2072, 2139 FINLAND (Åland) - The Maritime Quarter of Mariehamn Eastern Harbour

2072 The Maritime Quarter of Mariehamn Eastern Harbour (1)

Posted on 26.11.2015, 22.12.2015
Mariehamn, the capital of Åland, is located on a peninsula and has two important harbours, one located on the western shore and one on the eastern shore, which are ice-free for nearly the whole year, and have no tides. The Western Harbour is an important international harbour with daily traffic to Sweden, Estonia and mainland Finland.

2139 The Maritime Quarter of Mariehamn Eastern Harbour (2)

In the Eastern Harbour is the Maritime Quarter, where boat building traditions are kept alive. Among the red sheds there is a boatyard, a smithy, a boat and shipbuilding museum, and a newbuilt museum of historical marine engines. There is an exhibition of historical work boats in the Beacon, a copy of the former beacon at the Kobba Klintar pilot station. Furthest out on the breakwater is a Seafarers’ chapel.

1447 FINLAND (Åland) - The flag of the Åland Islands

The Åland Islands (Finnish: Ahvenanmaa) is an autonomous region of Finland that consists of an archipelago lying at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea, which comprises Fasta Åland (Main Island) and 6,500 skerries and islands. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Sweden by 38km of open water to the west, and in the east is contiguous with the Finnish Archipelago Sea. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it shares with Sweden.

1372 FINLAND (Åland) - Hammarudda, in Jomala

Located on  Fasta Åland, the main island of Åland, lying at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea, Jomala is a municipality which offers a variety of nature experiences. Apart from the sea coast, it contains also open fields, deciduous woodland meadows and Ice Age formations. It is not known from where the name Jomala originates but theories suggest that "jom" comes from the name of the Viking god Jom and that "ala" means "place". Therefore, Jomala would mean "the place where Jom is worshipped".