Aland Islands

For the information relevant to Re.ViCa see Åland Islands.
The two pages will be consolidated during September 2011.

By Merja Sjöblom, Finnish Information Society Development Centre

Partners situated in Åland Islands

none, see Finland for Visced

Åland Islands in a nutshell

Mainly sourced from http://www.aland.ax/alandinbrief/index.pbs and Wikipedia

Source: origial jpg on: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/blogs/reconciliationgroups/tag/tarabarov-island/

The Åland Islands are in the Baltic Sea, situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. Åland Islands forms an autonomous, demilitarized, Swedish-speaking region and historical province of Finland. The capital is Mariehamn. The population of Åland Islands is about 28 000 people. The Åland Islands are governed according to the Act on the Autonomy of Åland and international treaties. These laws guarantee the islands’ autonomy from Finland, which has ultimate sovereignty over them, as well as a demilitarized status.

Åland comprises Fasta Åland (the "Main Island," with 90% of the population) together with an archipelago to the east that comprises over 6,500 skerries and islands. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Sweden by 38 kilometers of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago 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.

Read more on Åland Islands from a pdf document Åland in brief

The Provincial Autonomy of the Åland Islands

Diagram of the public administration from Suomi.fi

Education in Åland Islands

(mainly sourced from: 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

• Ålands folkhögskola
• Ålands lyceum
• Ålands handelsläroverk
• Ålands hotell- och restaurangskola
• Ålands sjömansskola
• Ålands vårdinstitut
• Ålands yrkesskola

Higher education

• Högskolan på Åland

Other education

• Öppna högskolan på Åland
• Medborgarinstitutet (Medis)
• Ålands musikinstitut
• Bel Canto r.f.
• Ålands läroavtalscenter

Relevant websites

• Statistics Åland
• http://www.government.ax/
• Official co-operation in the Nordic region
• Ministry of Education and Culture in Åland
• Finland for Visced