🇦🇽 Åland Islands

Hej! I share an extract of my experience of visiting the beautiful Ålands. I was there just at Christmas (2023). Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and also does not cover all the wonderful local attributes and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: Mariehamn, Eckerö.

🏛 Top sights visited:

  1. Eckerö
    • Post Office (Post- och Tullhus)
    • Museum of Fisheries and Navigation (Ålands Jakt- och Fiskemuseum)
  2. Mariehamn
    • Maritime Museum and Pommern Ship (Ålands sjöfartsmuseum)
    • Central Park (Esplanaden)
    • The Sea Quarter (Sjökvarteret)

🎧 Local musicians:

  • 🇦🇽 Åland Islands Anthem (Ålänningens sång). Genre: folk
  • 🇺🇳 Julia Clara (singer). Genre: pop
  • 🇺🇳 Henrik Klingenberg (keytarist). Genre: metal

🥘 Local food & drinks:

  • Åland Pancake with Cream and Plum Jam (Åländsk Pannkaka)
  • “Buried Whitefish” (Gravad Sik)
  • Åland Apple Juice (Brand: “Grannas Äppel Åland”)
  • Åland Beer (Brand: “Stallhagen”)

🎬 Local movies:

  • Devil’s Bride (Tulen Morsian). Year: 2016. Genre: horror / drama

🪔 Authentic artifacts:

  • Åland Shipping (Ålands Sjöfart)
  • The Lilla Jul (Lilla Jul)

🦉 Local wisdom: “Adventure is not something we need to look for. It’s exciting enough to live” / “Äventyr är inte något vi behöver leta efter. Det är ju tillräckligt spännande att leva” — AnneAnka (Pernilla Lindroos)

👨‍🎓The oldest university: Åland University of Applied Sciences (Högskolan på Åland), Mariehamn, est. 2003.

Vladislav Indykov
Vladislav Indykov
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