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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Fasta Åland

Main island of autonomous Åland: Mariehamn, Swedish culture and Baltic ferry crossroads.

60.260° N19.940° E
site access marine
Mariehamn Airport (MHQ)
Mariehamn harbour and Pommern museum ship
Kastelholm Castle (nearby, on Sund strait)
Jomala church
Formation
Granite bedrock with thin glacial till; low archipelago terrain.
Population
27,500
Water
Baltic Sea
Access
easy

Every required movement

The passage
to Fasta Åland.

Fly to Mariehamn (MHQ) from Helsinki/Stockholm, or cruise-ferry from Stockholm, Turku or Tallinn.

  1. 01
    Mariehamn Airport (MHQ)

    Nearest recorded air access

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  2. 02
    Water crossing

    Viking Line, Silja Line, Finnlines: Stockholm/Turku/Tallinn–Mariehamn or Långnäs; inter-island Ålandstrafiken ferries.

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  3. 03
    Entry check

    Schengen rules (Finland); Åland has a special tax status but no visitor permits.

    Schedule or condition may change · verify

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What the chart cannot hold

What becomes visible when you follow mariehamn beyond the familiar map?

Largest island of the autonomous, demilitarised Åland archipelago between Sweden and Finland; Swedish-speaking, home to Mariehamn and most Ålanders, reached by Baltic cruise ferries.

Swedish until 1809, Russian until 1917; the 1921 League of Nations settlement gave the islands to Finland with sweeping Swedish-language autonomy and demilitarisation.

Field ledger

The useful
details.

Coordinates
60.26° N · 19.94° E
Sovereignty
Finland (Åland autonomy) · autonomous region
Nearest mainland
Swedish coast (~40 km west); Finnish mainland (~100 km east)
Best recorded window
June–August; Midsummer sailing season.
Permits / entry
Schengen rules (Finland); Åland has a special tax status but no visitor permits.
Languages
Swedish

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the crossing.

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Travel information changes quickly. This field file was last revised 2026-09-03. Confirm all transport and permit details before booking.

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