Place:Finström, Ahvenanmaa, Finland

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NameFinström
Alt namesFinstrom
TypeMunicipality
Located inAhvenanmaa, Finland
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Finström is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.

The municipality has a population of[1] of which speak Swedish and Finnish as their first language.[2] The municipality covers an area of of which is water.[3] The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

Godby is the second biggest built-up area in Åland after Mariehamn, inhabited by around 1300 people, or one-thirds of the municipality's population. A pharmacy, banks, a post office, a swimming hall and a health center are among the amenities that can be found in Godby.

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History

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Finström was widely inhabited in the Viking Age. The church of St. Michael is one of the oldest in Åland with the oldest parts dating from the 12th century. Grelsby kungsgård was the place where king Gustavus Vasa stayed with his entourage of 312 people for a few days in the spring of 1556. Swedish king Gustaf IV Adolf also stayed there for six weeks in the summer of 1808 prior to the 1809 loss of Finland to Russia. During the Finnish civil war several communists were excuted outside Godby, on the ice of Färjsundet.

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