regional anthem
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short s ...
of
Ã…land
Ã…land ( , ; ) 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 ...
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. Adopted in 1922, the anthem's lyrics were written by
John Grandell
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New Testament
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, and the music was composed by
Johan Fridolf Hagfors
Johan Fridolf Hagfors (11 March 1857 – 18 August 1931) was a Finnish newspaper publisher, music critic and composer, most known for having composed the two songs ''ModersmÃ¥lets sÃ¥ng'' (The mother tongue's song) and ''Ã…länningens sÃ¥ng'' ...
. The song was first performed during the song festival in
Mariehamn
Mariehamn ( , ; ; ) is the capital of Ã…land, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Ã…land, and 40% of the population of Ã…land live in the city. It is mostly surrounded b ...
1922. In Ã…land, the song is mostly sung on Midsummer's Eve and on
Ã…land's Autonomy Day
Ã…land's Autonomy Day (or Ã…land's Self-Government Day; ) is celebrated annually on 9 June in memory of Ã…land County Council's (since 1993 Parliament of Ã…land, Ã…land's Parliament) first meeting on this date in 1922.
Lyrics
See also
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Maamme
"" (), known by its original Swedish language, Swedish title as "" () and in English language, English as "", is the ''de facto'' national anthem of Finland. The music was composed by the German people, German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with orig ...
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Du gamla, Du fria
(), is the ''de facto'' national anthem of Sweden. Originally titled (), its lyrics were written in 1844 by Swedish antiquarian Richard Dybeck, who set them to a variation of the old Swedish folk music, folk melody ''Kärestans död'' ()''.''
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