Åland's Autonomy Day

picture info	Åland's Autonomy Day Åland's Autonomy Day (or Åland's Self-Government Day; ) is celebrated annually on 9 June in memory of Åland County Council's (since 1993 Parliament of Åland, Åland's Parliament) first meeting on this date in 1922.AHVENANMAAN ITSEHALLINTO TÄYTTÄÄ 100 VUOTTA – Visit Åland (in Finnish) Åland's self-government from Finland was established by the League of Nations in 1921, after the Åland Movement raised the issue of island reunification with Sweden. Provisions on Åland's Autonomy Day can be found in the Provincial Act (1976: 26) on Åland's Autonomy Day. According to the Provincial Act (1992: 41) on the Flag of Åland, Åland flag, Autonomy Day is the official Flag Day on Åland. On June 9, 2021, the 100th anniversary of self-government be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Flag Of Åland The flag of Åland (; ) is a yellow or gold Nordic cross flag, Nordic cross with another red cross inside on a blue background with the vertical bar shifted towards the hoist side. It is intended to resemble the Flag of Sweden, Swedish flag Defacement (flag), defaced by a red cross symbolizing Finland. The flag was officially adopted as the flag of Åland in 1954 and first hoisted in Mariehamn on 3 April 1954. Prior to autonomy, an unofficial horizontal bicolour Triband (flag), triband of blue-yellow-blue was in use until it was made illegal in 1935. History When Finland obtained independence from Russia in 1917, many Ålanders feared they would lose their Culture of Sweden, Swedish culture and Swedish language, language which led to the native population starting a movement to unite with Sweden. This led to Finland, Sweden, and Russia appealing to the League of Nations, who decided in favour of Ålander autonomy. Starting in the early 1920s, Åland unofficially used a blue a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Parliament Of Åland The Parliament of Åland (''Ålands lagting'') is the unicameral legislature of Åland, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The Lagting has 30 members who make laws for Åland and oversee its government. Committees Most parliamentary work is carried out by three standing committees: * Legal Affairs and Culture * Economic and Monetary Affairs * Social Affairs and Local Environment Elections Members are elected every four years using proportional representation and the d'Hondt method. All voters and candidates must be at least 18 years old and eligible in Åland. Latest election For the latest results, see 2023 Ålandic legislative election. Election results by party (1979–2023) See also * Government of Åland * List of speakers of the Parliament of Åland * Municipalities of Åland * Politics of Åland * Parliament of Finland * Government of Finland * Åland State Provincial Office * Swedish Assembly of Finland * Politics of Finland T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,541), constituting 0.51% of Finland's land area and 0.54% of its population. Its only official language is Swedish language, Swedish and the capital city is Mariehamn. Åland is situated in an archipelago, called the Åland Islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. It comprises Fasta Åland, on which 90% of the population resides, and about 6,500 Skerry, skerries and islands to its east, of which about 60–80 are inhabited. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Roslagen in Sweden by of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is Geographic contiguity, contiguous with the Archipelago Sea, Finnish archipelago. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åland Islands Dispute The Åland Islands dispute () was a political conflict between Sweden and Finland over the Åland Islands after World War I. Most Ålanders wanted to reunite with Sweden, but in 1921 the League of Nations decided that the islands would stay under Finnish rule. Finland had to protect the islands’ Swedish language, Swedish language, culture, and autonomy. Background Until 1809, Åland belonged to Sweden. After Sweden lost the Finnish War, the Treaty of Fredrikshamn transferred Finland and Åland to Imperial Russia. Åland became part of the Grand Duchy of Finland, which had some autonomy within the Russian Empire. In 1856, the Treaty of Paris (1856) ended the Crimean War and banned Russia from building forts on Åland. Russia followed this agreement until 1908, when it tried to change the islands’ status, but faced resistance. During World War I, Russia built a submarine base on Åland for use by Russian and British forces. Conflict and foreign intervention (1917–1918) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	League Of Nations The League of Nations (LN or LoN; , SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference that ended the World War I, First World War. The main organisation ceased operations on 18 April 1946 when many of its components were relocated into the new United Nations (UN) which was created in the aftermath of the World War II, Second World War. As the template for modern global governance, the League profoundly shaped the modern world. The League's primary goals were stated in its Covenant of the League of Nations, eponymous Covenant. They included preventing wars through collective security and Arms control, disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. Its other concerns included labour conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, Human trafficking, human and Illegal drug tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Flag Day A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by Legislature, legislative bodies or parliaments; however, in some countries a decree or proclamation by the head of state or chief executive can also order a flag day. The statute, or the proclamation or decree, may specify locations where flags are to be flown and how (for example, at full- or half-staff); alternatively, custom may prevail. The flag day is naturally a flag-flying day. Specific flag days Nations that are not broadly recognized sovereign states are shown in ''pink''. Defunct states are highlighted in ''light grey''. See also * Flag flying day * National Day * Republic Day * Independence Day * Public holiday Notes External links * {{Commons-inline Flag days, Types of national holidays Flag f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Public Holidays In Åland Public holidays in Åland include: {{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays in the Aland Islands Åland Åland-related lists Åland law Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ... Aland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Self-governance Self-governance, self-government, self-sovereignty or self-rule is the ability of a person or group to exercise all necessary functions of regulation without intervention from an external authority (sociology), authority. It may refer to personal conduct or to any form of institution, such as family, family units, social groups, affinity groups, legal person, legal bodies, trade association, industry bodies, religions, and polity, political entities of various degrees. Self-governance is closely related to various philosophical and political sociology, socio-political concepts such as autonomy, independence, self-control, Discipline#Self-discipline, self-discipline, and sovereignty. In the context of nation states, self-governance is called Westphalian sovereignty, national sovereignty which is an important concept in international law. In the context of administrative division, a self-governing territory is called an autonomous administrative division, autonomous region. Self ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	June Observances June is the sixth and current month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. Its length is 30 days. June succeeds May and precedes July. This month marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and contains the summer solstice, which is the day with the most daylight hours. In the Southern Hemisphere, June is the start of winter and contains the winter solstice, the day with the fewest hours of daylight out of the year. In places north of the Arctic Circle, the June solstice is when the midnight sun occurs, during which the Sun remains visible even at midnight. The Atlantic hurricane season—when tropical or subtropical cyclones are most likely to form in the north Atlantic Ocean—begins on 1 June and lasts until 30 November. Several monsoons and subsequent wet seasons also commence in the Northern Hemisphere during this month. Multiple meteor showers occur annually in June, including the Arie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]