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Åland Islands at a glance
Åland Islands is a territory in Northern Europe; its capital is Mariehamn. People mainly speak Swedish. The currency is the Euro (EUR). VoyaKin maps 19 places to see here.
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Places to see in Åland Islands
12 of the 19 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
Mariehamn
Town · Åland Islands
Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland, and the seat of its government and parliament.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: The original uploader was Metallyza at French Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map
Eckerö
Town · Åland Islands
Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 961 and covers an area of 752.67 square kilometres (290.61 sq mi) of which 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) is water.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Valentin Hintikka (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Jomala
Town · Åland Islands
Jomala is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. In terms of population, it is the next largest after Mariehamn, the capital of Åland.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Håkan Skogsjö (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Lemland
Town · Åland Islands
Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. Covering a land area of 113.21 km2 (43.71 sq mi), it had a population of 2,133 in 2025. The majority of Lemland's population speaks Swedish.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Håkan Skogsjö (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Fasta Åland
Island · Åland Islands
Fasta Åland is the largest and most populous island of Åland, an autonomous province of Finland. The island is home to the provincial capital Mariehamn. About ninety percent of the archipelago's population lives on Fasta Åland.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Håkan Skogsjö (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Kastelholm Castle
Kastelholms slott
Fort · Åland Islands
Kastelholm Castle is a medieval castle built by the Swedes in the late 14th century. It is located near Road 2 in the municipality of Sund in Åland, Finland, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Mariehamn, overlooking a fjord near the village of Kastelholm.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mona-Mia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Orrdalsklint
Mountain · Åland Islands
Orrdalsklint, at 129.1 metres (423.6 ft) above sea level, is the highest point on the autonomous region of Åland in Finland. The hill is located in the municipality of Saltvik, some 7 kilometers Northeast of the town center.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: bgprof (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Åland Maritime Museum
Ålands Sjöfartsmuseum
Museum · Åland Islands
The Åland Maritime Museum is a museum in Mariehamn in Åland, Finland. It is located in the western part of the town on the sea on Hamngatan, about 1 km (0.62 mi) at the other end of Storagatan.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bahnfrend (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
St. Olaf's Church
Sankt Olofs kyrka
Religious · Åland Islands
The Church of St. Olaf is a medieval stone church in Jomala, Åland. It belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Dating from about 1260 to 1280, it is possibly the oldest Christian church in Finland, and was extended in the 19th century.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Håkan Skogsjö (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Bogskär
Island · Åland Islands
Bogskär is a small group of Baltic Sea islets off the southernmost tip of Finland. It is Finland's southernmost land and governed by the municipality of Kökar in Åland. The islets are remote: the distance to the nearest large islands in Kökar, Föglö and Lemland is over 50 kilometres (31 mi).
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Islander (CC BY 3.0). Map
Lågskär
Island · Åland Islands
Lågskär is a small island within the Åland archipelago of Finland. It belongs to the municipality of Lemland. It is situated about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Mariehamn in the Baltic's Sea of Åland. The main island of Lågskär measures 61 hectares in area.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Islander (CC BY 3.0). Map
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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.
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