Åland Islands — /ah leuhnd, aw leuhnd/; Swed. /oh lahnd / a group of Finnish islands in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland. 22,608; 572 sq. mi. (1480 sq. km). Finnish, Ahvenanmaa. * * * Archipelago, southwestern Finland, constituting Ahvenanmaan… … Universalium
Åland Islands Peace Institute — The Åland Islands Peace Institute in Mariehamn, Finland, conducts projects and research into peace and conflict issues in a broadly defined sense from the vantage point of Åland and the special status that Åland enjoys under international law. It … Wikipedia
History of the Åland Islands — Prehistory Orrdalsklint and Långbergen in Saltvik, Åland s highest peaks, started rising from the Baltic sea (then Yoldia sea) c. 10000 years ago. The oldest archeological finds to denote the presence of humans on the isles represent the Comb… … Wikipedia
Military of Åland — The Åland Islands are demilitarised. This means that there may be no military presence and that the Islands may not be fortified. The Åland Islands are also neutralised, and must therefore be kept outside of war in case of a conflict. History… … Wikipedia
Archipelago Sea — (Finnish Saaristomeri , Swedish Skärgårdshavet ) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters. By some definitions it is the largest archipelago in the world… … Wikipedia
Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… … Universalium
Treaty of Fredrikshamn — The Treaty of Fredrikshamn or the Treaty of Hamina was a peace treaty concluded between Sweden and Imperial Russia on September 17, 1809. The treaty concluded the Finnish War and was signed in the Finnish town of Hamina ( Fredrikshamn in Swedish) … Wikipedia
Bomarsund — p3 Bomarsund Die Ruine von Bomarsund Entstehungszeit: 1832 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Baltic Sea — For other uses, see Baltic (disambiguation). Baltic Sea Map of the Baltic Sea Location Europe Coordinates … Wikipedia
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