Tourist information

Visit Ålandtorggatan 6 , Tel +358 18 24000

Did you know that...

• åland has about 30300 inhabitants

• åland consists of 6,700 islands and skerries of which about 60 are inhabited.

• it has been a self-governing island kingdom since 1921.

• it is demilitarized, which means that there is no military activity on Åland.

• It was Swedish for 600 years and Russian for over 100 and is now part of Finland, but is still entirely Swedish-speaking.

• "Vilig" in Åland means that something is proper or really good.

Good to know

• Emergency number: 112

• Currency: Euro (ATMs in Åland are called Otto)

• Time zone: GMT +2, (same time as in Finland but 1 hour ahead of Sweden)

• Public transport: To get out into the countryside or the archipelago, you can go by public transport or why not rent a bike. In Mariehamn you can take the Mariehamnsbussen.