Finström

Finström
Finström
Municipality
	Finströms kommun
	Finström
	Population by age
• 0 to 14	17.9%
• 15 to 64	59.9%
• 65 or older	22.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.finstrom.ax

Finström is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of 2,609 (31 December 2023)^[2] of which 90.2% speak Swedish and 2.7% Finnish as their first language.^[3] The municipality covers an area of 172.50 square kilometres (66.60 sq mi) of which 49.23 km² (19.01 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 21.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (54.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

swimming hall

and a health center are among the amenities that can be found in Godby.

History

Finström was widely inhabited in the

Finnish civil war several communists were executed outside Godby, on the ice of Färjsundet

.

Geography

Finström is right in the middle of

Highway 4

to Geta.

Långsjön, the largest lake in Åland, is located in the municipality, as is the Almskogen nature reserve. Notable bays include Kasviken and Ödkarbyviken.

Economy

Godby is by far the center of Finström's economy. The biggest employer in the municipality is Optinova, a plastic factory with 130 employees. Tourism is also an important line of business.

Agricultural products grown especially in the northern parts of Finström include apples and various vegetables, and fishing is also a source of income for some.