Pro

Peaceful.
Con

Too Small, No significant Night Life activities.
In a nutshell

If you are tired of the same touristic spots and love to be on a peaceful Island then i think Åland is a very good choice.
szesz-ti Says: There are around 50 museums and attractions to discover on Åland. One of the best known sights is Åland’s only medieval castle, Kastelholm Castle. Åland was a Swedish castle countywith Kastelholm as its centre from the early 15th century to 1634. During that time, the castle...
Julius Cafe: Dont miss Aland PanCake
Animas Says: This recipe was published by the Åland Tourist Bureau. I bought 1 postcard with the recipe but it is in Finnish ( I guess ) so I found the other in english and This recipe was published by the Åland Tourist Bureau,from Göran Ekstrand's Café Julius, which is apparently...
davidcross Says: These ferries are only automatically free to pedestrians, though motorists may qualify if they stop overnight at one of hte smaller islands. They are the Province's own transport. and I strongly advise checking with the phone number below when you think you know what you...
RB_Oakes Says: 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.
RB_Oakes Says: Yikes! What a horrible way to spend two hours. The ferry was crowded. Most of the people on it were pushy and rude. It took all of my strength not to fire at least one bastard through the window. Worse yet, they're not even going to Åland! They get off the ferry, turn around...
Journey of just ONE DAY on the Aland islands.
sylvestre Says: Getting to the Aland islands (Finland) from Grisslehamn (north of Stockholm, Sweden) is really easy and cheap, BUT, be careful if, as I had done, you plan to go just for one day, especially on saturday when you imagine being somewhere during the touristic season on a...
davidcross Says: From Mariehamn the Southern Archipelago ferries are reached by a lovely bus ride for about half an hour to Längnas, which is quite an active little place as there are other ferries there as well.The route is delightful and includes Aland and Finland's smallest settlement of...
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Yikes! What a horrible way to spend two hours. The ferry was crowded. Most of the people on it were pushy and rude. It took all of my strength not to fire at...

Q: My wife and I are planning a visit to the Åland Islands in June, 2004. We shall be using public transport and I shall have the...

A: General info on the official site: www.aland.fi Tourism info on: www.goaland.net To get there you can take the Silja line or Viking line from Stockholm, Helsinki or...
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I got a Swedish friend booked tickets for us on VikingLine. We woke up around 6am. I had quite a lot to drink the night before so I had quite a bad headache. We got to the bus terminal about a minute...
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I had the opportunity to visit the archipelago of the Åland islands on our way from Stockholm to Finland. I had no idea of their existence, but what a great idea my friends had when they decided to......
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Åland ( in Swedish ) or Ahvenanmaa ( in Finnish )

The Aland islands are positioned between eastern Sweden and southwestern Finland,the islands were originally settled by Nordic peoples, today called "Alanders" Aland is made up of over 6,500 islands...
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Welcome to The Best Page of Aland (mashAllah) here on VT. I hope I've provided enough useful & helpful Info so that you can easily plan your trip to Aland. Second Visit: July 2004 First Visit:...
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