in 2019 were as follows: Brändö Lax Ab, 35 employees Municipality of Brändö, 32 employees Brändö Bygg Ab, 8 employees Brändö Andelshandel, 5 employees Brändö Fritidsservice Ab, 5 employees

Interesting facts

[edit] The Brändö municipality was sponsor of the Ukraine men's national bandy team at the 2017 Bandy World Championship.

Brändö

From Wikipedia

Navigating the archipelago

A bilingual community in practice

Seasonal light and the local calendar

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Economy

Interesting facts