Åland Local Customs

  Mariehamn's midsummer pole
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  • Mariehamn's midsummer pole
      Mariehamn's midsummer pole
    by RB_Oakes
 

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Dizzyhead 4372 reviews

Åland is a part of Finland, but here on the island between Sweden and Finland all the inhabitants speak Swedish as a motherlanguage. It has belonged to Sweden before, and that is one reason they speak Swedish.

Written Nov 6, 2009

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Midsummer Poles
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Mariehamn's midsummer pole

Midsummer is a major event in Scandinavia, and in Aland they decorate midsummer poles and have a big party. Every settlement has it's own pole. I arrived long after midsummer and missed seeing the poles in full regalia.

Written Mar 22, 2005

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