Hammarland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. Its entire population of people () speak Swedish, with 90% having it as their first language (31 December 2008). Hammarland is known for its historic church, considered one of the mother churches of Åland.
Geography
Hammarland has a total area of , of which is water and only is land.
Demographics
The municipality has a population of
(), with a population density of .
Church
The Hammarland Church is a historic building located on an old postal road in the municipality's north, near a small lake connected to a bay and the sea. It is consecrated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria and is considered one of the mother churches of Åland.
Constructed from local red granite, known as , the church features a stepped skyline composed of three distinct levels.