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Åland is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy in 1920, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area and population, constituting 0.51% of Finland's land area
The Åland Islands during the Crimean War. Site of the Battle of Bomarsund.
Swedish artillerymen in Haraldsby during the Invasion of Åland in 1918.
Public signage showing Åland's autonomous status.
The Parliament of Åland with flags of the European Union, Åland, Finland, and other nearby countries.
Nordic countries
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The Nordic countries are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and North America, as well as the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland,
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…health care. All maritime education is coordinated through the Alandica Shipping Academy. The education system in Åland follows the Finnish and broader Nordic model. The official language of instruction is Swedish. Finnish has traditionally been compulsory in upper secondary schools and optional at the primary…
Effigy of Queen Margaret, founder and ruler of the Kalmar Union
Nordic prime ministers at the Nordic Council meeting in 2014 in Stockholm
The Öresund Bridge between Malmö in Sweden and Copenhagen in Denmark
Share of total area in the Nordic countries in 2012