The Åland Coalition (; ÅS) is a political alliance of the main

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 ...

parties formed to contest the Åland seat in the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ...

. Its representative usually sits with the Swedish People's Party faction in Parliament.

History

The Coalition first contested national elections in 1948, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p611 when they won a single seat in the

parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

. Since then the alliance has retained its seat in every election, polling between 0.2% and 0.4% of the national vote.Åländsk Samlingin ääntä – Åländsk Samling (Aland Coalition)
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References

Political parties in Åland Political party alliances in Finland Political parties of minorities in Finland {{Åland-stub