Gulf of Bothnia
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The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast and the northern part of Sweden's east coast. It is divided into the Bothnian Bay, the Kvarken and the Bothn
Depiction of the gulf, circa 1830
June 2006 view of the Gulf of Bothnia in Finland.
Pilot station and lighthouse in the Hailuoto Island, a municipality island at the Bothnian Bay near the city of Oulu
Sandy beaches of Kalajoki at the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia
Åland
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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
Gulf of Bothnia
…Bothnia) and Norrbotten (North Bothnia)). It is divided into the Bothnian Bay, the (North) Kvarken and the Bothnian Sea. In the south of the gulf lies Åland, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea. Bothnia is a latinization. The Swedish name Bottenviken was originally just botn(en), with botn being…
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.