Åland
autonomous region of Finland
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Summary
Åland is a region of Finland[1]. Åland ranks in the top 5% of region of finland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,832 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Nordic Council[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Finland[4]
- Country: Finland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Åland[6], Archipelago Sea[7]
- Head of government: Katrin Sjögren[8]
- Instance of: autonomous region[9], demilitarized zone[10], NUTS 2 statistical territorial entity of Finland[11], NUTS 1 statistical territorial entity[12], historical province of Finland[13]
- Capital: Mariehamn[14]
- Official language: Swedish[15]
- Currency: euro[16]
- Shares border with: Southwest Finland[17], Stockholm County[18], Uppsala County[19], international waters[20]
- Top-level Internet domain: .ax[21]
- Anthem: Ålänningens sång[22]
- Flag: flag of Åland Islands[23]
- Legislative body: Parliament of Åland[24]
- Executive body: Government of Åland[25]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Åland[26]
- Part of: Northern Europe[27], Nordic countries[28]
- Commons category: Åland[29]
- Licence plate code: AX[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[31], Eastern European Time[32], UTC+03:00[33]
- Local dialing code: +358 (18)[34]
- Unicode character: 🇦🇽[35]
- Has part(s): Fasta Åland[36], Åland Islands archipelago[37]
- Highest point: Orrdalsklint[38]
- Significant event: Treaty of Fredrikshamn[39], Treaty of Paris[40], Åland status referendum, 1919[41], Åland convention[42], Agreement between the USSR and Finland on the Åland Islands[43], Парижский мирный договор с Финляндией (1947)[44]
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Physical Characteristics
Population counts include 22,288[45], 22,413[46], 22,452[47], and 22,542[48].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Åland include Åland War[49], a theater of war[50].
Why It Matters
Åland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Åland is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Åland include Åland War[49], a theater of war[50].