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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: * |
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] |
Sund, Ã…land
Sund is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Ã…land. It is an Autonomous area, autonomous territory of Finland, and one of the official 27 national landscapes of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is Unilingual, unilingually Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking with around 88.41% of the residents of Sund speaking the Swedish language as their First language, mother tongue. Only 4.40% of the residents of Sund speak the Finnish language as their mother tongue. Sund is the third most Swedish-speaking municipality within Finland. The old Medieval post route from Stockholm, Sweden to Turku, Finland passes through Sund. History Sund was not populated by humans until the Bronze Age, however a permanent Human settlement, settlement was only first established in the 5th century by the Swedes (tribe), Swedes. It is suspected that there may have been a partial ... [...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 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] |
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] |
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] |
Finström
Finström is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of () of which speak Swedish and Finnish as their first language. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedish. Godby, the largest village and administrative centre of Finström, is the second biggest built-up area in Åland after Mariehamn, inhabited by around 1300 people, or one-thirds of the municipality's population. A pharmacy, banks, a post office, a swimming hall and a health center are among the amenities that can be found in Godby. History Finström was widely inhabited in the Viking Age. The church of St. Michael is one of the oldest in Åland with the oldest parts dating from the 12th century. Grelsby kungsgård was the place where king Gustavus Vasa stayed with his entourage of 312 people for a few days in the spring of 1556. Swedish king Gustaf IV Adolf also stayed there f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastelholm Castle
Kastelholm Castle (, ) is a medieval castle built by the Swedes in the late 14th century. It is located near Road 2 in the municipality of Sund, Åland, Sund in Åland, Finland, about northeast of Mariehamn, overlooking a fjord near the village of Kastelholm. Kastelholm is one of five surviving medieval castles in Finland considered architecturally significant, along with Häme Castle, Hämeenlinna, Olavinlinna, Raseborg Castle, Raseborg, and Turku Castle, Turku. Originally built on a small island surrounded by water-filled moats, it served both military and administrative functions. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was an important stronghold held by nobles, feudal lords, and kings. Damaged during the 1599 civil war and later gutted by fire in 1745, the castle fell into ruin but was partially restored in the 20th century. Since the 1990s, it has been a museum and a key cultural site in Åland. History Construction of Kastelholm Castle began in the 1380s on its southern s ... [...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 2
The Finnish national road 2 (, ) is a main route between Vihti and Pori. The road runs from Palojärvi, Vihti to Mäntyluoto, Pori.https://maps.google.com/ The road is mainly a typical Finnish road with two driving lanes. National road 2 has a short part of motorway on its starting place and it is only 1 kilometer long and that means it is the shortest motorway in Finland and National road 2 has another bypass in Pori which is about 7 kilometers long. History Before National Road 2 got its present line, it ran first from Helsinki to Nummi-Pusula's Saukkola on the same line as an old national road 1 which is now regional road 110. It turned north and ran to the Somero where it joined an old national road 10 in Somero's downtown, then it ran to the Jokioinen on the line of the current main road 52 and then it joined national road 10's present line in Jokioinen. There National road 2 turned to the west and went with National road 10 to the regional road 213's crossroad and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
