Åland Islands, Finland
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Published Date: 26 February 2025
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Åland Islands, Finland
Distance from Åland Islands to Finland: 277 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
Åland Islands has been a Colony of Finland since 1921 following the Åland Convention that demilitarize and neutralize the Åland Islands, which will run under the self-government of Åland Islands, so the residents of Åland Islands are not conscripted to the Finish Army. Besides, the official language in Åland Islands is Swedish. Hence, Åland Islands has its own local government, the ‘Landskapsregering’, as well as the ‘Lagting' that acts as the Parliament of Åland.
Governor of Åland Islands: Marine Holm-Johansson (since April 2023)
Premier of Åland Islands: Katrin Sjögren (2015-2019, since December 2023)
Parliament of Åland Islands https://www.lagtinget.ax/english/alands-lagting-parliament-aland
Åland Islands https://www.aland.ax/en
Population
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Jomala, Åland Islands
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
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Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source: https://www.naringsliv.ax/international-trade-and-customs-formalities
Profile
Åland Islands - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Aland-Islands
Åland Islands https://www.aland.ax/en
The Autonomy of Aland Islands
Research Papers and Research Books
The Åland islands issue Joenniemi, P. (2017). The Åland islands issue. In The Nordic Peace (pp. 88-104). Routledge.
The Åland Islands: Neither local nor fully sovereign Joenniemi, P. (2014). The Åland Islands: Neither local nor fully sovereign. Cooperation and Conflict, 49(1), 80-97.
Scenarios for a sustainable energy system in the Åland Islands in 2030 Child, M., Nordling, A., & Breyer, C. (2017). Scenarios for a sustainable energy system in the Åland Islands in 2030. Energy conversion and management, 137, 49-60.
Åland islands: a strategic survey Gardberg, A. (1995). Åland islands: a strategic survey. Finnish Defence Studies 8.
Autonomy and Demilitarisation in International Law: The Åland Islands in Changing European Context Hannikainen, L., & Horn, F. (Eds.). (1997). Autonomy and Demilitarisation in International Law: The Åland Islands in Changing European Context. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
The Åland Islands Question: Irredentism and Autonomism in the 'Archipelago of Peace' Paci, D. (2020). The Åland Islands question: Irredentism and autonomism in the ‘archipelago of peace’. Revista Brasileira de História, 40, 13-31.
Forging autonomy in a unitary state: The Åland Islands in Finland Hepburn, E. (2014). Forging autonomy in a unitary state: The Åland Islands in Finland. Comparative European Politics, 12, 468-487.
Study on The Åland Islands in International and European Union Law: Present Situation and (Potential) Problems Hofmann, R., Malkmus, M., & Hege, A. (2024). Study on The Åland Islands in International and European Union Law: Present Situation and (Potential) Problems. Goethe-Universität, Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft.
The Quality of Self-Government in the Åland Islands Sundberg, J., & Sjöblom, S. (2024). The Quality of Self-Government in the Åland Islands. In Governing Partially Independent Nation-Territories: Evidence from Northern Europe (pp. 225-267). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Connecting circular economy and energy industry: A techno-economic study for the Åland Islands Kiviranta, K., Thomasson, T., Hirvonen, J., & Tähtinen, M. (2020). Connecting circular economy and energy industry: A techno-economic study for the Åland Islands. Applied Energy, 279, 115883.
Flexibility from combined heat and power: A techno-economic study for fully renewable Åland Islands Thomasson, T., Kiviranta, K., Tapani, A., & Tähtinen, M. (2021). Flexibility from combined heat and power: A techno-economic study for fully renewable Åland Islands. Energies, 14(19), 6423.
Personal representation or party representation? Elections in the autonomous Åland Islands Arter, D. (2022). Personal representation or party representation? Elections in the autonomous Åland Islands. Regional & Federal Studies, 32(4), 511-524.
The Autonomy of the Åland Islands: Constitutional and International Law Challenges Alfredsson, G., & Lindholm, G. (2024). The Autonomy of the Åland Islands: Constitutional and International Law Challenges (Vol. 18). BRILL.
The Islands of Peace: Analyzing Frame Change on the Åland Islands as a Result of the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Lung, G. H. (2024). The Islands of Peace: Analyzing Frame Change on the Åland Islands as a Result of the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
Demogrpahic patterns in the Åland Islands, Finland, 1750-1900 Mielke, J. H., Pitkänen, K. J., Jorde, L. B., Fellman, J. O., & Aldur, W. (1987). Demogrpahic patterns in the Åland Islands, Finland, 1750-1900. Finnish Yearbook of Population Research, 57-74.
The Åland Islands: 100 years of stability Ackrén, M. (2022). The Åland Islands: 100 years of stability. In The Routledge Handbook of Comparative Territorial Autonomies (pp. 107-118). Routledge.
Versatility as a cultural niche: palynological evidence on Iron Age and medieval land use on the Åland Islands Larsson, P. I., Alenius, T., & Ilves, K. (2023). Versatility as a cultural niche: palynological evidence on Iron Age and medieval land use on the Åland Islands. Acta Borealia, 40(2), 113-139.
Case Three: Finland-Sweden—The Territorial and the Irredentist Problems of the Åland Islands 1809–1921 Rekvig, G. (2024). Case Three: Finland-Sweden—The Territorial and the Irredentist Problems of the Åland Islands 1809–1921. In The Nordic Peace and Northeast Asia: Approaches, Solutions, and Principles of Conflict Transformation (pp. 85-105). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
National Bird
Whooper swan
