Lemland

Lemland is a municipality in Åland. This fairly rural municipality is geographically divided into two parts. The main part consists of the large island of Lemland in the southeast part of mainland Åland. The second part is a chain of small islands (Nåtö-Järsö) connected by bridges and causeways directly south of Mariehamn.

Understand
The Lemböte chapel site was mentioned in a 1241 Danish seafaring manuscript as Lynæbøte, making it one of the oldest documented place names within modern-day Finland. At least part of the current Lemland church has already existed in the middle of the 13th century.

Although the two parts of the island are close to each other on map, there is no direct road connection between them. The road goes around through Jomala and Mariehamn, which gives these areas a significant distance in practice. The administrative center, and the only town-like settlement, is village Söderby.

Lemland is hometown to female football club Åland United which plays in the premier women's football league in Finland.

The psychological thriller Disciple was filmed entirely on the remote lighthouse island Lågskär, where the story is also set. It is one of the very few feature films from Åland and the Finnish submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 2013.

Get in
Lemland is on highway 3, connecting Mariehamn and Lumparland. You can get in by car, by bike, or by bus.



Get around
By car, bus or bike. Also your own boat is an option.

Lemland is served by Ålandstrafiken bus line 5. Few bus routes deviate from the main road and visit Hällestorp-Västeränga-Söderflaka. See Ålandstrafiken timetables (landsort or linje 5) for details. The buses leave from and arrive to Mariehamn coach station. Single ticket €2.5 per adult.

The Nåtö-Järsö island chain is served by Mariehamn local traffic line J. Terminus are "Saltkråkan vändplan" (west Järsö) and "Langnäs vändplan" (east Järsö, do not confuse this with Långnäs harbor in Lumparland). Also few tours of line S drive all the way to Järsö. See Ålandstrafiken timetables (tätort > Järsölinjen/Södra linjen) for details.

Do
During the summer season Shipland arrange day tours to and, the latter located on Lilla Båtskär island. Departures from Mariehamn east harbour. Prices from approx €75/person.