Vordeu ( Swedish Vårdö , Fin. Vårdö ) is a community in the Aland Islands , Finland . The total area of the territory is 572.66 km², of which 471.16 km² is water (82.28%). The population density is 4.43 people / km².
| Finnish community (AE Level 3) | ||
| Vordeau | ||
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| fin. Vårdö | ||
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| Swede. Vårdö | ||
| A country |  Finland | |
| Provinces | Åland Islands | |
| Population ( 2011 ) | ▼ 450 people [1] [2] | |
| Density | person / km² | |
Native language ,% • others - 6.19% | ||
Age groups • 65 years and older - 27.11% | ||
| Square | 572.66 km² | |
| • water percentage - 82.2% | ||
| Community coordinates: | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 | |
| www.vardo.ax/ (Fin.) (English) (Swedish) (Sev.-Saam.) | ||
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Demographics
As of January 31, 2011, 450 people live in the Vārde community: 234 men and 216 women. [3]
Finnish is native for 4.87% of residents, Swedish - for 88.94%. Other languages are native to 6.19% of the community.
Population composition:
- up to 14 years old - 15.33%
- from 15 to 64 years old - 58%
- from 65 years old - 27.11%
Population change by year: [2]
| Year | Number of |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 387 |
| 1990 | 386 |
| 2000 | 409 |
| 2010 | 452 |
| 2011 | 450 |
Attractions
Church vordeau
- On the island of Vorde there is the Aland school museum.
- In the village of Lövø there is a museum of the native land - Sefers.
- Vordeau is an island of culture and art. Here lived a writer - Annie Blomqvist. Her novel: “Maya of Stormshkher” is widely known in Europe.
- The novel by local writer Sally Salminen "Katrina" is also very famous.
- In Ivanov, the day and evening at the summer solstice (midsommarafton) decorate every native village according to Vardø in every possible way. Everywhere folk music plays. The dance evening lasts until the morning in Tötfö, on the dance floor of Beulans.
Notes
- ↑ Community population as of January 31, 2011 (Fin.) (Not available link) . Population Information System . Population Register Center of Finland. The appeal date is July 27, 2011. Archived July 9, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Information on native languages for the population (Fin.) (Inaccessible reference is history ) . Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases . Statistics Finland. Released on July 27, 2011. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Community area as of January 1, 2011 (Fin.) (Xls). Land Survey of Finland. The appeal date is July 27, 2011. Archived July 9, 2012.
Links
- vardo.ax (fin.) - the official site of the community Vardo