Kumlinge is a municipality consisting of a group of islands in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. Kumlinge, which is also the name of the largest island in the group, means "rocky passage."[citation needed]
The municipality has a population of 290 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 865.88 square kilometres (334.32 sq mi) of which 761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6/sq mi).
84.6% of the population is Swedish-speaking, 6.5% is Finnish-speaking, and 8.8% speak other languages.[3]
The Kumlinge Airfield is situated on the main island.
The first visitors to Kumlinge were Vikings who stopped there during their voyages. The first permanent residents arrived in the 13th century. According to taxrolls from the 16th century there were about a dozen houses on the main island at the time, home to mostly farmers and fishermen. In the 20th century the population of Kumlinge slowly began to decline.
Kumlinge has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with significant moderation from the Archipelago sea.
La iglesia del pueblo está dedicada a Santa Ana y data del siglo XV. Hay dos museos agrícolas en Kumlinge: Hermas museigård y Sjölunds gårdsmuseum. También hay una piedra conmemorativa en Fälberget dedicada a la guerra de 1808, cuando un batallón ruso fue derrotado en el pueblo de Kumlinge. La antigua ruta postal también pasa por Kumlinge. En Kumlinge también hay una farmacia antigua pero aún operativa con su antiguo inventario.
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