Place:Kumlinge, Ahvenanmaa, Finland

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NameKumlinge
TypeMunicipality
Located inAhvenanmaa, Finland
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Kumlinge is a municipality consisting of a group of islands in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. Kumlinge, which is also the name of the largest island in the group, means "rocky passage."

The municipality has a population of[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is . 

of the population is Swedish-speaking,  is Finnish-speaking, and  speak other languages.[3]

The Kumlinge Airfield is situated on the main island.

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History

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The first visitors to Kumlinge were Vikings who stopped there during their voyages. The first permanent residents arrived in the 13th century. According to taxrolls from the 16th century there were about a dozen houses on the main island at the time, home to mostly farmers and fishermen. In the 20th century the population of Kumlinge slowly began to decline.

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