Sund
Sund 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kastelholm Castle and Vita Björn Prison Museum.
Kastelholm Castle
Castle
Photo: Mona-Mia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kastelholm Castle is a medieval castle built by the Swedes in the late 14th century. It is located near Road 2 in the municipality of Sund in Åland, Finland, about 25 kilometres northeast of Mariehamn, overlooking a fjord near the village of Kastelholm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saltvik and Haraldsby.
Saltvik
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saltvik 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.
Haraldsby
Village
Photo: Grigorius m, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haraldsby is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Sund.
Sund
- Location: Countryside, Åland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.2444° or 60° 14′ 40″ northLongitude
20.1194° or 20° 7′ 10″ eastPopulation
1,000Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
9GG264V9+QQGeoNames ID
635817
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Sund” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Sund”
- Finnish: “Sundin Kunta”
- Swedish: “Sund”
- Swedish: “Sunds Kommun”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Västra Kyrksundet and Östra Kyrksundet.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Sund”. Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.