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Gotland Municipality: Visby, Hemse, Klintehamn

  • 📍 Location: Gotland County,
    an island in the Baltic Sea
  • 🌍 Region: Götaland
  • đŸ‘„ Population: 60,852 (Dec 31, 2025)
  • đŸ™ïž Largest towns: Visby, Hemse, Klintehamn
  • 📐 Area: 3,150 kmÂČ (land area)
  • 🚗 To Stockholm: about 190 km in a straight line
  • ⏰ Time zone: CET (UTC +1, DST CEST +2)
  • 💰 Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)

Answers to frequently asked questions

What is the population of Gotland Municipality?

Gotland Municipality had 60,852 residents on December 31, 2025, up 728 (1.2%) from December 31, 2020 (Statistics Sweden).

Which county is Gotland in?

Gotland is both a municipality and a county of its own, Gotland County, in the Götaland region. Gotland Municipality carries out both municipal and regional tasks, and the county seat is Visby.

What are the largest towns in Gotland Municipality?

The largest urban area is Visby with 26,305 residents, followed by Vibble (1,792), Hemse (1,752), Klintehamn (1,539) and Slite (1,405). In total the municipality has 18 urban areas (Statistics Sweden, 2023).

How do you get to Gotland?

Destination Gotland runs ferries to Visby from NynÀshamn and Oskarshamn. Visby Airport has flights from Stockholm, among other cities. Visby is about 190 km from Stockholm in a straight line.

How far is Visby from Gothenburg?

Visby is about 375 km from Gothenburg in a straight line. The distance by road is longer.

How large is Gotland Municipality?

The land area is 3,150 kmÂČ (Statistics Sweden, 2025). Population density is 19 residents per kmÂČ.

What is Gotland known for?

Gotland Municipality is known for the World Heritage town of Visby with its medieval town wall, 94 medieval churches, rauk sea stacks and the island of FÄrö. Almedalen Week and Medieval Week are held in Visby each summer, and limestone makes Cementa a major employer.

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