Jomala

Jomala
Municipality
Jomala kommun
"Welcome to Jomala." The coat of arms of Jomala features St. Olav sitting on a throne and holding an axe and a globus cruciger
"Welcome to Jomala." The coat of arms of Jomala features St. Olav sitting on a throne and holding an axe and a globus cruciger
Coat of arms of Jomala
Location of Jomala in Finland
Location of Jomala in Finland
Jomala is located in Åland
Jomala
Jomala
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°09′N 019°57′E / 60.150°N 19.950°E / 60.150; 19.950
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerChristian Dreyer
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total687.00 km2 (265.25 sq mi)
 • Land142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi)
 • Water544.43 km2 (210.21 sq mi)
 • Rank282nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,697
 • Rank158th largest in Finland
 • Density39.91/km2 (103.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish87.5% (official)
 • Finnish4.6%
 • Others7.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1421.6%
 • 15 to 6463.3%
 • 65 or older15.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.jomala.ax

Jomala is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. In terms of population, it is the next largest after Mariehamn, the capital of Åland.

The municipality has a population of 5,697 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 687.00 square kilometres (265.25 sq mi) of which 544.43 km2 (210.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 39.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (103.4/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

Mariehamn Airport is located in Jomala. Three of Åland's four highways cross the municipality of Jomala as they start from Mariehamn; highway 1 runs west to Eckerö, highway 2 northeast to Sund and highway 3 east to Lumparland.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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