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Overview of and topical guide to the Åland Islands
The location of
Åland
An enlargeable map of the
Autonomous State of Åland
The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Åland Islands:
Åland –
autonomous ,
demilitarized ,
monolingually
Swedish-speaking
administrative province ,
region and
historical province of the
Republic of Finland .
[1] The Åland Islands form an
archipelago in the
Baltic Sea at the entrance to the
Gulf of Bothnia . The Åland Islands are the smallest province of Finland. Due to the Åland Islands' autonomous status, the powers exercised at the provincial level by representatives of the central state administration in the rest of Finland are largely exercised by the
Government of the Åland Islands .
General reference
Geography of Åland
An enlargeable topographic/hydrographic map of
Åland
Environment of Åland
An enlargeable satellite image showing the archipelago at the mouth of the
Gulf of Bothnia (upper left)
World Heritage Sites in Åland: None
Geographic features of Åland
Regions of Åland
Fasta Åland — Ninety per cent of the population of Åland live on Fasta Åland (the Main Island), which is also the site of the capital town of Mariehamn.
Administrative divisions of Åland
Municipalities of Åland
Demography of Åland
Government and politics of Åland
Branches of the government of Åland
Executive branch of the government of Åland
Government of Åland
Åland State Provincial Office
Ministries of Åland
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Education and Culture
Ministry of Social Affairs and Environment
Ministry of Administration and EU-affairs
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure
Legislative branch of the government of Åland
Judicial branch of the government of Åland
Foreign relations of Åland
International organization membership
Law and order in Åland
Military of Åland
Military status of Åland — Åland is both demilitarized and neutralized by international treaty: it may not militarize, be militarized, nor participate in war.
Forces: none
Military bases: none
History of Åland
Culture of Åland
Architecture of Åland
Bomarsund — nineteenth-century fortress in Sund
Kastelholm Castle — a
Swedish -built
[2] medieval castle located off Road 2
[3] in Sund, approximately 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Mariehamn, overlooking a fjord to the south of the village of Kastelholm.
[4]
[5]
[6] Built in the 14th century, and held in
fief during the
Middle Ages by various nobles,
[7] feudal chiefs, and kings,
[8] it had significant period in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Art in Åland
Cuisine of Åland
Gambling in Åland
Paf — a Finnish company that operates a legal gambling monopoly on the Åland Islands.
Languages of Åland
Museums of Åland
National symbols of Åland
Public holidays in Åland
Sport in Åland
World Heritage Sites in Åland: None
Economy and infrastructure of Åland
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Åland