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Sottunga | |
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Municipality | |
| Sottunga kommun | |
 The southern end of Storsottunga as seen from a passing ferry in 2004 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sottunga in Finland | |
  Sottunga Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°08′N 020°40′E / 60.133°N 20.667°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region |
| Charter | 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Christer von Essen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 342.44 km2 (132.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi) |
| • Water | 314.41 km2 (121.39 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 310th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 115 |
| • Rank | 309th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Population by native language [3] | |
| • Swedish | 93% (official) |
| • Finnish | 5.2% |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| Population by age [4] | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.5% |
| • 65 or older | 36.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.sottunga.ax |
Sottunga is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality is the smallest when it comes to population in Åland and in Finland, with a population of only 115 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 342.44 square kilometres (132.22 sq mi) of which 314.41 km2 (121.39 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish, with 93% of the inhabitants speaking Swedish as their native language. Sottunga comprises many islands, of which only three, Husö, Finnö and Storsottunga, are inhabited. Storsottunga is usually called Sottunga. There are five villages in the municipality: Finnö, Husö, Hästö, Mosshaga and Sottunga. The highest point of Sottunga is Kasberget (25 m).
Sottunga can be reached by ferry from Långnäs in Lumparland and Galtby in Korpo and many ferries pass the island without making a stop.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.