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{{Municipality
|name = Vårdö
|image = [[File:Vårdö, Åland.jpgpng|350px300px]]|imagetext = The [[municipality]] of Vårdö in [[Country: Finland|Finland]]|symbol = [[fileFile:Coat of arms of Vårdö vapen.png|70px]]|symboltext = Coat of arms of Vårdö|country = [[Country:Finland|Finland]] [[File: Flag of Finland.png|x12px]]|region = [[Region:Åland|Åland]] [[File: Flag of Åland.png|x12px]]|numberofzones = 410|maxpph = 610|updated = 2021-12-30
}}
'''Vårdö''' is an island a [[municipality]] in the [[region]] of [[Region:Åland|Åland]], an autonomous territory of in [[Country:Finland|Finland]].
The municipality has a population of 444 (31 January 2019) 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 4.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.3/sq mi).
The word "vårdö" means "the guardian island". On the highest mountain of Vårdö people used to light bonfires to warn the other islands of danger.
The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
[[File: Åland municipalities.png|235px|thumb|left|Åland's municipalities]]
== Location ==
Vårdö is an island municipality in the northeast of [[Region: Åland|Åland]], an autonomous territory of [[Country: Finland|Finland]]. Adjacent municipalities are [[Municipality: Kumlinge|Kumlinge]] in the east, [[Municipality: Sottunga|Sottunga]] in the southeast, [[Municipality: Föglö|Föglö]] in the south, [[Municipality: Lumparland|Lumparland]] in the southwest, [[Municipality: Sund|Sund]] in the west and [[Municipality: Saltvik|Saltvik]] in the northwest.
== Locations ==
[[Strömsby]] is the municipality's administrative center. Strömsby is not really a "real village" but consists of parts of the villages Vargata, Lövö and Vårdö by.
== Zones ==
There are [https://lundkvist.com/?user=&country=fi®ion=177&city=V%C3%A5rd%C3%B6&showMeten] [[turf zones]] in Vårdö municipality, one of which is counted as a [[winner zone]]. The most taken zone is [[Zone: VardoCross|VardoCross]] which is located at the [[rest area]] at the intersection of Vårdövägen, Lövövägen and Hummelviksvägen, next to St. Matthew's church (Vårdö church), in the municipality's administrative center [[Strömsby]]. Year in parentheses indicates year of creation. === [[File: Zontyp02.png|24px]] [[Winner zones]] ===on four* [[Zone: ChokoTime|ChokoTime]] ([[2021] ]) - [[Round 136]] by [[User: Choko|Choko]]. The 10<sup>th</sup> [[turf zone]] in the municipality. === Other zones ===* [[Zone: AnniMajaZone|AnniMajaZone]] ([[2021]])* [[Zone: Hummelvik|Hummelvik]] ([[2021]])* [[Zone: SandöSand|SandöSand]] ([[2015]])* [[Zone: SandösundSand|turfzoneSandösundSand]] ([[2021]])* [[Zone: SimskälaBoat|SimskälaBoat]] ([[2015]])* [[Zone: SimskälaFerry|SimskälaFerry]] ([[2015]]) - The first [[turf zone]]s in Vårdöthe municipality. * [[Zone: Tällholmsvy|Tällholmsvy]] ([[2021]])* [[Zone: VardoCross|VardoCross]] ([[2015]])* [[Zone: Vattungsrevet|Vattungsrevet]] ([[2021]])
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=240px>
Vårdö.jpg|Boathouses in Vårdö
</gallery>
== External links ==
* [https://www.vardo.ax/ Vårdö municipality webpage]* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A5rd%C3%B6 Vårdö on (Wikipedia)]* [https://lundkvist.com/?user=&country=fi®ion=177&city=V%C3%A5rd%C3%B6&showMe=on Map with all zones in Vårdö marked.]
[[Category: Municipalities]]
[[Category: Finland]][[Category: Åland]][[Category:Vårdö| ]]
[[sv: Kommun:Vårdö]]
