Åland Maritime Museum

The Åland Maritime Museum is a museum in Mariehamn in Åland, Finland. It is located in the western part of the town on the sea on Hamngatan, about 1 km at the other end of Storagatan.

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Opening hours:
June—August: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
September—May: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
Email: info@sjofartsmuseum.ax
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
Address: Hamngatan 2, Mariehamn

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pommern and St. George’s Church, Mariehamn.

Pommern

Museum

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Pommern, formerly Mneme, is a steel-hulled four-masted barque. It was built in 1903 at the J. Reid & Co shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland. Pommern is one of the Flying P-Liners, sailing ships of the German shipping company F.

St. George’s Church, Mariehamn

Church

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Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland, and the seat of its government and parliament. Mariehamn lies on the main island of Åland. St. George’s Church, Mariehamn is situated 460 metres east of Åland Maritime Museum.

Tullpackhuset

Warehouse

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Tullpackhuset is a warehouse, which is situated 160 metres south of Åland Maritime Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvarnberg and Mariehamn.

Kvarnberg

Suburb

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Kvarnberg is a suburb.

Mariehamn

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Mariehamn is the capital and only town of the Åland Islands. The Finnish name, Maarianhamina, appears on some ferry timetables and other travel information, but is seldom used locally. Fewer than 6% of residents speak Finnish as their first language.