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{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Kökar
| native_name            = Kökar kommun
| settlement_type        = Municipality
| image_shield           = Kökar.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size            = 120x80px
| image_skyline          = Kökar Kyrka 5.JPG
| image_caption          = Church of Saint Anne on Hamnö
| map_caption            = Location of Kökar in Finland
| pushpin_map            = Finland Åland Islands
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Åland
| coordinates            = {{coord|59|55.2|N|20|54.5|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1      = Region
| subdivision_name1      = Åland
| subdivision_type2      = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2      = Archipelago
| leader_title           = Municipal manager
| leader_name            = Kurt Forsman
| area_total_km2         = 2165
| area_land_km2          = 63.6
| population_total       = 225
| population_as_of       = 31 December 2023
| population_density_km2 = 3.5
| timezone               = EET
| utc_offset             = +2
| timezone_DST           = EEST
| utc_offset_DST         = +3
| website                = [https://www.kokar.ax www.kokar.ax]
}}

'''Kökar''' ({{Audio|Kökar.ogg|Swedish pronunciation}}) is an island municipality in the south-eastern part of the [[Åland]] archipelago, an autonomous region of [[Finland]].

It is accessible by ferry from [[Långnäs]] on Åland's main island and from [[Galtby]] on the Finnish mainland.

Kökar has a population of 225 (as of 31 December 2023) and covers a total area of 2,165 km², of which 63.6 km² is land. The population density is 3.5 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually [[Finland-Swedish|Swedish]] (with about 10% Finnish-speaking residents).

The Östra Långskär nature reserve is located within Kökar. Other notable islands include Kyrkogårdsö.

[[Ulla-Lena Lundberg]], a [[Sweden Finns|Finnish]] author, was born in Kökar in 1947.

== History ==
Kökar was first inhabited over 3,000 years ago by seal hunters. A [[Franciscan]] [[monastery]] was founded in Hamnö in the 15th century. The monastery is now in ruins. The present-day Church of St. Anne was built in 1784 on the site of the old monastery church.

== Sights ==
The '''Church of St. Anne''', built during the reign of King [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]], stands on the island of Hamnö. It is located next to the ruins of the Franciscan monastery. The belltower, constructed in the 19th century, was restored after being damaged by a storm in 1978. Inside the church hangs a model of a sailing ship with 64 [[cannon]]s, donated by a local sailor who had been captured by North African [[pirates]] but later escaped.

The '''local museum''', opened in 1988, displays everyday life in Kökar from the 19th century to the 1940s. The museum is housed in a former school building dating from 1913.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

There is also a '''[[Bronze Age]] site''' dating back to 1150–1050 BC, discovered in 1918.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Kökar}}
* [http://www.kokar.ax/ Municipality of Kökar] – Official website {{in lang|sv}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090706091306/http://www.kokarmuseum.fi/ Museum of Kökar (archived website)]

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Kökar
| N  = [[Sottunga]]
| NE = ''[[Archipelago Sea]]'' / [[Pargas]] ([[Southwest Finland]])
| E  = ''[[Archipelago Sea]]''
| S  = ''[[Baltic Sea]]''
| W  = ''[[Baltic Sea]]''
| NW = [[Föglö]]
}}

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