Aland Islands - Revision history

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Pbacsich: Pbacsich moved page Åland Islands to Aland Islands over redirect: We want all country names to be easy to type in on an English keyboard, hence no accented or special letters

2023-05-10T09:57:07Z

Pbacsich moved page Åland Islands to Aland Islands over redirect: We want all country names to be easy to type in on an English keyboard, hence no accented or special letters

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Pbacsich: big tidy - but needs checking by Merja

2011-10-28T20:47:25Z

big tidy - but needs checking by Merja

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Pbacsich: slapped Re.ViCa version into VISCED version

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			The ''Åland Islands'' (Finnish: '''Ahvenanmaa''') form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. This is situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia

			The archipelago forms an autonomous, demilitarized, monolingually Swedish-speaking administrative province, region and historical province of [[Finland]].

			The population is some 27,000.

			The capital is Mariehamn.

			The archipelago is the smallest province of Finland, comprising 0.5% of Finland's population and 0.49% of land area.

			The islands consist of the main island Fasta Åland (literally "Firm Åland"), where 90% of the population resides, and an archipelago to the east that consists of over 6,500 skerries and islands. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of [[Sweden]] by 40 kilometres (25 miles) of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is virtually contiguous with the Finnish Archipelago Sea. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it shares with [[Sweden]].

			Due to Åland's autonomous status, the powers exercised at the provincial level by representatives of the central state administration in the rest of Finland are largely exercised by the Government of Åland in Åland


			'''Relations with EU'''

			The autonomous status of the islands was affirmed by a decision made by the League of Nations in 1921 following the Åland crisis. It was reaffirmed within the treaty admitting Finland to the European Union. By law, Åland is politically neutral and entirely demilitarised, and residents are exempt from conscription to the Finnish Defence Forces. The islands were granted extensive autonomy by the Parliament of Finland in the Act on the Autonomy of Åland of 1920, which was later replaced by new legislation by the same name in 1951 and 1991.

			In connection with Finland's admission to the European Union, a protocol was signed concerning the Åland Islands that stipulates, among other things, that provisions of the European Community Treaty shall not force a change of the existing restrictions for foreigners (i.e., persons who do not enjoy "home region rights" (hembygdsrätt) in Åland) to acquire and hold real property or to provide certain services, implying a recognition of a separate nationality.

			Most inhabitants have Swedish (the sole official language) as their first language: 91.2% in 2007, and 5.0% speak Finnish.


			'''Schools'''

			The language of instruction in publicly financed schools is Swedish, but an Ålandic municipality is free to provide teaching of Finnish. (In the rest of Finland, bilingual municipalities provide schooling both in Finnish and in Swedish.)


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Pbacsich: Åland Islands for Visced moved to Åland Islands: fusion of Re.ViCa and VISCED versions

2011-10-28T20:32:39Z

Åland Islands for Visced moved to Åland Islands: fusion of Re.ViCa and VISCED versions

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Pbacsich: added linkage msg and cat Aland

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	Åland Islands ~~for Visced by~~ [[Merja Sjöblom]], [[Finnish Information Society Development Centre]]		'''''For the information relevant to Re.ViCa see [[Åland Islands]]. <br>The two pages will be consolidated during September 2011.'''''



			''By [[Merja Sjöblom]], [[Finnish Information Society Development Centre]]''

	=Partners situated in Åland Islands=		=Partners situated in Åland Islands=
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	*[http://www.regeringen.ax/utbildning_kultur/ Ministry of Education and Culture in Åland]		*[http://www.regeringen.ax/utbildning_kultur/ Ministry of Education and Culture in Åland]
	*[[Finland for Visced]]		*[[Finland for Visced]]

			[[Category:Åland Islands\| Åland Islands for Visced]]

	[[Category:VISCED]]		[[Category:VISCED]]

Merja SjÃ¶blom at 05:25, 8 July 2011

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	(mainly sourced from: [http://www.norden.org/fi/sinun-pohjolasi/opiskelu-pohjoismaissa/opiskelu-ahvenanmaalla/koulutusjaerjestelmae-ahvenanmaalla Norden])		(mainly sourced from: [http://www.norden.org/fi/sinun-pohjolasi/opiskelu-pohjoismaissa/opiskelu-ahvenanmaalla/koulutusjaerjestelmae-ahvenanmaalla Norden])

	The Finnish Education system and policies are used also in Åland Islands. The education system consists of preschool and basic education, upper secondary and vocational schools as well as polytechnics and universities. The Finnish Education system from the VISCED point of view is described in [Finland for Visced].		The Finnish Education system and policies are used also in Åland Islands. The education system consists of preschool and basic education, upper secondary and vocational schools as well as polytechnics and universities. The Finnish Education system from the VISCED point of view is described in [[Finland for Visced]].

	All education in Åland Islands is offered in Swedish.		All education in Åland Islands is offered in Swedish.

Merja SjÃ¶blom at 09:11, 6 July 2011

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	*[http://www.norden.org/en Official co-operation in the Nordic region]		*[http://www.norden.org/en Official co-operation in the Nordic region]
	*[http://www.regeringen.ax/utbildning_kultur/ Ministry of Education and Culture in Åland]		*[http://www.regeringen.ax/utbildning_kultur/ Ministry of Education and Culture in Åland]
	*[[Finland for ~~VISCED~~]]		*[[Finland for Visced]]

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Merja SjÃ¶blom at 09:10, 6 July 2011

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	*[http://www.belcanto.ax/ Bel Canto r.f.]		*[http://www.belcanto.ax/ Bel Canto r.f.]
	*[http://www.laroavtal.ax/ Ålands läroavtalscenter]		*[http://www.laroavtal.ax/ Ålands läroavtalscenter]

			=Relevant websites=

			*[http://www.asub.ax/start.con?iLan=2 Statistics Åland]
			*http://www.government.ax/
			*[http://www.norden.org/en Official co-operation in the Nordic region]
			*[http://www.regeringen.ax/utbildning_kultur/ Ministry of Education and Culture in Åland]
			*[[Finland for VISCED]]

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Merja SjÃ¶blom at 09:08, 6 July 2011

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			=Education in Åland Islands=

			(mainly sourced from: [http://www.norden.org/fi/sinun-pohjolasi/opiskelu-pohjoismaissa/opiskelu-ahvenanmaalla/koulutusjaerjestelmae-ahvenanmaalla Norden])

			The Finnish Education system and policies are used also in Åland Islands. The education system consists of preschool and basic education, upper secondary and vocational schools as well as polytechnics and universities. The Finnish Education system from the VISCED point of view is described in [Finland for Visced].

			All education in Åland Islands is offered in Swedish.

			Below are listed educational organizations in Åland Islands. Each organization contains a link to its website (in Swedish only):

			'''Upper secondary and vocational schools'''

			*[http://www.afhs.aland.fi/ Ålands folkhögskola]
			*[http://www.lyceum.ax/ Ålands lyceum]
			*[http://www.handels.ax/ Ålands handelsläroverk]
			*[http://www.handels.ax/ Ålands hotell- och restaurangskola]
			*[http://webfronter.com/navigare/sjomansskolan/index.shtml Ålands sjömansskola]
			*[http://www.avi.ax/ Ålands vårdinstitut]
			*[http://www.ay.ax/ Ålands yrkesskola]

			'''Higher education'''

			*[http://www.ahs.ax/ Högskolan på Åland]

			'''Other education'''

			*[http://www.ha.ax/text.con?iPage=424&m=453 Öppna högskolan på Åland]
			*[http://www.mariehamn.ax/Medborgarinstitutet/ Medborgarinstitutet (Medis)]
			*[http://www.ami.ax/ Ålands musikinstitut]
			*[http://www.belcanto.ax/ Bel Canto r.f.]
			*[http://www.laroavtal.ax/ Ålands läroavtalscenter]