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Ã…land Highway 1
Highway 1 () is a road in Åland that starts in the capital city Mariehamn and ends in Eckerö. The length of the road is 32 kilometers. The road starts at the roundabout near Mariehamn Hospital, which also originates on Highway 2 and Highway 3. Along the road is Hammarland Church in Hammarland and the Postal Museum in Eckerö. Route The road passes through the following localities: *Mariehamn *Jomala *Hammarland *Eckerö See also *Transport in Åland *Finnish national road 1 The Finnish national road 1 ( or ; ) is the main route between the major cities of Helsinki and Turku in southern Finland. It runs from Munkkiniemi in Helsinki to the VI District of Turku, and is part of the European route E18. The road is a m ... Source * * References Roads in Åland {{Finland-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariehamn
Mariehamn ( , ; ; ) is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city. It is mostly surrounded by Jomala, the second-largest municipality in Åland in terms of population; to the east, it is bordered by Lemland. Like the rest of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking and around of the inhabitants speak it as their native language. The theme of the coat of arms of Mariehamn refers to the city's main livelihood, maritime transport, and the city's parks, which are typically lined with linden trees. The coat of arms was designed by Nils Byman and confirmed in 1951. Due to its central location in the Baltic Sea, Mariehamn has become a major summer resort town for global tourism; as many as 1.5 million tourists visit annually. History The town was named after the Russian empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824–1880), l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckerö
Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish and of the population are Swedish speakers. It is the westernmost municipality of Åland and Finland. The company Eckerö Linjen operates a ferry connection between Berghamn in Storby, Eckerö and Grisslehamn on Väddö, Norrtälje in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... The municipality has previously also been known as ''Ekkerö'' in Finnish documents, but is today referred to as "Eckerö" also in Finnish. Eckerö's most famous building is the Post and Customs house. It is the largest building that has been ere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…land
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] |
Ã…land Highway 2
Highway 2 () is a road in Åland that starts in the capital city Mariehamn and ends in Sund. The length of the road is 31 kilometers. The road starts at the roundabout near Mariehamn Hospital, which also originates on Highway 1 and Highway 3. In Jomala, the road bypasses the nearby St. Olaf's Church, on the cliff north of Finström just before Ödkarbyviken, on the cliff above the tunnel Uffe på Berget Café (in Sweden) and south of the village of Kastelholm, Sund. Route The road passes through the following localities: * |
Ã…land Highway 3
Highway 3 () is a road in Åland that starts in the capital city Mariehamn and ends in the Långnäs port of Lumparland. The length of the road is 26 kilometers. The road starts at the roundabout near Mariehamn Hospital, which also originates on Åland Highway 1, Highway 1 and Åland Highway 2, Highway 2. The only attraction along the road is the Lemström Canal. Route The road passes through the following localities: *Mariehamn *Jomala *Lemland *Lumparland See also *Transport in Åland *Finnish national road 3 Source * * References Roads in Åland {{Finland-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammarland
Hammarland ( in Swedish) is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. Its entire population of people () speak Swedish, with 90% having it as their first language (31 December 2008). Hammarland is known for its historic church, considered one of the mother churches of Åland. Geography Hammarland has a total area of , of which is water and only is land. Märket, the westernmost point of Finland, is an exclave of Hammarland. Demographics The municipality has a population of (), with a population density of . The municipality is unilingually Swedish. , of its population spoke Swedish as their first language, making Hammarland one of the municipalities with the highest percentage of Swedish speakers in Finland. Church The Hammarland Church is a historic building located on an old postal road in the municipality's north, near a small lake connected to a bay and the sea. It is consecrated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria and is considered one of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jomala
Jomala is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. In terms of population, it is the next largest after Mariehamn, the capital of Åland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish. Mariehamn Airport is located in Jomala. Three of Åland's four highways cross the municipality of Jomala as they start from Mariehamn; highway 1 runs west to Eckerö, highway 2 northeast to Sund and highway 3 east to Lumparland. History "Jomala" is the name of a god common to many Finno-Ugric peoples. Jumala is Finnish for god and Jomala is one of the sites where the Christian church organized itself in Finland. Other versions of the name that have occurred are Jwmala in 1356, Jomalum in 1414, Jomala in 1486 and Jwmala in 1494. One of oldest churches in Finland stands here as testament to these times. Jomala was inhabited around 2000 BC with Jettböle being one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Ã…land
Åland is an archipelago of over 6,000 islands in the Baltic Sea. It is an autonomous, Swedish-speaking province of Finland, with a demilitarised status and a special relationship with the European Union, particularly in customs and taxation. Åland has a well-developed transport system encompassing air, road, and sea links. Maritime transport plays a central role in the region’s economy and connectivity. Air transport Mariehamn Airport is served by Nordic Regional Airlines on behalf of Finnair. The island of Kumlinge has a small airfield and a helipad, mainly used for charter flights and emergency services. Road transport Åland’s road network is quiet and well-maintained, attracting many cyclists. Several main roads () include separate cycle lanes. Public buses, operated by Ålandstrafiken, connect population centres and coordinate with the ferry network. Vehicles registered in Åland use number plates beginning with "ÅL". Many local roads are surfaced with red gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish National Road 1
The Finnish national road 1 ( or ; ) is the main route between the major cities of Helsinki and Turku in southern Finland. It runs from Munkkiniemi in Helsinki to the VI District of Turku, and is part of the European route E18. The road is a motorway for its whole length. The first portion of the motorway was constructed in the 1960s between central Helsinki and Kehä III, and extended to Lohjanharju in the 1970s. In the other end of the road, the motorway stretches from eastern Turku to Lahnajärvi near Suomusjärvi. In 2005, a portion of motorway between Lohjanharju and Lohja was opened. The last part of the motorway (Lahnajärvi–Lohjanharju) was opened on January 28, 2009. This part of motorway contains five tunnels totalling . The longest tunnel (, double-bore) is also the second longest road tunnel in Finland. Route The road passes through the following localities: *Helsinki *Espoo *Kirkkonummi (Veikkola) *Vihti *Lohja * Salo *Paimio *Kaarina *Turku See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
