Åland Islands

Landskapet Åland
(Ahvenanmaan maakunta)

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Motto: Islands of Peace
Offeecial leid	Swadish
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Mariehamn
Govrenment   - Govrenor  - Prime Meenister	Autonomous region o Finland Peter Lindbäck Viveka Eriksson
Aurie  - Tot  - % watter	13,517km² 88%
Population  - 2010  -  census  - Density	28,007 18.14/km2 46.98/sq mi
Autonomy	1920
Siller	Euro (EUR)
Time zone	UTC + 2, Simmer: UTC + 3
Naitional anthem	Ålänningens sång
Internet TLD	.ax
Cawin code	+358

The Åland Islands (Template:IPA-sv, Finnish: Ahvenanmaa‎) is an autonomous region an a airchipelago in the Baltic Sea. They are situatit at the entrance tae the Gulf o Bothnie an form an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swadish-speakin region o Finland. The islands collectively constitute the smawest region o Finland, wi anerlie 0.49% o its land aurie, an 0.50% o its population.

Åland comprises Fasta Åland (the "Main Island," wi 90% o the population), thegither wi an airchipelago tae the east that comprises ower 6,500 skerries an islands. Fasta Åland is separatit frae the coast o Swaden bi 38 kilometres (24 mi) o open water tae the wast. In the east, the Åland airchipelago is contiguous wi the Finnish Airchipelago Sea. Åland's anerlie land border is locatit on the uninhabitit skerry o Märket, which it shares wi Swaden.

Acause o the autonomous status o the Åland Islands, the pouers exercised at the provincial level bi representatives o the central state admeenistration in the rest o Finland are lairgely exercised bi the Govrenment o Åland in Åland.

Municipalities

Main airticle: Municipalities o Åland

Brändö Eckerö Finström Föglö

Geta Hammarland Jomala Kumlinge

Kökar Lemland Lumparland Mariehamn

Saltvik Sottunga Sund Vårdö