Lumparland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland. The municipality has a population of () but is today referred to as "Lumparland" also in Finnish.

According to a 2026 study by Iltalehti, the highest number of crimes against life and health of all Finnish municipalities (excluding cities) occurs in Lumparland; the ratio was 2.70 compared to the municipality's nearly 400 inhabitants. The Åland Police Department explained the statistical result by the Långnäs harbour used by cruise ships, and any crime committed on board is registered in the Lumparland municipality when, for example, the person who committed the crime is removed from the ship in Lumparland, where the police arrest person.

Geography

Lumparland borders the eastern edge of a billion-year-old nine-kilometer wide water filled impact crater, Lumparn, which is devoid of islands.

Lumpokasen () is the highest point in the municipality.

Historic population

Håkan Skogsjö has documented the permanently residing population of Lumparland from the 17th century to the present, covering the history of the municipality as a whole, its individual hamlets, down to each original farmstead and the families who lived there.

Economy

Agriculture and tourism are the most important lines of business in Lumparland.

Sights

The Church of Lumparland, dedicated to St. Andrew, is the oldest surviving wooden church in Åland, dating back to the 1720s. Inside the church, the altar painting is the work of Victor Westerholm. There is also a miniature ship from 1836 inside the church.

Notable people

  • Robert Helenius (born 1984), a professional boxer

References

  • Municipality of Lumparland – Official website
  • Map of Lumparland municipality