Åland

The Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea have extensive maritime history, warm, sunny weather, and popular outdoor activities. Although the islands are a part of , they are a self-governing, autonomous territory.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Mariehamn and Brändö.

is the capital, and the only town of the Åland islands. On the Finnish mainland, it's called by its Finnish name Maarianhamina in ferry schedules and such, but you'll rarely see this in town as less than 6% of the population of 12,000 speaks Finnish.

is the northernmost municipality in Åland. It consists of about 1,200 islands with 450 permanent residents. "Brändö" is also the name of one of its main islands.

is a scattered village and an island, regarded as part of mainland Åland. It is the port for the Line, the shortest crossing from .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Jomala and Vårdö.

is a municipality in Åland, surrounding the capital city of . With 5,000 inhabitants it is the second largest municipality on the islands, largely due to commuters to Mariehamn.

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is a municipality in Åland, on the northern route between mainland Åland and mainland Finland. It was on the Great Post Route between Stockholm and Turku.

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is a municipality in Åland. This fairly rural municipality is geographically divided into two parts. The main part consists of the large island of in the southeast part of mainland Åland.

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is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous region of . Its entire population of 1,640 people speak Swedish, with 90% having it as their first language.

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is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of . The municipality is the smallest when it comes to population in Åland and in Finland, with a population of only 103 and covers an area of 342.44 square kilometres of which 314.41 km2 is water.

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is a small island municipality in archipelago Åland. Despite their seemingly central location between Finland and Åland these islands are off the beaten track!

is a municipality in the archipelago of Åland. has a very suitable location for seafaring and the islands are full of prehistoric remnants.

is a municipality in mainland Åland. Here you can find two of the archipelago's main sights, Kastelholm castle and the ruined fortification of Bomarsund.

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is in the northernmost part of the Åland mainland, bordering the Bothnian Sea. It is known for hills, gorges and caves.

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is a large archipelago municipality in Åland. It is one of the oldest known place names from the area of present-day Finland, and the island group served as the centre of the Åland archipelago for centuries.

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is located in the northeastern part of mainland Åland and is the largest municipality in the province by land area. Out of 1,800 residents who live in the municipality year-round about 91 % speak Swedish as their mother tongue.

is a municipality in Åland, 17 kilometers north of . The largest settlement is Godby, which is also the second largest urban area of Åland after Mariehamn.

is a municipality on Åland. It is one of the smallest municipalities in the Nordic countries in terms of both land area and number of residents. Långnäs harbor makes it a notable transport hub though.

Åland

Latitude of center
60.2166° or 60° 12′ 60″ north
Longitude of center
19.9439° or 19° 56′ 38″ east
Population
27,700
Area
1,580 km² (610 miles²)
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Capital
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Phone code
.ax
Internet domain
+358-18
Open­Street­Map ID
node 506518431
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
661882
Wiki­data ID
Q5689
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Zulu—“Åland” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: ALA
  • Achinese: Aland
  • Achinese: AX
  • Achinese: Pulo-pulo Aland
  • Afrikaans: ALA
  • Afrikaans: Åland-eilande
  • Afrikaans: Åland
  • Afrikaans: Ålandeilande
  • Afrikaans: AX
  • Albanian: ALA
  • Albanian: AX
  • Albanian: Ishujt Aland
  • Albanian: Ishujt Åland
  • Albanian: Ishujt Alandë
  • Albanian: Ishujt Oland
  • Amharic: ALA
  • Amharic: AX
  • Amharic: ኦላንድ ደሴቶች
  • Amharic: የአላንድ ደሴቶች
  • Angika: ALA
  • Angika: AX
  • Angika: ऑलैण्ड
  • Arabic: AX
  • Arabic: أولان
  • Arabic: جزر آلاند
  • Arabic: جزر أولان
  • Arabic: جزر أولاند
  • Aragonese: ALA
  • Aragonese: Åland
  • Aragonese: AX
  • Armenian: ALA
  • Armenian: AX
  • Armenian: Ալանդյան կղզիներ
  • Arpitan: ALA
  • Arpitan: Åland
  • Arpitan: AX
  • Arpitan: Iles d’Åland
  • Assamese: আলণ্ড দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
  • Asturian: Åland
  • Asturian: ax
  • Asturian: Islles Aland
  • Asturian: Islles Åland
  • Azerbaijani: ALA
  • Azerbaijani: Aland adaları
  • Azerbaijani: Aland Adaları
  • Azerbaijani: AX
  • Balinese: ALA
  • Balinese: Åland
  • Balinese: AX
  • Bashkir: ALA
  • Bashkir: AX
  • Bashkir: Аланд утрауҙары
  • Basque: ALA
  • Basque: Aland Uharteak
  • Basque: Åland
  • Basque: AX
  • Bavarian: ALA
  • Bavarian: Åland
  • Bavarian: AX
  • Belarusian: ALA
  • Belarusian: AX
  • Belarusian: Аландскія астравы
  • Belarusian: Аляндзкія астравы
  • Bengali: AX
  • Bengali: অলান্দ দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
  • Bengali: অলান্দ_দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
  • Bengali: আলান্ড দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
  • Betawi: ALA
  • Betawi: AX
  • Betawi: Olan
  • Bislama: AX
  • Bislama: Oland aelan
  • Bosnian: ALA
  • Bosnian: Alandska ostrva
  • Bosnian: Ålandska ostrva
  • Bosnian: AX
  • Bosnian: Olandska ostrva
  • Breton: Aaland
  • Breton: Ahvenanmaa
  • Breton: Aland
  • Breton: Åland
  • Breton: Inizi Aaland
  • Breton: Inizi Aland
  • Breton: Inizi Åland
  • Bulgarian: AX
  • Bulgarian: Oстрови Оланд
  • Bulgarian: Аландски о-ви
  • Bulgarian: Оландски острови
  • Burmese: အာလန်ကျွန်း
  • Catalan: Aland
  • Catalan: Illes Aland
  • Catalan: illes Åland
  • Catalan: Illes Åland
  • Cebuano: Aland Islands
  • Cebuano: Åland
  • Cebuano: Kapupud-ang Aland
  • Central Bikol: ALA
  • Central Bikol: AX
  • Central Bikol: Kaiislahang Åland
  • Central Kurdish: AX
  • Central Kurdish: ئۆلەند
  • Chechen: ALA
  • Chechen: AX
  • Chechen: Аландан гӀайренаш
  • Cherokee: ALA
  • Cherokee: AX
  • Cherokee: ᎣᎴᏅᏓᏚ ᎦᏚᏛᎢ
  • Chinese: ALA
  • Chinese: Åland Kûn-tó
  • Chinese: AX
  • Chinese: 奥兰
  • Chinese: 奥兰群岛
  • Chinese: 奧蘭
  • Chinese: 奧蘭群島
  • Chinese: 阿赫韦南马
  • Cornish: ALA
  • Cornish: Åland
  • Cornish: AX
  • Croatian: ALA
  • Croatian: Alandski otoci
  • Croatian: Ålandski otoci
  • Croatian: AX
  • Czech: Alandské ostrovy
  • Czech: Alandy
  • Czech: Ålandy
  • Danish: Ahvenanmaa
  • Danish: Åland
  • Danish: Ålandsøerne
  • Dimli (individual language): ALA
  • Dimli (individual language): Åland
  • Dimli (individual language): AX
  • Dutch: ALA
  • Dutch: Aland
  • Dutch: Åland
  • Dutch: Alandeilanden
  • Dutch: Ålandeilanden
  • Dutch: Ålandseilanden
  • Dutch: AX
  • Dutch: Landschap Åland
  • Dzongkha: ཨ་ལནཌ་གླིང་ཚོམ
  • Erzya: ALA
  • Erzya: Аландонь усият
  • Esperanto: Ahvenanmaa
  • Esperanto: Åland
  • Esperanto: Alando
  • Estonian: Ahvenamaa maakond
  • Estonian: Ahvenamaa
  • Estonian: ALA
  • Estonian: AX
  • Ewe: Åland ƒudomekpo nutome
  • Faroese: Áland
  • Faroese: AX
  • Finnish: Ahvenanmaa
  • Finnish: Ahvenanmaan Lääni” (historical)
  • Finnish: Ahvenanmaan maakunta
  • Finnish: AX
  • French: Aaland
  • French: Ahvenanmaa
  • French: Aland
  • French: Åland
  • French: Îles Åland
  • Gagauz: ALA
  • Gagauz: Aland
  • Gagauz: AX
  • Galician: ALA
  • Galician: Åland
  • Galician: AX
  • Galician: Illas Aland
  • Galician: Illas Åland
  • Georgian: ALA
  • Georgian: AX
  • Georgian: ალანდის კუნძულები
  • German: Ahvenanmaa
  • German: ALA
  • German: Åland
  • German: Alandinseln
  • German: Ålandinseln
  • German: AX
  • German: Landskapet Åland
  • Greek: Νήσοι Άλαντ
  • Greek: Νήσοι Όλαντ
  • Greek: νήσοι Ώλαντ
  • Greek: Ώλαντ
  • Gujarati: ALA
  • Gujarati: AX
  • Gujarati: એલેંડ આઇલેન્ડ્સ
  • Gujarati: એલેન્ડ આઇલેન્ડ્સ
  • Gujarati: ઑલેન્ડ આઇલેન્ડ્સ
  • Hakka Chinese: ALA
  • Hakka Chinese: Åland Khiùn-tó
  • Hakka Chinese: AX
  • Hausa: ALA
  • Hausa: Åland
  • Hausa: AX
  • Hausa: Tsibirai na Åland
  • Hawaiian: ALA
  • Hawaiian: AX
  • Hawaiian: ʻŌlani
  • Hebrew: AX
  • Hebrew: אולנד
  • Hebrew: איי אולנד
  • Hebrew: איי אלנד
  • Hindi: ALA
  • Hindi: AX
  • Hindi: एलैंड द्वीपसमूह
  • Hindi: ऑलैण्ड द्वीपसमूह
  • Hindi: ऑलैण्ड_द्वीपसमूह
  • Hungarian: Ahvenanmaa
  • Hungarian: Aland-szigetek
  • Hungarian: Åland-szigetek
  • Hungarian: Aland
  • Hungarian: Åland
  • Icelandic: ALA
  • Icelandic: Álandseyjar
  • Icelandic: AX
  • Ido: ALA
  • Ido: Alando
  • Ido: AX
  • Igbo: Agwaetiti Aland
  • Inari Sami: Åland eennâmkodde
  • Inari Sami: Åland
  • Inari Sami: Vuáskueennâm
  • Indonesian: ALA
  • Indonesian: Åland
  • Indonesian: AX
  • Indonesian: Kepulauan Aland
  • Indonesian: Kepulauan Åland
  • Interlingua: Insulas Åland
  • Irish: AX
  • Irish: Na hOileáin Åland
  • Irish: Oileáin Alaind
  • Irish: Oileáin Åland
  • Italian: Ahvenanmaa
  • Italian: AX
  • Italian: Isole Aland
  • Italian: Isole Åland
  • Japanese: AX
  • Japanese: オーランド諸島
  • Javanese: Åland
  • Javanese: AX
  • Javanese: Kapuloan Alan
  • Javanese: Kapuloan Åland
  • Kalaallisut: Ålandi
  • Kalmyk: ALA
  • Kalmyk: AX
  • Kalmyk: Аландин Арлс
  • Kannada: ALA
  • Kannada: AX
  • Kannada: ಆಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು
  • Kashmiri: ایلینڑ جٔزیٖرٕ
  • Kazakh: ALA
  • Kazakh: AX
  • Kazakh: Аланд аралдары
  • Khmer: កោះ​អាឡង់
  • Kinyarwanda: ALA
  • Kinyarwanda: AX
  • Kinyarwanda: Ibirwa by’Alande
  • Kirghiz: ALA
  • Kirghiz: AX
  • Kirghiz: Аланд аралдары
  • Komi: ALA
  • Komi: AX
  • Komi: Аланд діяс
  • Korean: AX
  • Korean: 아흐베난마 제도
  • Korean: 올란드 제도
  • Kurdish: ALA
  • Kurdish: Ålenda
  • Kurdish: AX
  • Lao: ຫມູ່ເກາະໂອລັນ
  • Latin: ALA
  • Latin: Alandia
  • Latin: AX
  • Latvian: Ālandu salas
  • Latvian: AX
  • Latvian: Olande
  • Latvian: Olandes salas
  • Ligurian: ALA
  • Ligurian: AX
  • Ligurian: Isoe Åland
  • Limburgan: ALA
  • Limburgan: Ålandj
  • Limburgan: AX
  • Lingala: Bisanga Ɛland
  • Lithuanian: ALA
  • Lithuanian: Alandai
  • Lithuanian: Alandų salos
  • Lithuanian: AX
  • Lombard: ALA
  • Lombard: AX
  • Lombard: Isol Åland
  • Low German: ALA
  • Low German: Åland
  • Low German: AX
  • Lower Sorbian: ALA
  • Lower Sorbian: Åland
  • Lower Sorbian: AX
  • Luxembourgish: Åland-Inselen
  • Luxembourgish: Aland
  • Luxembourgish: Åland
  • Luxembourgish: Ålandinselen
  • Luxembourgish: AX
  • Macedonian: ALA
  • Macedonian: AX
  • Macedonian: Аландски острови
  • Macedonian: Оланд
  • Macedonian: Оландски Острови
  • Malay: Åland
  • Malay: AX
  • Malay: Kepulauan Aland
  • Malay: Kepulauan Åland
  • Malayalam: ALA
  • Malayalam: AX
  • Malayalam: അലന്‍ഡ് ദ്വീപുകള്‍
  • Malayalam: അലൻഡ് ദ്വീപുകൾ
  • Malayalam: അലാന്ദ് ദ്വീപുകൾ
  • Maltese: Aland
  • Maltese: Åland
  • Maltese: Gżejjer Aland
  • Maltese: Gżejjer Åland
  • Maltese: il-Gżejjer Aland
  • Maltese: Il-Gżejjer Åland
  • Manx: ALA
  • Manx: Åland
  • Manx: AX
  • Maori: Aaland
  • Maori: ALA
  • Maori: AX
  • Marathi: ALA
  • Marathi: AX
  • Marathi: अ‍ॅलँड बेटे
  • Marathi: ऑलंड द्वीपसमूह
  • Mazanderani: الند
  • Min Dong Chinese: ALA
  • Min Dong Chinese: Åland Gùng-dō̤
  • Min Dong Chinese: AX
  • Min Nan Chinese: ALA
  • Min Nan Chinese: Åland Kûn-tó
  • Min Nan Chinese: AX
  • Mingrelian: ALA
  • Mingrelian: AX
  • Mingrelian: ალანდიშ კოკეფი
  • Moksha: ALA
  • Moksha: AX
  • Moksha: Аландонь цёнгатне
  • Mongolian: Аландын арлууд
  • Nepali: ALA
  • Nepali: AX
  • Nepali: अलान्ड टापु
  • Nepali: अलान्ड टापुहरु
  • Northern Frisian: ALA
  • Northern Frisian: Åland
  • Northern Frisian: AX
  • Northern Sami: Ålánda
  • Northern Sami: Ålándda eanangoddi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ALA
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Åland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: AX
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ALA
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Åland
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: AX
  • Norwegian: Åland
  • Novial: ALA
  • Novial: Åland
  • Novial: AX
  • Occitan (post 1500): ALA
  • Occitan (post 1500): Åland
  • Occitan (post 1500): AX
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): ALA
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): AX
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Ealendisca Iega
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Ēalendisca Īega
  • Oriya: ଅଲାଣ୍ଡ ଦ୍ଵୀପପୁଞ୍ଜ
  • Oriya: ଆଲାଣ୍ଡ ଆଇସଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ
  • Ossetian: ALA
  • Ossetian: AX
  • Ossetian: Аланды сакъадæхтæ
  • Panjabi: ALA
  • Panjabi: AX
  • Panjabi: ਓਲਾਂਦ ਟਾਪੂ
  • Panjabi: ਅਲੈਂਡ ਟਾਪੂ
  • Papiamento: ALA
  • Papiamento: Åland
  • Papiamento: AX
  • Persian: AX
  • Persian: جزایر آلاند
  • Persian: جزایر الند
  • Polish: ALA
  • Polish: AX
  • Polish: Wyspy Alandzkie
  • Portuguese: Aaland
  • Portuguese: Ahvenanmaa
  • Portuguese: Aland
  • Portuguese: Åland
  • Portuguese: Alanda
  • Portuguese: ax
  • Portuguese: Ilhas Aaland
  • Portuguese: Ilhas Aland
  • Portuguese: Ilhas Åland
  • Portuguese: Região de Åland
  • Pushto: AX
  • Pushto: الاند ټاپوان
  • Pushto: اولنډ
  • Quechua: ALA
  • Quechua: Åland
  • Quechua: AX
  • Quechua: Islas Åland
  • Romanian: ALA
  • Romanian: AX
  • Romanian: Insulele Aland
  • Romanian: Insulele Åland
  • Romansh: Inslas Aland
  • Russian: Аландские о-ва
  • Russian: Аландские острова
  • Russian: Аланды
  • Russian: Ахвенанмаа
  • Rusyn: ALA
  • Rusyn: AX
  • Rusyn: Аланды
  • Sardinian: ALA
  • Sardinian: AX
  • Sardinian: Ìsulas Åland
  • Scots: ALA
  • Scots: Åland Islands
  • Scots: Åland
  • Scots: AX
  • Scottish Gaelic: ALA
  • Scottish Gaelic: Åland
  • Scottish Gaelic: AX
  • Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Åland
  • Serbian: ALA
  • Serbian: AX
  • Serbian: Аландска острва
  • Serbian: Оландска острва
  • Serbian: Оландска Острва
  • Serbo-Croatian: ALA
  • Serbo-Croatian: Åland
  • Serbo-Croatian: AX
  • Shan: ALA
  • Shan: AX
  • Shan: မူႇၵုၼ် ဢေႃးလႅၼ်ႇ
  • Sindhi: آلند ٻيٽ
  • Sindhi: الند ٻيٽ
  • Sinhala: ALA
  • Sinhala: AX
  • Sinhala: ආලන්ඩ් දූපත්
  • Sinhala: ඕලන්ඩ් දූපත්
  • Skolt Sami: Ahvenanmäädd mäddkåʹdd
  • Skolt Sami: Ahvenanmädd
  • Skolt Sami: Ålaand mäddkåʹdd
  • Skolt Sami: Ålandd
  • Slovak: Alandské ostrovy
  • Slovak: Alandy
  • Slovak: Ålandy
  • Slovenian: Alandski otoki
  • Slovenian: Ålandski otoki
  • Slovenian: Alandsko otočje
  • Slovenian: ax
  • Somali: Jasiiradda Aland
  • Spanish: Ahvenanmaa
  • Spanish: Åland
  • Spanish: Islas Aland
  • Spanish: Islas Åland
  • Spanish: Islas de Åland
  • Sundanese: ALA
  • Sundanese: Åland
  • Swahili: ALA
  • Swahili: AX
  • Swahili: Visiwa vya Aland
  • Swahili: Visiwa vya Alandi
  • Swedish: Åland
  • Swedish: Ålands län
  • Swedish: Landskapet Åland
  • Tagalog: ALA
  • Tagalog: AX
  • Tagalog: Kapuluan ng Åland
  • Tajik: ALA
  • Tajik: AX
  • Tajik: Аланд
  • Tajik: Ҷазираҳои Аланд
  • Tamil: ஆலந்து தீவுகள்
  • Tamil: ஆலந்து
  • Tamil: எலந்து
  • Tamil: ஓலந்து தீவுகள்
  • Tatar: ALA
  • Tatar: AX
  • Tatar: Аланд утраулары
  • Telugu: ALA
  • Telugu: AX
  • Telugu: ఆలండ్ దీవులు
  • Telugu: ఆలాండ్ దీవులు
  • Telugu: ఆలేండ్ దీవులు
  • Tetum: ALA
  • Tetum: AX
  • Tetum: Nusar Alándia
  • Thai: ALA
  • Thai: AX
  • Thai: หมู่เกาะโอลันด์
  • Tigrinya: የአላንድ ደሴቶች
  • Tigrinya: ደሴታት ኣላንድ
  • Tonga (Tonga Islands): ʻOtumotu ʻAlani
  • Turkish: ALA
  • Turkish: Aland Adaları
  • Turkish: Åland Adaları
  • Turkish: Åland
  • Turkish: AX
  • Turkmen: Aland adalary
  • Uighur: ئالاند ئاراللىرى
  • Ukrainian: ALA
  • Ukrainian: AX
  • Ukrainian: Аландські острови
  • Upper Sorbian: ALA
  • Upper Sorbian: Åland
  • Upper Sorbian: AX
  • Urdu: AX
  • Urdu: آلینڈ آئلینڈز
  • Urdu: جزائر اولند
  • Urdu: جزائر ایلانڈ
  • Uzbek: ALA
  • Uzbek: Aland orollari
  • Uzbek: Alandiya
  • Uzbek: AX
  • Venetian: ALA
  • Venetian: AX
  • Venetian: Isole Åland
  • Veps: Ahvenanma
  • Veps: ALA
  • Veps: Alandan Sared
  • Veps: AX
  • Vietnamese: Åland
  • Vietnamese: Quần đảo Aland
  • Vietnamese: Quần đảo Åland
  • Vlaams: ALA
  • Vlaams: Åland
  • Vlaams: AX
  • Võro: Ahunamaa
  • Võro: ALA
  • Võro: AX
  • Waray (Philippines): ALA
  • Waray (Philippines): AX
  • Waray (Philippines): Kapuropud-an Åland
  • Welsh: Åland
  • Welsh: Ynysoedd Aland
  • Welsh: Ynysoedd Åland
  • Western Frisian: ALA
  • Western Frisian: Ålân
  • Western Frisian: Ålandseilannen
  • Western Frisian: Ålâneilannen
  • Western Frisian: AX
  • Western Panjabi: AX
  • Western Panjabi: جزائر آلینڈ
  • Wolof: ALA
  • Wolof: AX
  • Wolof: Duni Aalànd
  • Wolof: Dunu Aland
  • Wu Chinese: ALA
  • Wu Chinese: AX
  • Wu Chinese: 奥兰
  • Xhosa: Åland
  • Yoruba: ALA
  • Yoruba: Àwọn Erékùṣù Åland
  • Yoruba: Àwọn Erékùsù ti Åland
  • Yoruba: AX
  • Yue Chinese: ALA
  • Yue Chinese: 奧蘭
  • Yue Chinese: 奧蘭群島
  • Zeeuws: ALA
  • Zeeuws: Åland
  • Zeeuws: AX
  • Zulu: i-Åland Islands
  • Ahunamaa
  • ALA
  • Åland
  • AX

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