Atlas of Åland

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Åland

Åland Ahvenanmaa Svenska Åland - Landskapet Åland Åland är en ögrupp i mellersta Östersjön mellan det finländska fastlandet och Sverige. Åland är ett självstyrt län i Finland men är officielt 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. Landskapet är dessutom en demilitariserad zon och Ålands status skyddas av internationella garantier. Ålands folkmängd är ca. 27 000, och dess endast stad är Mariehamn. Suomi Ahvenanmaa - Ahvenanmaan maakunta Ahvenanmaa on keskisessä Itämeressä Suomen mantereen ja Ruotsin välissä sijaitseva saariryhmä. Se on myös maakunta, jolle on erillislailla myönnetty laaja itsehallinto. Ahvenanmaan ainoa virallinen kieli on ruotsi, ja sen se on kulttuurisesti suuntautunut Ruotsiin. Maakunta on demilitarisoitu kansainvälisillä sopimuksilla. Se on aluejaossa lähinnä rinnasteinen Suomen viiteen lääniin. Sen väkiluku on noin 27 000 ja sen ainoa kaupunki on Maarianhamina. English Åland - Åland Region Åland, also referred to as the Åland islands (in Finnish, Ahvenanmaa), is an archipelago at the approximate midpoint of the Baltic Sea, between continental ► Finland and ► Sweden. It is an autonomous region of Finland. Its only official language is Swedish, and culturally, it leans towards Sweden. It has a unique political status within Finland, with a wide degree of autonomy and its own parliament. The autonomous region was demilitarised by international treaties. Åland's population is approximately 27,000, and its only city is Mariehamn (in Finnish, Maarianhamina). Short name Åland Official  name Åland Region Status Autonomous region of ► Finland, as specified by an international treaty (Finnish since 1918) Capital Mariehamn Population 29,884 inhabitants Area 13,517 km² Major  languages Swedish Major  religions Protestantism More information Åland, Geography of Åland, History of Åland and Politics of Åland More  images Åland - Åland (Category).

General maps

Location of Åland in Finland Ålands läge i Finland

Map of Åland Karta över Åland

Map of Åland Karta över Åland

Borders of Åland Ålands gräner

Municipalities of Åland Ålands kommuner

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 was a part of the province of Turku and Pori. In 1809, when Finland became part of Russia, as the Grand Duchy of Finland, Åland followed. After the independence of Finland in 1917, disputes over the ownership of the arose between Sweden and Finland. Initially Sweden occupied the islands, followed by German forces at the request of the Finnish government. Though the residents of the islands favoured cession back to Sweden, the League of Nations decided in 1921 that Finland would retain sovereignty over the islands, though the islands would become an autonomous territory. A year later, Finland established the autonomous province of Åland.
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 more than 70 years old.

Swedish-language map of Åland Svenskspråkig karta över Åland

Map of Åland and Turku (1894) Karta över Åland och Åbo (1894)

Notes and references

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