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Flag of Åland
Country: Åland
Capital: Mariehamn

The Åland Islands or Åland (/ˈɔːlənd, ˈɑːlənd/, also US: /ˈoʊlənd, ˈoʊlɑːn(d), ˈɑːlɑːnd/, Swedish: [ˈǒːland], Finland Swedish: [ˈoːlɑnd]; Finnish: Ahvenanmaa [ˈɑhʋenɑnˈmɑː]) is an archipelago province at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland. It is autonomous, demilitarized and is the only monolingually Swedish-speaking region in Finland. It is the smallest region of Finland, constituting 0.51% of its land area and 0.54% of its population.

Åland comprises Fasta Åland on which 90% of the population resides and a further 6,500 skerries and islands to its east. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Sweden by 38 kilometres (24 mi) of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is contiguous with the Finnish Archipelago Sea. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it shares with Sweden.

Åland's autonomous status means that those provincial powers normally exercised by representatives of the central Finnish government are largely exercised by its own government.


Reference: Wikipedia

Aland Islands postage - Angelica archangelica (Norwegian angelica)
Genus species:
   Angelica archangelica
Common name:
   Norwegian angelica
Date issued:
   2007-02-01
Aland postage - Equisetum fluviatile (Water horsetail)
Genus species:
   Equisetum fluviatile
Common name:
   Water horsetail
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Aland postage - Lycopodium annotinum (Stiff club moss)
Genus species:
   Lycopodium annotinum
Common name:
   Stiff club moss
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Åland postage - Polypodium vulgare (Common polypody)
Genus species:
   Polypodium vulgare
Common name:
   Common polypody
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Aland Islands postage - Angelica archangelica (Norwegian angelica)
Genus species:
   Angelica archangelica
Common name:
   Norwegian angelica
Date issued:
   2007-02-01
Aland postage - Equisetum fluviatile (Water horsetail)
Genus species:
   Equisetum fluviatile
Common name:
   Water horsetail
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Aland postage - Lycopodium annotinum (Stiff club moss)
Genus species:
   Lycopodium annotinum
Common name:
   Stiff club moss
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Åland postage - Polypodium vulgare (Common polypody)
Genus species:
   Polypodium vulgare
Common name:
   Common polypody
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Aland postage - Equisetum fluviatile (Water horsetail)
Genus species:
   Equisetum fluviatile
Common name:
   Water horsetail
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Aland postage - Lycopodium annotinum (Stiff club moss)
Genus species:
   Lycopodium annotinum
Common name:
   Stiff club moss
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Åland postage - Polypodium vulgare (Common polypody)
Genus species:
   Polypodium vulgare
Common name:
   Common polypody
Date issued:
   2001-01-02
Aland Islands postage - Angelica archangelica (Norwegian angelica)
Genus species:
   Angelica archangelica
Common name:
   Norwegian angelica
Date issued:
   2007-02-01

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