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Åland
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Åland
Ahvenanmaa |
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Åland - Ålands län
Åland är en ögrupp i mellersta Östersjön mellan det finländska fastlandet och Sverige. Åland är ett självstyrt län i Finland men är enspråkigt svenskt och har en kultur snarlik den svenska. Ålands unika politiska status gör att Åland har en egen regering och ett eget parlament med rätt att stifta egna lagar. Området är dessutom en demilitariserad zon och Ålands status skyddas av internationella garantier.
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Ahvenanmaa - Ahvenanmaan lääni
Ahvenanmaa on saariryhmä ja Suomen autonominen lääni, jolla on itsehallinto. Ahvenanmaan ainoa virallinen kieli on ruotsi. Maakunnan väkiluku on 26 530 ja sen ainoa kaupunki on Maarianhamina. Suomen läänijakoa koskevassa lainsäädännössä maakunnasta on käytetty myös nimeä Ahvenanmaan lääni. Ahvenanmaalaiset itse pitävät tätä nimeä harhaanjohtavana ja itsehallintolain vastaisena.
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Åland - Province of Åland
Åland, also called the Åland Islands, is an archipelago in the Baltic Sea located between ► Finland and ► Sweden. It is situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and forms an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swedish-speaking administrative province of Finland. |
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Åland |
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Province of Åland |
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Autonomous province of ► Finland under international treaty, Finnish since 1918 |
| Capital |
Mariehamn |
| Population |
26,711 inhabitants |
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13,517 km² |
| Major language(s) |
Swedish |
| Major religion(s) |
Protestantism |
| More information |
Åland, Geography of Åland, History of Åland and Politics of Åland |
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Åland - Åland (Category). |
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General maps
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Location of Åland in Finland
Ålands läge i Finland |
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Map of Åland
Karta över Åland |
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Map of Åland
Karta över Åland |
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Borders of Åland
Ålands gräner |
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Interregio |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Åland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Åland. From 1634 the Swedish archipelago of Åland is part of the province of Finland. When Finland becomes part of Russia in 1809, Åland follows Finland as part of the Grand Duchy of Finland. After the independence of Finland, disputes between Sweden and Finland rise. Initially Sweden occupies the islands, followed by German forces on the request of the Finnish government. Though the residents of the islands favour cession back to Sweden, the League of Nations decides in 1921 that Finland shall retain the sovereignty over the province, though the islands shall become an autonomous territory. A year later Finland establishes the autonomous region of the Aland islands.
No maps are available, though relevant maps can be found at the Atlas of Finland and the Atlas of Sweden
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.
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Swedish-language map of Åland
Svenskspråkig karta över Åland |
Notes and references
General remarks:
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- Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
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- The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
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