Larsmo
Larsmo (Finnish: Luoto, Finnish: [ˈluo̯to]) is a municipality of Finland, located in the Ostrobothnia, alongside the Gulf of Bothnia.
Larsmo
Larsmo – Luoto | |
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Municipality | |
| Larsmo kommun Luodon kunta | |
Larsmo Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Larsmo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°45′N 022°45′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Gun Kapténs |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 853.28 km2 (329.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 142.74 km2 (55.11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 711.07 km2 (274.55 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 283rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 5,842 |
| • Rank | 156th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 40.93/km2 (106.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 92.1% (official) |
| • Finnish | 5.3% |
| • Others | 2.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 29.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56% |
| • 65 or older | 14.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Larsmo is also the name of one of the villages in the municipality of Larsmo. The municipality is bilingual with Swedish as the majority language and Finnish as the minority language. Until 2014 Swedish was Larsmo's only official language. The municipality consists of an archipelago of about 360 islands and numerous skerries. The length of the coastline is about 500 kilometres (310 mi). Lake Larsmo (Larsmosjön), which is Finland's largest artificial fresh water lake, is also located in the municipality.
The municipality has a population of 5,842 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 853.28 square kilometres (329.45 sq mi) of which 711.07 km2 (274.55 sq mi) is water. The population density is 40.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (106.0/sq mi).