Eckerö

Template:Distinguish Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox settlement Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is Template:Convert.

The municipality is unilingually Swedish and Template:Pct of the population are Swedish speakers. It is the westernmost municipality of Åland and Finland. The company Eckerö Linjen operates a ferry connection between Berghamn in Storby, Eckerö and Grisslehamn on Väddö, Norrtälje in Sweden.

The municipality has previously also been known as Ekkerö in Finnish documents,<ref>707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo)</ref> but is today referred to as "Eckerö" also in Finnish.

Eckerö's most famous building is the Post and Customs house. It is the largest building that has been erected to aid the postal services between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The building was built during the Russian era in 1828. Architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.<ref>http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/Template:Dead link Eckerö Post and Customs house</ref>