Finström

Finström is a municipality in the autonomous Finnish province (Finnish: Lääni ) Åland. It is located in the center of Åland's main island Fasta Åland, surrounded by the municipalities Hammarland in the West, Geta in the north, the south and Jomala Saltvik and Sound in the east. Finström has 2538 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) and a land area of ​​123.26 square kilometers. As in Åland is Swedish is the official language.

History

The place name probably refers to the plane passing through the municipality flow Kyrkstrommen; the prefix should fen to Old Norse, "swamp ", go back. For the first time the place has been mentioned around 1320 as Finnaströma, which also led to the assumption that the place name might have something to do with Finland; but probably it is just a spelling mistake of the copyist had traveled from Åbo.

Economy

The community is predominantly agricultural. In Finström there are extensive apple production areas and the only winery Åland. However, there are also numerous smaller craft and industrial enterprises, and the location in Finström settlement Godby has approximately 900 inhabitants, the largest single settlement outside the capital Mariehamn Åland. Finally, tourism plays a major role, favored by approximately 160 kilometers of shoreline on the far into the hinterland drawn bays.

Personalities

• Annica Sjölund ( born 1985 ), Finnish football player