Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

has a

multi-party system In political science, a multi-party system is a political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coal ...

with numerous

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, in which a party often has no chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form

coalition government A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an arrangement is that no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election, an atypical outcome in ...

Parties with elected representation at the national or international level

Former parties

Åland Progress Group The Åland Progress Group ( sv, Ålands Framstegsgrupp) was a political party in the Åland Islands that contested elections in 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman ...

(Ålands Framstegsgrupp) * Ålandic Left (Åländsk Vänster) * Free Åland (Fria Åland) * Greens on Åland (Gröna på Åland)

Parties with elected representation at the national or international level

Former parties

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