Mariehamn

Mariehamn
Toun
Mariehamns stad
The museum ship Pommern is anchored in the wastren o Mariehamn's twa harbours, Västerhamn.
Coat airms
Location o Mariehamn in Finland
Mariehamn Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°06′N 019°56′E
Kintra	Finland
Region	Åland
Sub-region	Mariehamn
Chairter	1861
Govrenment
• Toun manager	Ritva Sarin-Grufberg
Area  (2018-01-01)
• Total	20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
• Laund	11.79 km2 (4.55 sq mi)
• Water	8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Area rank	311t lairgest in Finland
Population  (2023-02-28)
• Total	11,785
• Rank	86t lairgest in Finland
• Density	999.58/km2 (2,588.9/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
• Swedish	7,001,877,000,000,000,000♠87.7% (offeecial)
• Finnish	7,000,580,000,000,000,000♠5.8%
• Ithers	7,000,650,000,000,000,000♠6.5%
Population by age
• 0 tae 14	7,001,148,000,000,000,000♠14.8%
• 15 tae 64	7,001,678,000,000,000,000♠67.8%
• 65 or aulder	7,001,174,009,999,900,000♠17.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.mariehamn.ax

Mariehamn (Finnish: Maarianhamina) is the caipital o the Åland Islands, an autonomous territory unner Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat o the Govrenment an Parliament o Åland, an 40% o the population o Åland live in the ceety. Like aw o Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swadish-speakin an aroond 88% o the inhabitants speak it as their native leid.

History

The toun wis named efter Maria Alexandrovna, the Empress consort o Alexander II o Roushie. Mariehamn wis foondit in 1861, aroond the veelage o Övernäs, in wha wis at the time pairt o the municipality o Jomala. The ceety haes syne expandit an incorporatit mair o Jomala territory. The ceety is locatit on a peninsula, an haes twa important harbours, ane locatit on the wastren shore an ane on the eastren shore. The Wastren Harbour is an important internaitional harbour wi daily traffic tae Swaden an mainland Finland. A pouerful incentive for Baltic ferries tae stop at Mariehamn is that, wi respect tae indirect taxation, Åland is no pairt o the EU customs zone an so duty-free guids can be sauld aboard. Mariehamn Airport is locatit in the neighbourin municipality o Jomala, some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-wast o Mariehamn ceety centre.

The Eastren Harbour in Mariehamn.

Åland an Mariehamn hae a reputable heritage in shippin. The Flying P-Liner Pommern museum ship is anchored in the Wastren Harbour. The Eastren Harbour features ane o the lairgest marinas in Scandinavie. The famous Dutch steamer Jan Nieveen (nou cried F.P. von Knorring, efter Åland teacher an vicar Frans Peter von Knorring) can an aa be foond here.

The ceety is an important centre for Åland media; baith o the local newspapers (Ålandstidningen an Nya Åland), several radio stations an the local TV channels (TV Åland an Åland24) operate oot o the ceety.

Mariehamn features several biggins drawn bi Finnish airchitect Lars Sonck, who muivit tae Åland as a child. Biggins drawn bi him include the kirk o Mariehamn (1927), the main biggin o the Åland Maritime College (1927) an the toun haw (1939). Hilda Hongell haes an aa designed several biggins, although anerlie a few are still staundin.

Demographics

Saunt George's kirk

A chairt on population growth.

Year	Population
1987	9,966
1990	10,263
1997	10,408
2000	10,488
2002	10,632
2004	10,712
2006	10,824
2008	11,005
2009	11,123

Internaitional relations

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Finland

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Mariehamn is twinned wi:

• Kópavogur, Iceland
• Kragerø, Norawa
• Kuressaare, Estonie
• Lomonosov, Roushie
• Slagelse, Denmark
• Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
• Valkeakoski, Finland
• Visby, Swaden

Economy

Air Åland haes its heid office on the grunds o Mariehamn Airport in Mariehamn.

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in Swadish)
• Offeecial Tourist Gateway o Mariehamn - Maarianhamina
• Travel guide tae Mariehamn frae Wikivoyage
• Map o Mariehamn
• Mariehamn. Tourist route Archived 2008-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Roushie)