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Finland, Aland, Sweden flags

Chasing windmills in the Åland islands

May 25th 2008
May 24, 2008 Ferry: Stockholm, Sweden to Mariehamn, Finland Hotel: Stradnas Hotel, 63EUR ($100) The breakfast spread at the Sign hotel this morning in Stockholm was very good! We left the hotel and caught a taxi to the Viking ferry terminal. We were planning on visiting the Aland islands, an autonomous Swedish-speaking province of Finland. The Alands had passed between Sweden, Russia ... read more
Europe » Finland » Åland Islands

Finnish Flag Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more
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