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The Parliament of Ã…land (''Ã…lands lagting'') is the unicameral legislature 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 ...
, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of
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, ...
. The Lagting has 30 members who make laws for Ã…land 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 The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is an apportionment method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in proportional representation among political parties. It belongs to ...
. All voters and candidates must be at least 18 years old and eligible in Ã…land.


Latest election

For the latest results, see 2023 Ã…landic legislative election.


Election results by party (1979–2023)


See also

*
Government of Åland The Government of Åland () is the executive authority of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. It is led by the Premier of Åland (), who is elected by the Parliament of Åland (). Åland Premiers * Carl Björkman (politician), Carl Björ ...
* List of speakers of the Parliament of Ã…land * Municipalities of Ã…land * Politics of Ã…land *
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 ...
* Government of Finland * Ã…land State Provincial Office * Swedish Assembly of Finland *
Politics of Finland The politics of Finland take place within the framework of a Parliamentary system, parliamentary representative democracy. Finland is a republic whose head of state is President of Finland, President Alexander Stubb, who leads the nation's for ...
* Ting


References


External links


Ã…lands Lagting
– Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Parliament of Aland Government of Åland Politics of Åland Aland Aland Aland Aland Åland law