Brändö

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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°E / 60.4117; 21.045Coordinates: 60°24.7′N 021°02.7′E / 60.4117°N 21.045°E / 60.4117; 21.045
Country  Finland
Province  Åland
Region Åland
Sub-region 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)
Population (2009-03-31)[2]
 - Total 513
 - Density 4.75/km2 (12.3/sq mi)
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 513 (31 March 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 4.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 84.6% of the population are Swedish speakers.[3]

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