Vårdö is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of 467 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 572.56 square kilometres (221.07 sq mi) of which 471.16 km2 (181.92 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi) of land. The municipality is unilingually Swedish. Two notable Finnish authors, Sally Salminen and Anni Blomqvist, were born in Vårdö. Blomqvist lived her whole life on the Vårdö island of Simskäla. The word "vårdö" means "the guardian island".
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Vårdö is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of 467 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 572.56 square kilometres (221.07 sq mi) of which 471.16 km2 (181.92 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi) of land. The municipality is unilingually Swedish. Two notable Finnish authors, Sally Salminen and Anni Blomqvist, were born in Vårdö. Blomqvist lived her whole life on the Vårdö island of Simskäla. The word "vårdö" means "the guardian island".
