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Åland Islands

[ ah-luhnd, aw-luhnd; Swedish oh-lahnd ]

plural noun

  1. a group of Finnish islands in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland. 22,608; 572 sq. mi. (1,480 sq. km).


Åland Islands

/ ˈoːland; ˈɔːlənd; ˈɑːlənd /

plural noun

  1. a group of over 6000 islands under Finnish administration, in the Gulf of Bothnia. Capital: Mariehamn. Pop: 26 347 (2003 est) Finnish nameAhvenanmaa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The vote to renew local councils in Finland’s more than 300 municipalities, from the northern Lapland region to the autonomous territory of Aland Islands in the south, is viewed as a key indication of parties’ popularity ahead of the country’s 2023 parliamentary election.

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He became an avid cross-country skier and bike toured through the Åland Islands.

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The Aland Islands is an autonomous Swedish-speaking Finnish territory that consists of thousands of named and unnamed islands.

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Divers inspected the vessel twice in the Aland Islands and found no leaks or major damages.

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A passenger ferry with more than 400 people on board has run aground off the Finnish Aland islands in the Baltic Sea.

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