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The most famous writers in Åland are Anni Blomqvist, known for her five-volume Stormskärs-Maja series, Sally Salminen, whose best-known work is the 1936 novel Katrina, and Ulla-Lena Lundberg, who has described her native Kökar. Each of these works are set in Åland.
We meet five people who live in Åland, a picturesque archipelago that belongs to Finland but is Swedish-speaking. Located between Finland and Sweden, Åland celebrates Autonomy Day every year on June 9.
The highest parts of Åland emerge from the sea. 5000 B.C. The first human beings, hunters and fishermen, came from the east. They belong to the Comb Ceramic culture. Seasonal settlement. 3300 B.C. New immigrants come from the west, belonging to the Pitted Ware culture.
- A History Defined by The Sea
- A Swedish-speaking Part of Finland
- The Åland Autonomy
- The Right of Domicile
- A Modern Society
The first people came to the Åland Islands 7,000 years ago when people came from a long way to hunt seals and to fish. Ever since has Åland been a strategic place for seafarers and its history is defined by the sea and shipping. An important era in Åland history is the age of the sailing ship that bloomed in Åland about 100 years ago. Mariehamn was...
The era 100 years ago is important in the Åland history in another way as well. A few years after Finland became an independent republic in 1917, it was affirmed by the League of Nations in June 1921 that the Åland Islands would get the status of an autonomous island province within the republic of Finland. Åland was then determined to be exclusive...
Åland has been an autonomous province in the republic of Finland since 1921. The first Åland parliament convened 9 June 1922 and 9 June is thus celebrated as the Åland “national day”. Ålanders have their own government and parliament, their own budget and the right to legislate within education and training, healthcare, trade and industry, municipa...
Åland is represented in Finnish parliament and it also has its own representation in Nordic co-operation. According to its basic law, Åland is monolingual Swedish and its inhabitants are entitled to the right of domicile – either from birth or after they have lived in Åland for five years. The right of domicile is a prerequisite for owning land and...
Today, Åland is a modern society with nearly 30,000 inhabitants and great connections both to the east and to the west. The Åland history is deeply anchored in the maritime and there are still many shipping companies acting in Åland. Nowadays modern ferries take care of traffic around Åland – there is at least one departure per hour. The only town ...
There are plenty of interesting places and attractions to visit in Åland, but sometimes you don’t have enough time for them all. We have put together a list of ten tourist destinations that you can’t miss as a first-time visitor. When you’ve ticked them off, you can continue with the rest! 1. The Kastelholm area.
The history of Åland can be traced back to roughly 4000 BCE, when humans first reached the archipelago in the Neolithic period. [1] Several Bronze Age villages have been found on Åland. During the Viking Age, six hillforts were built. Sweden controlled the Åland Islands from the 1200s until 1809, during which, Kastelholm Castle was the focal ...
Åland, the largest island in the group, accounts for more than 70 percent of the total land area and is known locally as Fasta Åland (“Main Åland”). It consists of rugged granite to the north and rich agricultural soil to the southeast. Eckerö and Lemland are the next largest islands. Åland is home to about 90 percent of the ...
Ancient History Anomalies. Giants, Aliens, OOPAs and more
