Families from Sweden, Finland and Estonia are regular visitors to the Åland Islands in the summer. Nestled midway between Sweden and Finland in the heart of the Baltic Sea, the sandy beaches ...

Surrounded by sea and forest, the 6,700 islands of Åland are idyllic, but Åland's peacefulness runs deeper than its setting. Ester Laurell had always had a dream of walking a pilgrimage route.

Andres Wiklöf -- one of Finland’s richest men -- was driving on Finland’s Åland Islands on the Järsövägen headed towards the Åland Island capital, Mariehamn, when police caught him ...

An elevated view shows Åland, Finland, on June 1, 2022. Photo: Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP Sprayed between Sweden and Finland, the autonomous Åland Islands are a picturesque archipelago once part of ...

This year marks 100 years of autonomy for the Finnish region of Åland. Now, researchers have studied Åland’s autonomy and developed an extensive model for investigating the democratic qualities of ...

Around 6,700 islands make up the archipelago of Åland. Chef Vottonen notes its “beautiful scenery with a lot to explore,” particularly in the summertime. The autonomous region is ideal for ...

OX2 and the Bank of Åland’s mutual fund subsidiary Ålandsbanken Fondbolag, which are developing the Noatun North and Noatun South offshore wind power projects near Finland’s Åland ...

We’ll have to see,” the diplomat questioned. The second challenge is the status of Finland’s Åland Islands. The region has been a demilitarised zone for more than a century. Åland Island ...

Recordings From the Åland Islands is so tranquil and beautiful that you might easily imagine it playing in the background of a prerecorded relaxation meditation. But a surprising amount happens ...

A Strategic Baltic Archipelago What Happens If Russia Attacks Finland's Åland Islands? Finland's Åland islands have been demilitarized for over a century as part of a peace treaty with Russia.

About eight years ago, many bottles of what was purported to be the world’s oldest champagne were discovered in a shipwreck among the islands of Åland, the semi-autonomous maritime province off ...