Åland Guide 2018 English

JUNE 2018 – MAY 2019

ENGLISH

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS ALL YEAR ROUND

OUR TIPS

ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD & SHOPPING

TAKE HOME

Crafts from Åland Food from Åland farms FIND YOUR WAY

Children’s favourites All museums

ACTIVITIES

AT AND NEAR

THE SEA

MAPS OF ÅLAND & MARIEHAMN

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CONTENT

INFO

FOOD

EVENTS

MARIEHAMN

3–7 Good to know 8–17 Events 19–27 Events calendar

ACTIVITIES

28–47 Activities 48–53 Guide to activities

70–89 Tastes of Åland 90–103 See and do 105–107 Guide to handicrafts & shopping

ACCOMODATION

108–113 Accomodation in Åland

PUBLISHER, PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING 2018 Strax Kommunikation AX-22 100 Mariehamn Tel. +358 18 525 875 www.strax.ax The publisher is not liable for any errors, changes in dates, prices or other information.

Print: Forssa Print June 2018–May 2019

SIGHTS

54–69 Sights in Åland www.aland.com – 3

GOOD TO KNOW

DISCOVER ÅLAND – YEAR ROUND! Welcome to Åland! This Åland Guide brochure makes it easy to discover our islands.

Check our tips on activities and sights, excursions, cozy cafés, food and drink, and shopping.

The Guide helps you to customize your Åland visit and to pick out your very best favourites.

The Guide is valid for 12 months, from June 2018 until May 2019. You can also visit our website www.aland.com for updated information.

The maps of Åland and Mariehamn are on the last pages of this brochure.

For information on bus and inter-island ferry services, w ­ ww.alandstrafiken.ax The Tourist Information staff gives the answers to most of your questions. Their service was recently granted the maximum five stars according to the criteria for national tourist information offices. You’re welcome to contact or visit the tourist information at Visit Åland, Storagatan 8 in Mariehamn, tel. +358 18 24000, ­­www.visitaland.com Remember! Åland has Eastern European Time (UTC +2) as well as the rest of Finland. When it is 12:00 noon in Sweden, it is 13:00 in Åland. The currency is the Euro and many service establishments also accept Swedish kronas.

Important phone numbers General emergency 112 First Aid, Åland Central Hospital +358 18 5355 Medical care +358 18 538 500 Police +358 18 527 100 Vet +358 18 528 615 Maritime rescue +358 18 19475

Defibrillators There are defibrillators in many places in Åland and everybody can use them. You can locate the nearest defibrillator with your smartphone at m.hjartstartare.ax

Charging points for electric cars There are charging stations next to Sittkoff Galleria’s parking garage and next to the bus station in Mariehamn, and at the super­markets Kantarellen in Dalkarby and Mattssons in Godby.

OPEN DAILY DURING SUMMER

Large outdoor terrace in the sun New Summer Menus

Miniature Golf for all ages

Located in East Harbour | www.bryggan.ax | +358 18 17 613

GOOD TO KNOW

PHOTO: Johannes Johansson

AUTONOMOUS ISLANDS WITH OWN LEGISLATION Åland is a Swedish-speaking, autonomous province in Finland. In other words, a small state within a state. Åland has the right to pass laws in a number of spheres, including education, traffic, healthcare and business. Åland has its own flag and its own postal services and stamps. Cowslip is the national flower.

The statue of Julius Sundblom stands on the town square of Mariehamn. Sundblom was the first speaker of the first Åland Parliament.

Behind his statue stands Åland’s administrative centre, Självstyrelsegården, a white marble Parliament House with offices for the 30 members of Parliament, and for the Åland Government authorities.

The Parliament House can be visited on guided tours. Åland’s Autonomy Day is celebrated on 9 June with a festive programme by the statue of Julius Sundblom.

Åland has a population of almost 30,000 people, and around 11,000 of them live in Åland’s only town, Mariehamn. Åland is international. Thanks to shipping, Åland’s most important source of income, the Ålanders have always had close con­ tacts to other countries beyond the seas.

Today many people choose to move to Åland from countries in Europe and beyond.

ÅLAND PARLIAMENT AND SELF-GOVERNMENT BUILDING, guided tours on autonomy’s history and present day. Friday 15 June–Aug, 10–11.30. (Not on 22 June.)

MARIEHAMN’S TOWN LIBRARY Åland literature, Strandgatan 29. www.bibliotek.ax ÅLAND, TOURIST & CYCLING MAP, info­r­ mation and tips for your journey. Available at Tourist Information Office and book stores.

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EVENTS

MUSIC EVENTS ALL YEAR ROUND Concerts and festivals of different music styles succeed one another in Åland.

Rockoff is the islands’ biggest festival and the line-ups this summer include Anastacia, among others.

Tungevaag & Raaban.

When the music stops at midnight the party continues indoors in restaurants and pubs in Mariehamn.

The nine-day Rockoff Festival has its steady place in Åland’s festival calendar.

The entire city is characterized by the festival atmosphere. The stage stands in the middle of the town square and the festival area has one area for guests under 18 and one for adults. You can also dine at the two-storey VIP restaurant and enjoy the best view of the stage.

Every festival day the programme starts in the afternoon and there are several artists performing one after another. The family-friendly festival programme offers music for every taste.

This year’s line-ups are for example Anastacia, Chris Kläfford, Kapten Röd, Mendez, Freddy Kalas and

Åland Organ Festival and Katrina Chamber Music Festival are treats for classical music lovers. This year’s theme for Katrina concerts is “Bach and the women”.

Most of the festival concerts will be arranged in Åland’s beautiful medieval churches.

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CLASSICAL MUSIC

MUSIC IN THE ARCHIPELAGO

A Nordic folk song event, Visor så in i Norden, in Kumlinge presents concerts in surroundings of natural beauty on the scenic open-air stage at Västra Bergen.

MUSICAL COMEDY

”Alla mina fiender” (All my enemies) is the name of a new musical comedy

Sing shanties!

Three days of shanties at Baltic Shanty Festival in Åland. Shanties will be sung on streets and in different scenes in town, in churches, restaurants and in Badhusparken pavilion in Mariehamn.

Shanty singers and choirs from eleven countries, e.g. Britain, Ireland and Poland, sing in altogether over one hundred shanty performances in Mariehamn.

Shanties are to be sung together so come and join in rousing chants from the Seven Seas!

featuring Therese Karlsson, one of Åland’s professional opera singers. The work has been custom-made for her. The work offers an exciting journey in music and lyrics travelling through different genres.

ÅLAND ORGAN FESTIVAL, different stages around Åland. 24–30 June. www.alfest.org BALTIC SHANTY FESTIVAL, Mariehamn, Västra hamnen. 29 June–1 July, www.balticshantyfestival.net VISOR SÅ IN I NORDEN, Kumlinge, 6–8 July. www.visorsaininorden.ax ROCKOFF, Mariehamn. 20–28 July. www.rockoff.nu KATRINA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, different stages around Åland. 7–11 August. www.katrina.ax ALLA MINA FIENDER, musical comedy, 20–22 September, Alandica Culture & Congress, Mariehamn. www.alandica.ax

Opera star in concert Mezzo soprano Jenny Carlstedt of Åland worked at Frankfurt Opera in 2002–2016. She sang in about 50 different roles. Today she has Åland as her base and performs on different stages in Europe.

This summer she will give a couple of concerts in Åland. Not to be missed when in Åland!

More information about the concerts on page 23!

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B R AS S E R I E Å N G B ÅT S B R Y G G A N

Restaurant, bar, dance and entertainment by the sea!

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EVENTS

ÅLAND SEA DAYS AND VIKING FAIR Åland Sea Days and Viking Fair are two of Summer-Åland’s most popular events for all in the family.

The Sea Days offer programme day and night. The major focus is on maritime activities, including kayak excursions, sailing ship cruises, bark boat building, demonstrations of boat engines, and maritime safety.

The Maritime Quarter in Mariehamn is the high quarter for the maritime-themed days and here you can take a look at the beautiful wooden boats.

The Sea Days also stand for good music.

In the evenings the quaysides are filled with people listening and dancing to live music.

Market stalls tempt with street food and beverages of all kinds. For example, try a ”Ledholmare”, a fresh and tasty herring burger!

THREE DAYS WITH THE VIKINGS

The Viking Fair in Saltvik is one of the largest Viking events in Europe. New Viking house replicas have been built in the village, and a Viking ship Borge Swyn was launched here for a couple of years ago.

Here you can meet Viking societies from east and west. Stroll around and meet Viking crafters, musicians and warriors in their period costumes and enjoy the atmosphere. Don’t forget to taste some Viking-inspired food and beverages.

Jesters, children’s theatre plays and battle demonstrations make the Viking Fair an event for the whole family.

ÅLAND SEA DAYS, Maritime Quarter, Mariehamn. 18–22 July. www.alandssjodagar.ax VIKING FAIR, Kvarnbo, Saltvik. 26–28 July. www.fibula.ax

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EVENTS

PHOTO: Tiina Tahvanainen/Visit Åland

COOKING FALU RED PAINT How do you cook traditional falu red paint over open fire? How do you churn butter and make ropes in an old way?

Every Wednesday in July, crafters demonstrate how yesterday’s Ålanders used to manufacture everyday utensils and materials.

Here you can see, among other things, how to bake bread, churn butter and make ropes according to traditional methods.

In a large cauldron over an open fire, water, iron vitriol and rye flour are mixed into a fine consistency and ”seasoned” with colour pigment. The paint is allowed to cook for hours before it can be used for painting a house.

Stroll amidst the old red houses at the open-air museum and breathe in the atmosphere!

FOR CHILDREN

Jan Karlsgården also offers activities for children. On Thursdays in July the kids are

welcome to bake sweet buns in the woodheated baking oven of the little bakery cottage. And yes, you get to taste what you’ve baked!

Four days a week in July, kids can do crafts either outdoors in the yard or indoors in a little cottage.

Three Tuesdays in July, Frode and Niklas Lantz read Astrid Lindgren’s book ”Rasmus and the Vagabond” in Swedish. You will also hear one or two songs.

JAN KARLSGÅRDEN, 2 May–16 Sept daily 10–17. www.kastelholm.ax Crafts days on Wednesdays in July at 11–16. Kids’ sweet bun bakery on Thursdays in July at 12–15.

Crafts for kids Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri in July at 11–16.30.

“Rasmus and the Vagabond” (Swedish) on 17, 24 & 31 July at 13.

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Open daily April–September www.fpknorring.com • info@fpvonknorring.com Östra hamnen Tel: +358-18 16 500. Welcome!

KATRINA CHAMBER MUS IC FESTIVAL ÅLAND ISLANDS 7–11TH AUGUST 2018

En musikalisk komedi med Therese Karlsson

ALLA MINA FIENDER

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: CECILIA ZILLIACUS

Bach and the babes www.katrina.ax

Perfect location

info@alandica.ax, www.alandica.ax, tel +358 18 24570, Strandgatan 33, AX-22100 Mariehamn, Åland Finland

Events

2018 Do not miss on the many events we have to offer!

See our events calendar at: www.alandicaevents.ax

Arrange your next meeting in the heart of Scandinavia!

Alandica – a modern, functional conference facility in Mariehamn by the Eastern Harbour beach.

Day conference packages from 43€ per person.

20–22 september 2018 kl. 20.00 Alandica, Mariehamn, Åland www.katrina.ax

MEETING

Book your ticket on our website!

EVENTS

ELVIS AND ELIZA GO ÅLANDIC Flower girl Eliza and My Fair Lady will be staged in Åland in November. In April we will hear Elvis Presley songs performed by Ålandic soloists and a large choir.

Many of Elvis’ songs, e.g. Love Me Tender, Always on My Mind and Devil in Disguise, are immortal.

When Ålands Projektkör choir takes on Elvis music, a unique experience is guaranteed. Elvis’ songs are not very often heard in choir repertoires.

Soloists, dancers and orchestras will deliver a full-bodied experience.

The choir is led by music teacher, singer and initiator Johanna Grüssner. The orch­ estra is directed by Michael Ottosson who has also arranged the songs for the choir.

The choir has also previously performed similar type of repertoires, including music

by Queen and from the film Lion King. In other words, the choir boasts routine and joy of singing.

ELIZA SPEAKS ÅLANDIC

My Fair Lady has been played all over the world. In November it will be staged in Åland. Local theatre amateurs and singers create their version of the famous musical.

Flower girl Eliza speaks in Ålandic dialect and is taught how to speak beautiful and proper Swedish.

MY FAIR LADY, Alandica Culture & Congress, Mariehamn. Première 10 November, 2018. www.alandica.ax

MUSIC BY ELVIS, Alandica Culture & Congress, Mariehamn. Première 13 April, 2019. www.alandica.ax

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www.alandliving.ax

ÅLAND IS LOOKING FOR YOU! Åland offers unexpected career opportunities and stimulating challenges. We have an active business community and several worldleading companies. Compared with the surrounding world, the work teams are small. This offers great opportunities for every employee who wants responsibility and space.

Everybody’s effort is essential, and everybody trusts in each other. This is the way Åland creates success.

CURIOUS ABOUT ÅLAND? Subscribe to our newsletter (in Swedish) and stay updated about the opportunities Åland has to offer. www.alandliving.ax/nyhetsbrev

WELCOME TO ÅLAND, IN THE MIDDLE OF NORDEN!

EVENTS

HARVEST FESTIVAL WITH OPEN FARMS Go for a tour from farm to farm. Enjoy local delicacies and buy home your favourites at the Harvest Festival.

There’s no autumn without a harvest festival! The locals and the visitors alike book the date for the autumn highlight well in advance. Some want to visit as many farms as possible while some focus on one or two specific ones.

The farms sell local raw produce, home-baked bread and all kinds of locally produced artisan foods, such as cheese, jam, juice and charcuterie. There are also sales of Ålandic arts & crafts.

FOR CHILDREN

Many farmyards offer different kinds of activities for children. The kids can jump in the straw or explore the farm with a horse and carriage.

There are also stalls catering local delicacies.

Haga Kungsgård in Saltvik is one of the festival’s most popular farms. New farms participating in 2018 include, among others, Himmyra horse farm and Open Water Brewery.

Many restaurants also offer special Harvest Festival menus.

ÅLAND IN GREENERY

A new spring event Åland in Greenery had its première in 2017. The event is arranged when the season’s first fresh asparagus is harvested, and the apple trees are in full bloom. ÅLAND HARVEST FESTIVAL, 21–23 September, 2018. www.skordefest.ax ÅLAND IN GREENERY, May 2019. www.alandgronskar.ax

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WELCOME TO MATTSSONS!

ÅLAND’S MOST WELL-STOCKED SHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ISLAND

www.mattssons.ax Mo–Fr 7–21, Sa 9–21, Su 11–19 (18.6–12.8 Su 10–21) Mattssons_logo_red_black.eps Building construction store: Mo–Fr 7–17, Sa 9–14. Phone 43 250

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EVENTS

Midsummer poles – a tradition in Åland.

EVENTS CALENDAR Here’s a selection of events in Åland from June 2018 to May 2019. For more events, visit www.aland.com. Subject to changes in the programme.

SUMMER TROTTING RACES, six races between 28 April and 14 October. www.alandstravet.com TROLLINGTRÄFF ÅLAND, 6–9 June. Salmon trolling contest. Start at Käringsund Resort & Conference. www.trollingtraff.ax TOGETHER FOR LIFE – Race Against Cancer, 9 June. Several running distances in Mariehamn.

MAIL ROWING CONTEST ACROSS THE SEA, 16 June. From Eckerö to Grisslehamn, Sweden.

LIVE MUSIC & FOOD Pub Stallhagen offers a BBQ buffet with meat, fish and vegetarian food accompanied by live music – jazz, blues, pop and rock. Wednesdays from 27 June until 8 August. More information: Facebook/Pubstallhagen.

Restaurants in Mariehamn also offer live music by troubadours and bands, see www.aland.com

ALANDIA CUP, 17–21 June. Junior football cup for 11-year-old girls and boys. Over 100 clubs play matches in different pitches in and around Mariehamn. www.alandiacup.com MIDSUMMER EVE, 22 June. Midsummer poles are raised around the Åland Islands, during the day and the evening. Åland’s official maypole is raised at the Jan Karlsgården open-air museum. Decoration of the pole starts at 18:00. Speeches, songs and dancing around the pole. See the local papers for details on midsummer festivities. ÅLAND ORGAN FESTIVAL, 24–30 June.

Church concerts around Åland. www.alfest.org KARLSSON PÅ TAKET, theatre at Bentes open air stage, Överby, Eckerö. 28 June–14 July, about 15 performances in daytime and in the evenings. www.ungdom.ax/bentes FRANCISCAN FESTIVAL IN KÖKAR, 29 June–1 July. Annual ecumenic event at the 15th-century monastery cellar ruins.

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ALAND SALTWIK KVARNBO

SHANTIES AND SEA SONGS

VIKING MARKET 26–27–28 July 2018 Kvarnbo, Saltvik

www.fibula.ax

Rousing chants from the Seven Seas!

29 June–1 July in Mariehamn.

www.balticshantyfestival.net and on Facebook

Take a day cruise from Mariehamn with Viking Line!

Combine your vacation on Åland with a day cruise. On board the ship you can enjoy duty free shopping, good food, entertainment and beautiful sea views! Ville Viking is the name of the ship’s cat and he will entertain the little ones!

Welcome on board!

Sales.vikingline.com | +358 18 26211 | Travel agency, Storagatan 3

EVENTS

PHOTO: Tiina Tahvanainen/Visit Åland

ÅLANDSRALLYT, 29 June–1 July. Nordic meeting for microcar enthusiasts. Käringsund Resort & Conference. www.mcbilklubben.se BALTIC SHANTY FESTIVAL, 29 June–1 July.

Shanty-singers from different countries sing shanties on many stages in Mariehamn. www.balticshantyfestival.net KÄRINGSUNDSLOPPET, 30 June. Cycling event for professionals and amateurs. Start and finish at Käringsund Resort & Conference. www.karingsundsloppet.ax VISOR SÅ IN I NORDEN, 6–8 juli. Nordic folk song event for local and other artists who perform on different stages in Kumlinge, including the church and outdoor stage of Västra bergen. www.visorsaininorden.ax

FINNISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL Åland has two football teams in the highest Finnish leagues – men’s team IFK Mariehamn and ladies’ Åland United.

The home matches are played on Wiklöf Holding Arena in Mariehamn from early spring until the end of October.

For the match programme, please see www.aland.com

Ålands Sea Days with five action-packed days.

DANCING to the tunes of Don’t Touch, 7 July.

Käringsund Resort & Conference.

FÖGLÖ DAY, 7 July. Open-air fair in Degerby.

CATHARINA DAY, 8 July. Programme at church, open-air fair and music next to Hammarland church.

DOWN BY THE SAUNA, 13–14 July. Music festival with young Åland musicians at Pub Bastun in Mariehamn.

CONCERT. Back to the 60’s –The Big Reunion with Åland bands from the 1960s. 14 July at 15 & 19:30. Badhusparken, Mariehamn.

SEMESTERLOPPET, 14 July. Running and walking event for all in the family. Start and finish at Käringsund Resort & Conference. www.semesterloppet.ax ROCKABILLY PARTY with Maryann and The Ramblin` Two, 14 July. Käringsund Resort & Conference.

DANCING to live music by Soul Pack, 21 July.

Käringsund Resort & Conference.

CAR EXHIBITION and cruising through Mariehamn, 21 July, Badhusparken. ÅLANDS SEA DAYS, 18–22 July. Maritime Quarter in Mariehamn. Programme from day until midnight. www.alandssjodagar.ax www.aland.com – 21

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EVENTS

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ROCKOFF, 20–28 July. The biggest music festival of the summer on the town square of Mariehamn. Concerts by many artists, and a large catering area. www.rockoff.nu VIKING FAIR, 26–28 July. Viking village in Saltvik, Kvarnbo. Viking groups from different countries live Viking life, sell their products and demonstrate their skills. Sales of food, beverages and crafts. www.fibula.ax RED CROSS MARKET, 4 August. The annual open-air fair along the Esplanade park in Mariehamn has been arranged for over 50 years. rednet.rodakorset.fi/aland BOMARSUND TRAILRUN, 4 August. Running in historic environs at Bomarsund fortress ruins. www.bomarsundtrailrun.ax

JENNY’S SUMMER CONCERTS Mezzo soprano Jenny Carlstedt’s concerts this summer: 19 June at 19.30 Finström’s church 20 June at 19.30 Mariehamn’s church 23 June at 19.30 Vårdö prayer hall 29 June at 19.00 Kumlinge’s church 30 June at 18.30 Föglö’s church

Åland Pride with three action-packed days.

SEAGRAM JAZZ´N BLUES, 4-5 August. “Open stage” with Brian Kramer’s Travelin’ Blues Jam on Saturday evening and a brunch-jazz with Seaside Jazz Band on Sunday. Restaurant Seagram, Degerby, Föglö. www.seagram.ax EUROFORD NORDIC, 4–5 August. Car show for European Fords, catering and lottery in Badhusparken, Mariehamn. ÅLANDSLOPPET cycling event, 5 August. Start from Mariebad swimming centre, Mariehamn.

KATRINA CHAMBER MUSIC, 7–11 August.

High-class chamber music concerts in churches and other stages. www.katrina.ax CULTURE NIGHT, 10 August. Music, street food and entertainment in Mariehamn. www.mariehamn.ax VW BUG NIC #26, 11 August. Car show for Volkswagen veteran cars, catering and lottery at Badhusparken, Mariehamn. ÅLAND PRIDE, 16–18 August. Festival with broad cultural programme, seminars, activities and a parade. www.pride.ax HONEY FAIR, 18 August at Stallhagen’s brewery and pub. Sales of local honey and other bee products. www.biodlarna.ax

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WELCOME TO KANTARELLEN! Welcome to the upgraded Kantarellen with 2,500 sq.metres of food joy!

We have everything for your daily meals and festive occasions. We offer a large selection of locally produced and organic raw produce, vegetarian and non-allergenic products.

THE BIGGEST SELECTION OF LOCAL PRODUCE FROM ÅLAND

Kids’ play corner • Large parking lot • St1 petrol station

Welcome to Åland’s biggest grocery supermarket!

WE LOVE MEAT!

Enlarged deli section and a meat counter with Åland high quality hung meat!

Well-stocked fish counter with fresh, smoked and pickled fish every day.

Large selection of organic and local vegetables

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Open in summertime daily

u n t i l 2 3:00!

Summer’s opening hours from 18.6: Mon–Fri 7-23, Sat 9-23, Sun10-23 Ph. 32 840 www.kantarellen.ax

ÅLANDSTIDNINGEN

Large dairy section

Our in-houseBRÖD bakery FÄRSKT Brödbiten bakes all FRÅN VÅRT EGET bread of local and BAGERI organic ingredients.

EVENTS

Volkswagen veteran car show in Mariehamn in August.

KÄRINGSUND TRIATHLON, 31 August–1 September. Triathlon sprint and half triathlon, also minitriathlon for kids. Start and finish at Käringsund Resort & Conference. Public friendly contest. www.triathlon.ax

OPEN BY NIGHT, 28 September. Programme and special offers in Mariehamn. www.citymariehamn.ax

AUTUMN

GETADRAGET, 29 September. Catch & release fishing contest. www.getadraget.ax

CARS IN CITY, 8 September. Car show in the centre of Mariehamn.

KONSTRUNDAN ART CIRCUIT, 8–9 September.

Visit artists and artisans in their studios. www.konstrundan.fi HARVEST FESTIVAL, 21–23 September. Open farms and restaurants with sales of crafts and fresh raw produce. Activities for all in the family. www.skordefesten.ax ÅLAND SWIMRUN, 22 September. Running and open water swim contest. Several distances starting from different places. www.swimrun.ax

THE VOICE OF THE SEA, 29 September.

Classical song contest. Alandica Culture & Congress, Mariehamn.

ÅLAND DOG SHOW, 29–30 September.

International dog show in Eckeröhallen. www.akd.ax KANONLOPPET, 13 October. Running contest 22.5km from Finström to Mariehamn, diverse terrain. Also hiking event Ålandsmarschen following the same track of 22.5km or 15km.

Included in Nordiska vandringsbuketten hiking programme. www.motion.ax ÅLAND MARATHON & 1⁄2 MARATHON, 27 October. Running event in Mariehamn on a 5-kilometre track in the town centre. Also shorter distances. www.alandmarathon.ax

VISIT ÖVERNÄSSTUGAN COTTAGE! Övernässtugan, one of Mariehamn’s oldest houses at the southernmost part of Parkgatan, is open for coffee guests on 27 June, 4, 11, 18 & 25 July at 12–15.

WINTER & SPRING BLACK FRIDAY in the town centre of Mariehamn with special offers at shops, 23 November. www.aland.com – 25

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EVENTS

Christmas markets in December.

CHRISTMAS STREET OPENING, in Mariehamn, 25 November. www.citymariehamn.ax LILLAJULMARKNAD, 1 December at 10–15, traditional Christmas market at Jan Karlsgården’s open-air museum in Sund. Sales of food and crafts. Mulled wine served at Kastelholm Castle.

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS, arranged in many churches. For updated concert information, see www.aland.com VERA FILM FESTIVAL, 13–17 March. Bio Savoy, Mariehamn. Various short and documentary films. www.verafilmfestival.ax

CHRISTMAS MARKET IN MARIEHAMN, 6 December. Sales of food and crafts.

MARIEHAMN’S LITERATURE DAYS, 21–24 March.

Mariehamn library. www.litteraturdagarna.ax

CHRISTMAS MARKET AT THE MARITIME QUARTER, 15–16 December. Sales of food and crafts.

ÅLAND IN GREENERY, May. Spring food festival for season’s early harvest. www.alandgronskar.ax

Many events at ALANDICA

UPCOMING EVENTS: 20–22 Sept ”Alla mina fiender”, musical comedy 30 Sept

Thomas Enroth – Migratory bird, piano concert

1 Oct

Culture Club

Alandica Culture & Congress in the centre of Mariehamn offers many events throughout the year. There are visiting artists and theatre companies as well as fairs and exhibitions.

5 Oct

“Karelen, Karelen”, concert

11 Oct

Gävle Symphony Orchestra & Sven-Bertil Taube

27 Oct

Bamse & Lova sing and dance

For more events and updated information, please see www.alandica.ax

19 Nov

Culture Club

28 Nov

”A light in the dark”, Niklas Strömstedt

5 Dec

Charlotte Perrelli in concert

10–24 Nov “My Fair Lady”, musical

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ACTIVITIES

PLAYGROUNDS FOR YOUNG AND Smart Park in Eckerö attracts visitors of all ages with fun educational experiences. Make your own aquatic experiments, try don’t-touch-the-ground track or go bumping, rolling and flipping with bumper balls and a lot more.

Smart Park’s primary target groups are 2–12-year-old children, their families and everybody who is child at heart.

Here you can spend a whole day. Among the attractions you will find Bomarsund adventure track where you go walking in the water, climb across bridges and crawl in a labyrinth. Bring a towel and a set of dry clothes as you’re bound to get wet!

SMALL FARM

There’s a lot more too, for example a sand paradise where you can build sand castles

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and bake sand cakes. There are pedal car tracks, excavators and a small farm with rabbits, hens and goats.

On the artificial lake you can steer radio controlled boats and normal boats. You can also cross the lake by pulling a raft to the other side. In the middle of the lake there is a small island with a café.

There are also nice spots in the park for you to enjoy a picnic.

PLAY INDOORS

There are more games and adventures waiting in Eckeröhallen sports hall that is turned into Leklandet playland in the summer. There are bouncy castles of all shapes and sizes and for all ages, from 2-year-olds to adults.

The youngest ones in the family have their very own playground.

Go swimming outdoors and indoors! Åland has two fine swimming centres – one in Mariehamn and one in Godby.

Mariebad in the Eastern harbour of Mariehamn is perfect for all in the family.

You can swim in regular pools and children’s pool, and there are adventure pools with a water slide, streams, massage jets and a scenic outdoor pool.

The swimming hall at Ålands Idrottscenter sports centre also offers a pool for kids.

There are several official EU beaches in Åland. One of the most popular ones is Bamböle beach in Finström with a long jetty and a swim tower.

OLD ALIKE SEE ANIMALS AT CLOSE

In Eckerö you can also visit a wild animal park on a guided safari tour in Käringsund.

Here you can see red deer, wild boar, ostriches and lamas.

SMART PARK, Eckerövägen 388, Eckerö.

Open Sat on 2–16 June, daily 17 June– 19 Aug, Sat & Sun on 20 Aug–2 Sept.

T el. +358 18 38499. www.smartpark.ax LEKLANDET, Käringsundsvägen 86, Eckerö.

Open Sat & Sun on 10 May–10 June, daily on 11 June–19 Aug, Sat & Sun on 20 Aug– 9 Sept. Tel. +358 457 344 9850. www.leklandet.ax WILDLIFE SAFARI, Fiskeläget, Käringsund, Eckerö. Several daily tours on 11 June– 18 Aug. Tel +358 18 38103. www.granbergs.ax/viltsafari

Meet happy pigs!

Pigs on Nygårds’ farm go outdoors all year round. The pigs root in the soil and roll around in their mud pits. It’s fun to see them so happy and content. The guided safari tour on a tractor trailer takes you to the pasture where the pigs are fed.

NYGÅRDS SKOGSGRISAR, Ollasvägen 8, Sund. 21 June–9 Aug, Wednesdays at 18. Price 12 € per person, incl. refreshments.

NB! Visitors shall not be in touch with other pigs within 48 hours prior their visit.

Bookings by Tuesday the day before the visit by e-mail: ronja.brenner@aland.net or phone evenings +358 40 571 9230.

www.smartpark.ax

OPEN

2018

Tel: +358 40 550 0166/facebook.com/FamiljeparkenSmartPark

Welcome to

Åland’s biggest indoor playground for children and adults!

OPEN 2018

10 May-10 June Sat-Sun kl 11-18 29 July-3 Aug CLOSED due to an extern event 11 June-19 August daily kl 11-18 20 August-9 September Sat-Sun kl 11-18 Midsummer´s Eve CLOSED Tel: +358 457 344 9850/+358 40 550 0166

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ACTIVITIES

FUN ON WHEELS AND ICE! Do you like speed on wheels? Then challenge each other in go karting.

Or, try curling, if you prefer slippery ice.

The curling hall in Eckerö is open ten months a year and welcomes beginners and professionals alike. Groups and families of all kinds have discovered the fun excitement and joy of curling.

Curling instructors heIp the beginners to get started and offer all necessary equipment, including helmets.

Book in advance, preferably a day or two before. The minimum number of participants is recommended to be four players.

The hall has two rinks and up to 20 people can play at the same time. Catering can be arranged, from sandwiches to three-meal dinners.

ON FOUR WHEELS

Vessingsboda karting track is 850 metres long and 8 metres wide. Drivers over 150

cm tall may drive a standard model go-kart.

There are special cars for kids from 5 to 7 year-olds. There is also a two-seated go-kart.

FREE ACTIVITIES

Below the town library in Mariehamn there is a skateboard rink with different kinds of challenges. Here it is free of charge to go skateboarding whenever you want to.

GO-KARTING, Ålands motorklubb, ­Vessingsboda, Lemland. Bookings for March–September. Tel. +358 457 564 3343.

VIANOR CURLING CENTER, Käringsundsvägen 85, Eckerö. Open in August–May. Tel. +358 457 374 9778, www.curling.ax

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PH AR M ACIES

APOTHEKEN

Godby Apotek Von Knorringsväg 1 Godby Center tel. +358 (0)18 41600 +358 (0)18 41 092 fax +358 (0)18 41 606 godby.apotek@aland.net www.godbyapotek.ax Mon−Fri 8.30 am−5 pm Sat 10 am−2 pm Sept.−May open on Thursday 8.30 am−6 pm.

Please call for more information.

• Open all year • Restaurant, á la carte, pizza, home cooked meals and food for groups • Seaview within short walking distance • 100 m to Eckeröhallen • 2.6 km to the port of Eckerö Linjen

BOOK directly on our website www.eckerohotell.ax

Central-Apoteket Skarpansvägen 24 tel. +358 (0)18 19 655 +358 (0)18 19 714 fax +358 (0)18 19 653 central-apot@aland.net www.central-apoteket.ax Mon−Fri 8.30 am−5 pm. After hours Mon−Fri 8.30 am−7 pm, Sat 10 am−3 pm, Sunday and holidays 11 am−3 pm.

Please call for more information.

Norragatan 17 tel. +358 (0)18 16 511 Mon-Fri 8.30 am−5 pm. After hours Mon-Fri 8.30 am−7 pm, Sat 10 am−3 pm, Sunday and holidays 11 am−3 pm.

Please call for more information.

Kumlinge by tel +358 (0)18-55 408 Mon-Fri 9 am −3 pm. info@apoteket.ax www.apoteket.ax

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APTEEKKI

Käringsundsvägen 53, Eckerö info@eckerohotell.ax, Phone. + +358 18 38447

ACTIVITIES

GOLF IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS Åland is a well-known golf island with three 18-hole golf courses. There is also a fun minigolf course.

“Finland’s best 36­-hole course.” “Finland’s most charming golf course.”

These were two of the comments Åland Golf Club received in the Finnish national golf course ranking 2017, surveyed by GolfDigest, Golflehti and Golfpiste.

Here you can play on two 18­-hole courses – Castle Course and King’s Course – and on the Princess Course with six short holes.

At Kastelholm there is also a wellstocked pro-shop, driving ranges and a restaurant.

ECKERÖ GOLF COURSE

There is an 18-hole golf course also in Kyrkoby in Eckerö. Guest golfers with a green card and a golf club membership are welcome. There is a driving range, and showers in the club house.

LIKE AN ADVENTURE

The game becomes an adventure on a minigolf course in Mariehamn. Ångbåtsbryggan’s Adventure Golf with 18 holes and imaginative obstacles suits everyone, young and old alike.

At Ålands Golf & Skyttehall you can play golf indoors with a golf simulator on about one hundred different courses.

ÅLANDS GOLFKLUBB, Kastelholm.

Tel. +358 18 41500, www.agk.ax ECKERÖ GOLF, Kyrkoby.

Tel. +358 457 004 6532, www.eckerogolf.ax ÅNGBÅTSBRYGGANS ADVENTURE GOLF, Östra hamnen. Tel. +358 18 17613, www.bryggan.ax ÅLANDS GOLF & SKYTTEHALL, Vikinga­ gränd 2, Mariehamn. Tel. +358 40 768 8755, www.golfskyttehall.com

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DISCOVER ÅLAND

BY CAR

Rent a car at Rundbergs Bil & Service for your explorations around the Åland Islands!

High-class rental cars for 4–9 persons.

Free delivery in Mariehamn.

68€

Valid for 24 hours only! Rental category A, incl. insurance and 250 km. Free delivery in Mariehamn.

Rundbergs Bil & Service

Strandgatan 1 B, +358 18 525 505, www.rundbergs.com, rbs@rundbergs.com Weekdays 7–24, Saturday 8–24, Sunday 9–24

TIP!

Take a car to the sights of Sund On the way to Sund you can stop at Café Uffe på Berget, situated on a high hill with fantastic views over the sound of Färjsundet. Drive around Sund, or stay here for a day or two. Sund offers something for every taste, from historical sights to sceneries of natural beauty!

More tips for sightseeing: www.rundbergs.com

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ACTIVITIES

PHOTO: Tiina Tahvanainen/Visit Åland

EXCURSIONS TO UNIQUE ISLANDS Rödhamn, Lågskär and Kobba Klintar are three unique islands to be visited.

The present lighthouse on Lågskär was built in 1920.

For a long time ago, Rödhamn’s islands had a strategic location next to an important navigation route. The islands have many interesting stories and remnants from the bygone days.

Rödhamn was a base for pilots and lighthouse keepers. Today the old radio beacon houses a museum and offers a magnificent view over the sea.

Rödhamn also offers a popular visitors’ marina with a summer café and restaurant.

FOR PILOTS

EXTREME LIVING CONDITIONS

The lighthouse island of Lågskär is situated halfway between Åland and the coast of Sweden.

There lived up to 30 persons on the barren island in the middle of the sea. The living conditions were harsh especially in winter­time when the islanders were isolated from the main island for several months.

The island of Kobba Klintar, positioned on the approaches to Mariehamn, was an important pilot station with the vast open sea as its closest neighbour. Today there is a café and a beacon with culture events in summertime.

TAXI BOATS

Several taxi boat companies offer archipelago excursions. In the peak season there are regular daily boat transfers to Kobba Klintar.

BOAT TRANSFERS TO KOBBA KLINTAR from Korrvik fishing harbour in Mariehamn, Bo­-Erik Westberg. Tel. +358 457 3420 538.

SHIPLAND, customized or packaged boat tours. www.shipland.ax

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SANDOSUNDS RESORT & CAMPING

An island of your own.

Our hermit cottage on the island of Gyllenklobb offers you a genuine archipelago experience.

Go kayaking with your own kayak or rent a quality kayak from us.

Sandösund gives you the freedom of choice!

We offer all kinds of accommodation types – from a campsite to hotel rooms. Our tavern serves meat, fish and vegetarian dishes.

Our main cottage accommodates 8 persons and can be rented year round.

We have two floating saunas for our guests.

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ACTIVITIES

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GUIDED KAYAKING TOURS Åland is like made for kayaking. Choose safety and join a guided kayaking excursion in a small group. Åland has a lot to offer for kayakers.

Choose between calm waters of narrow sea inlets or explore the outer archipelago where the waves can get tougher.

Paddelboden Paddle Shack offers guided kayaking tours for beginners and those who want to brush up their skills.

Saturdays from 7 July until 1 September you can join a tour to Kobba Klintar’s old pilot station from 1862. This whole-day tour includes a lunch.

Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 26 June to 30 August the paddle shack offers a two-hour excursion starting from Lervik in Mariehamn.

If you bring your own kayak you can also hire an experienced guide who knows the water areas.

Paddelboden has several qualified instructors who offer introduction courses

in kayaking, also for SUP boards.

All excursions and courses must be pre-booked and they are always arranged according to weather. See Paddelboden’s website for updated information.

KAYAKING ON YOUR OWN

Åland. Vandra, cykla, paddla is a Swedish guidebook written by an outdoor specialist Olle Persson who has described almost 30 kayaking routes of different lengths.

One of the routes starts from Hällö’s jetty in Geta and leads to Sälskär’s lighthouse island and back. The route is about 27 km long.

PADDELBODEN, Lervik, Mariehamn.

Tel. +358 457 3433 933. www.paddelboden.com SANDÖSUNDS CAMPING, Vårdö.

Tel. +358 457 379 9119. www.sandosund.com

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Daycruise to Sweden DINING, ENTERTAINMENT AND TAXFREE SHOPPING

ENJOY OUR SUPERB VIEW, PLUS A TASTY MEAL IN THE RESTAURANT, OR A CUP OF COFFEE IN THE CAFÉ.

• OVERNIGHT CABINS • MINIGOLF • • TRAILS • LOOKOUT TOWER •

Departure from Eckerö daily 13.30 & 18.30.

Departure from Grisslehamn daily 10.00 & 15.00.

During weekend and summer season also 08.30 from Eckerö and 20.00 from Grisslehamn.

Åland +358 (0)18-28 300 | Sverige +46 (0)175-258 00 www.eckerolinjen.se

HIGHEST UP IN ÅLAND, ON THE GETA HILLS! AX-22340 GETA PH. 49 530 • www.soltuna.ax

Fantastic summer fishing

when Åland is at its most beautiful and the fish are hungry!

Join a fishing safari to Åland’s sea inlets.

Our skilled fishing guide with his modern and safe boat takes you to his favourite pike and perch waters.

We arrange complete fishing excursions including fishing licences, all necessary fishing gear and outdoor clothes, life jackets, meals and fascinating shore excursions to the islands. We also welcome large groups.

Contact us for more information and bookings!

+358 457 5221605 www.lagerelden.ax

ACTIVITIES

FISH IN THE SEA AND OVER A COUNTER! Fishing is easy in Åland. The possibilities and variations are many. The eager angler knows where and when to fish.

But how to try family fishing for a day or two?

Children are welcome to fish in Mariehamn from piers in Eastern and Western Harbours.

If you want to fish from a boat you can contact Bo-Erik Westberg at Fiskelyckan.

He takes families for shorter fishing trips, mainly from Mariehamn, and provides all necessary equipment. He teaches the beginners to fish and to handle the catch of the day in the very best way.

Book your fishing adventure in advance!

In the peak season Bo-Erik offers mainly evening trips. In the spring and autumn he can take guests out for fishing in daytime too.

FISH OVER THE COUNTER

Fina Fisken and Fiskkojan are two shops that have specialized in fish year round. You can buy fresh fish as well as smoked and pickled fish and different kinds of delicacies to go with fish. Fina Fisken also sells takeaway dishes such as fish soup and pies.

Fresh fish and fish delicacies are also sold next to Kantarellen supermarket.

FISKELYCKAN, Bo-Erik Westberg. www.fiskelyckan.ax FINA FISKEN, Lövdalsvägen 1, Jomala. www.aland.com/finafisken FISKEKOJAN, Maxinge shopping centre, Jomala. www.aland.com/fiskkojan BERGMANS FISK at Kantarellen, Jomala.

Wednesdays and Fridays.

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ACTIVITIES

ISLAND ADVENTURES BY JET SKI Some drive around Åland. Others choose a designated destination, such as Kobba Klintar or Rödhamn islands. By jet ski you can see more of Åland!

JetSki Åland has several jet skis for rent for persons over 18 years and with boating skills. The jet skis are registered for up to three people. ”Åland is perfect to be explored by a jet ski. There many beautiful archipelago routes and destinations for those who want to go ashore as well”, says the owner.

You can also get tips on the very best routes or you can hire a jet ski tour guide.

Rent a jet ski for several days and park it by the jetty next to your cottage!

launching. Safety instructions are demo­n­ strated before you take off on your ride.

– You must always follow the boating rules.

All necessary gear, such as wet suits, life jackets and goggles can be rented.

Feel the drill of riding a jet ski. It’s relatively easy to handle, you get quickly out at sea and feel the power of speed and wind.

JestSki Åland also rents SUP boards and other equipment for water sports.

CHOOSE YOUR STARTING PLACE

Jet skis can be delivered on a trailer to the starting place if lies within a road connection and if there is a ramp for

JETSKI ÅLAND, Österleden, Mariehamn. www.jetskialand.wordpress.com

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Visit

Geta Poesi & Visa

musical poetry this summer – the finest festival of all!

Ceramics • RETRO In the old slaughterhouse in Gölby. Hindersvägen 1, Jomala.

OPEN: June-August and The Harvest Festival Mon-Fri 11-18, Sat 10-16 www.facebook.com/Judyshantverk

www.getapoesiochvisa.ax and on Facebook

MORMORS Gröna Hus

En restaurang på landet Food, history and a snug ambience.

Our restaurant serve food made from scratch and as far as possible on Åland produced ingredients. Welcome to Norrby!

Exclusive campaigns & offers

WWW.NYPON.AX

We are open all year around, more info: www.mormors.ax To find us follow the signs after Lemland church.

Tel +358-457-3450323 FB: ”mormorsgronahus”

ACTIVITIES

GO HIKING LONG OR SHORT Follow the 25-kilometre hiking trail from Lemström’s canal to Lumparsund or vice versa. Or, choose a shorter nature trail.

Lemlandsleden trail can be started from Lemström’s canal which itself is worth a visit and lies about 8 km from Mariehamn.

The entire trail is well-marked with white-topped poles or white-painted marks on trees and stones. The trail is 25 kilometres long and it can also be hiked in stages.

The trail goes on village roads, forest trails and over the hills. You will also walk through the village of Norrby where you can visit the church of Lemland when it is open.

From Bistorpberget you enjoy a view of the Lumparn sea inlet.

Bring a picnic with you, and check the bus timetables to and from the trail. You can start at Lemström’s canal, a landmark about 8 km from Mariehamn.

STORNÄSET

There are many trails and paths of different lengths to choose from.

In Kastelholm in Sund you can go hiking on a lovely 4-kilometre trail leading through a beautiful seaside forest. Drive past the golf course and further to Stornäset. The trail begins and ends next to a small beech tree forest and leads through a varying terrain.

There is a picnic place by the seaside.

Here you can sit down to eat and maybe take a dip in the sea.

FOR MAPS and information about hiking trails can be obtained at Visit Åland’s Tourist Information Office at Storagatan 8, Mariehamn and on the webpage www.visitaland.com

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Welcome to Käringsund!

Activities ts and even gsund.ax www.karin

Käringsund is a great place by the sea in Eckerö, on Ålands’ westernmost point. Celebrate a wonderful holiday with us in a comfortable cottage, villa or at our campsite. We offer a large terrace with a swimming pool, café, bistro and pizzeria, restaurant and a complete conference center.

Events throughout the season 2018 6–9.6

Trollingträff Åland – Salmon fishing contest 22–23.6 Midsummer celebration, buffet and troubadour 27.6 Beef fillet buffet, live music Jane Kitto 30.6 Childrens’ fishing day 30.6–1.7 Käringsundsloppet, cycling race 7.7 Archipelago buffet, dance to live music, Don’t touch 14.7 Semesterloppet-run, BBQ-buffet, dance to live music, rockabilly group Maryann & The Ramblin’ Two

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Pizza buffet, dance live music, group Soul Pack 21.7 Archipelago buffet, dance to live music, Soul Pack 31.8–1.9 Käringsund Triathlon 22.9 Åland Swimrun 29.9 Last dance of the season, live music, Clean Water Taco buffet on Mondays in July Beef fillet buffet and live music on Wednesdays in July Archipelago buffet and live music on Saturdays in July

info@karingsund.ax | www.karingsund.ax +358 18 38 000 | www.facebook.com/karingsund

ACTIVITIES

BOOK A SPORTS EVENT Join a cross-country running event when in Åland. There are many to choose from, for example the Kanonloppet Run. ”Kanonloppet” has been a must since the 1960s for every keen runner in Åland. The track starts from Markusböle in Finström and the finishing line is in Mariehamn.

The 22.5km trail goes over a varied terrain – on seashore meadows, woodland and partly on asphalt. The fastest ones reach the line in one hour and 15 minutes, and the Sunday joggers can spend over three hours on the trail.

For those who prefer power walking there is Ålandsmarschen walk following the same course. The walk is included in the Nordic hiking programme in which you can collect medals from different walks.

Both events also offer a shorter 15km course. Those who wish to swim, go cycling or running can participate in Käringsund Triathlon that has series for both professionals and happy amateurs.

Both events offer a shorter track of 15km.

MANY MORE

The Bomarsund Trail Run takes place amidst Russian fortress ruins, and Åland Marathon offers the perfect finishing off for the Nordic running season. The Marathon is arranged on a track around Mariehamn, and there are also shorter distances to choose from.

There are several alternatives for those who wish to swim in open water or go cycling.

BOMARSUND TRAILRUN, 4 August. www.bomarsundtrailrun.ax KÄRINGSUND TRIATHLON, 31 Aug–1 Sept. www.triathlon.ax KANONLOPPET OCH ÅLANDSMARSCHEN, Finström–Mariehamn, 13 Oct. www.motion.ax ÅLAND MARATHON & 1/2 MARATHON, 27 Oct, www.alandmarathon.ax For more Åland running events, see p. 19–27.

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SWIMMING CENTRE

HOSTEL

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Welcome to stay at us! ÅLAND’S ONLY COMPLETE ACCOMMODATION FACILITY WITH A HOSTEL, SWIMMING CENTRE, GYM AND SPORTS CENTRE – ALL IN ONE

We offer accommodation ranging from single rooms to dorms up to 24 people.

This is an ideal accommodation for those who want to explore Åland by cycling or hiking or who look for a comfortable stay after a couple of nights in a tent. You can choose an all-inclusive package including breakfast and linen, or a budget package without.

Save time and money! Stay comfortably in the middle of the sports centre area.

There is a swimming pool, gym and an indoor sports centre adjacent to the hostel as well as outdoor tennis courts and obstacle track. Free Wi-Fi in all premises.

Welcome!

Bärvägen 5, Godby +358 (0)18 41 555 info@idrottscenter.com

RENT FROM US! RO NO RENT offers all kinds of bicycles and mopeds, canoes and outboard motor boats with engines up to 60 HP. Also sales of fuel.

For information visit www.rono.ax Price

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Canoe .................................80€ ............... 150 € 0–4 hours................................40€ 4–8 hours................................60€ Waterskis with rope ........40€ ..................80 €

RO NO RENT, in Östrahamnen and Västrahamnen, Mariehamn. Phone. +358 (0)18 12 820, e-mail: rono@aland.net, www.rono.ax Tony Nordlund tel. +358 400 529 315.

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ACTIVITIES

CYCLING TRIP TO A BATTERY HILL Go cycling from Mariehamn to Kungsö battery hill – a place with wide views and a lot of history.

Kungsö battery hill is situated about 8 km west of Mariehamn. Follow the road towards Eckerö and turn left after about 4 km towards Kungsö and follow the signs along the road.

During World War I, Russia constructed coastal batteries in Åland. At Dalsberg hill in Kungsö there were three cannons in a row and a hundred-metre-long battery mound.

In addition to a large garrison building for hundreds of soldiers, several other buildings, such as stables, ware­ houses and bakeries, were built.

Everything was de­ molished after the end of the war. On the hill there is a miniature model of the

building constructions. Here you will also find a lookout tower and a 4 km-long hiking trail marked with white-topped green poles.

Take a picnic basket with you! There are picnic tables and benches.

SEE MORE!

Visit Ramsholmen’s nature reserve with wooded meadows on your way back to Mariehamn.

The area is stunningly beautiful in spring and early summer when the white anemones and cowslips are blooming. The area has been named after ransom that flowers in early summer.

RO-NO RENT, Österhamn, Mariehamn.

Bicycles, mopeds, beach buggys, boats, canoes and life vests. Tel. +358 18 12820, www.rono.ax

GUIDE BOOK “Åland – Vandra, cykla, paddla” by Olle Persson is written in Swedish and features thirty hiking trails all over Åland.

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AKTIVITETER ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES ANGLING

Lilla Holmen, Mariehamn

Children are welcome to fish from the jetties in the Western and Eastern harbours of Mariehamn.

Mariebad, Mariehamn

BEACHES (EU swimming beaches)

Bambölevik*, Finström Bovik, Hammarland Degersand, Eckerö Käringsundsbyn, Eckerö Gröna Udden, Mariehamn

Nabbens beach, Mariehamn Kumlinge marina, Kumlinge Ålands Idrottscenter, Godby, Finström Övernäsgården, Mariehamn BIRD-WATCHING TOWERS

Torpviken, Jomala Herröskatan, Lemland

Espholm, Mariehamn Lilla Holmen, Mariehamn

BOAT EXCURSIONS / CHARTER BOATS

Mariebad, Mariehamn

ANTONS GÄSTHEM, Kökar. Tel. +358 400 686 588, www.visitkokar.com Sailing excursions with traditional archipelago boat, max. 9 persons.

Nabben, Mariehamn Västerviken*, Saltvik * = beach with a diving tower. In addition to theses there are around 20 other swimming beaches in Åland.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Backeberg sports ground, Mariehamn Gröna Udden, Mariehamn Käringsund Resort & Conference, Eckerö 48 – www.aland.com

BENGT GRANBERG, Eckerö. 1–12 persons.

Tel. +358 457 313 5345, www.granbergs.ax.

FISKELYCKAN, Mariehamn. Boat transfers from Korrvik fishing harbour in Mariehamn to Kobba Klintar’s former pilot station island. Boat trips also by agreement. Tel. +358 457 342 0538, www.fiskelyckan.ax www.kobbaklintarsvanner.ax GLADA LAXEN, Kumlinge. Boat & fishing excursions. Tel. +358 18 55304, www.gladalaxen.com.

AKTIVITETER ACTIVITIES

KÄRINGSUNDS GÄSTHAMN. Fiskeläget, Eckerö.

Boat trips to Märket lighthouse a couple of times a week from mid-June until mid-August. NB! Bookings in advance. Also Charter boats. Tel. +358 18 38530, www.karingsundsgasthamn.ax

CURLING

LADY HELENA, Hotel Brudhäll. Guided tours to Källskär from the hotel in Karlby during the summer. Max. 48 persons. Pre-bookings welcome. Tel. +358 18 55926, +358 40 553 8696, www.brudhall.com

CYCLING, see RENTALS

LARSSONS VATTENSPORT, Ödkarby, Saltvik.

Boat excursions by agreement in the summer.

Tel. +358 457 524 4072, www.larssonsvattensport.com M/S SILVANA, Hammarland. Evening tours to Sälskär lighthouse from Skarpnåtö jetty.

Wednesdays between 27 June & 15 August at 18. Pre-bookings welcome. Tel. +358 18 37227, +358 40 022 9149, www.aland.com/skarpnato SEA ALL, taxi boat. Tel. +358 44 042 2649.

SHIPLAND, Mariehamn. Boat excursions to light houses and islands outside Mariehamn.

Tel. +358 40 504 3601.

SKEPPSFÖRENINGEN ALBANUS, Mariehamn, Archipelago sailing cruises with the Galeass Albanus. Tel. +358 457 045 0013, www.albanus.ax STORMSKÄRS KONFERENS & VÄRDSHUS, Vårdö, Excursions to e.g. Väderskär island (Stormskär in Anni Blomqvist’s novels) and seal safaris. Also fishing. Tel. +358 18 47560, +358 40 078 3086, www.visitaland.com/stormskar BOULE

ÅLANDS CURLING, Käringsundsvägen 85, Eckerö, Tel. +358 457 3749 778, www.curling.ax

BICYCLE FERRY, between Skarpnåtö, Hammarland and Hellö, Geta. 20 June–20 August at 11 from Skarpnåtö, at 11.30 from Hellö. Not on Sundays. Tel. +358 400 229 149.

FRISBEE GOLF

LAPPO DISCGOLFPARK, Lappo, Brändö. 9-hole track, length per hole 63–107 metres.

Tel. +358 40 8324333, www.brando.ax GOKART

ÅLANDS MOTORKLUBB, Vessingsboda, Lemland.

12 cars for 8-year-olds and up, 1 junior car for kids of 5–7 years. One two-seated car for disabled or those who want to drive together.

Open for drop-in, June–August, varied opening hours. Closed during rain. Tel. +358 457 5643343, www.karting.ax GOLF

ÅLANDS GOLFKLUBB, Kastelholm, Sund.

Slottsbanan 18 holes, Kungsbanan 18 holes, Prinsessan 6 holes, driving ranges, club house with sauna, restaurant, golf cars, shop and rental.

Tel. +358 18 41500, www.agk.ax ECKERÖ GOLF, Kyrkoby. 18 holes.

Driving ranges, golf cars, service building.

Tel. +358 457 0046532, www.eckerogolf.ax

Badhusparken, Mariehamn Degerby marina, Föglö Käringsund Resort & Conference, Eckerö BOWLING

IDROTTSGÅRDEN, Neptunig. 23, Mariehamn, 8 tracks, automatic results service. Opening hours vary, closed on 26 June–5 August.

Tel. +358 18 531430, www.mariehamn.ax

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GUIDED FISHING EXCURSIONS

ALANDFISHING, Mariehamn.

Tel. +358 44 253 8937, www.alandfishing.com BOMANS STUGOR, Finström. Tel. +358 18 48213, +358 457 522 1613.

COJA FISHING, Föglö. Fishing & boat trips, seal safari. 2–10 persons. Tel. +358 18 51286, +358 40 094 7502, www.coja.nu FISKARBODEN, Mariehamn. Boat & fishing trips.

Tel. +358 18 19722, +358 40 514 3410.

FISKELYCKAN, Mariehamn. Fishing with rod and reel for pike, perch and trout. Also family fishing.

Tel. +358 457 342 0538, www.fiskelyckan.ax GLADA LAXEN, Bärö, Kumlinge.

Tel. +358 18 55304, www.gladalaxen.com LÄGERELDEN, Mariehamn. Fishing, hunting, outdoor activities. Tel. +358 457 522 1605, www.lagerelden.ax MAPA FISHING TEAM, Jomala.

Tel. +358 457 078 9560, www.mapafishingteam.com NORRÖ FISHING CAMP, Finström.

Tel. +358 40 548 6228, +358 40 748 0369, www.norro.ax RUNDBERGS STUGOR, Jomala.

Tel. +358 18 32664, +358 457 313 4664.

SVINÖ STUGBY & VILDMARKSPARK, Lumparland.

Tel. +358 40 679 5840, www.svinostugby.com ÅLANDS TURIST & KONFERENS, Mariehamn.

Tel. +358 18 15349, www.turistkonferens.com

TRÄNINGSVERKET, Handelslänken 1, Jomala, Also fitness classes. Open daily.

Tel. +358 18 23003, www.traningsverket.fi ÅLANDS IDROTTSCENTER, Bärv. 5, Godby, Finström. Open daily. Tel. +358 18 41555, www.idrottscenter.com HORSE RIDING

STALL AFTONSOL, Tellholm, Hammarland, Riding and riding camps. Tel. +358 18 33629, www.aftonsol.ax STALL ROSENQVIST, Storby, Eckerö, Riding year round. Cross-country riding.

Tel. +358 457 522 1617, www.rosenqvist.ax ICE SKATING

ISLANDIA, Idrottsgatan, Mariehamn. Ice from August until March. Free skating for everyone almost daily. Tel. +358 18 531446, www.mariehamn.ax LIBRARY

MARIEHAMN TOWN LIBRARY, Strandgatan 29, Mariehamn. Open daily from October to March, closed on Sundays in April-September.

A municipal library in each municipality. www.bibliotek.ax LONG–DISTANCE ICE SKATING

The Facebook group ”Långfärdsskridskoåkning Åland” provides updated information about ice conditions and scheduled group trips.

GYM

AVANCIA, Neptunigatan 1, Mariehamn.

Also fitness classes shop. Open daily.

Tel. +358 18 15215, www.avancia.ax

MINIGOLF

AVANCIA, Torggatan 14, Mariehamn Open daily Mon–Fri, other opening hours in the summer.

Tel. +358 18 15216, www.avancia.ax

Hellsö gästhamn, Kökar

Gröna Udden, Mariehamn Hotell Gullvivan, Brändö Karlby marina, Kökar

CROSSFIT NORTH AX, Verkaregränd, Jomala.

Tel. + 358 40 593 8990, www.crossfitnorthax.com

Käringsund Resort & Conference, Eckerö

IDROTTSGÅRDEN, Neptunig. 23, Mariehamn, Closed on 20 June–6 August.

Tel. +358 18 531430, www.mariehamn.ax

Sandösunds Camping, Vårdö

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ACTIVITIES

Soltuna minigolf, Geta

SAFARI

Ångbåtsbryggan Äventyrsgolf, Mariehamn

NORRGÅRDS SKOGSGRISAR, Mångstekta, Sund.

21.6-9.8, Wednesdays at 18, 10 euro/person.

Pre-book your tour by Monday. ronja.brenner@ aland.net or call evenings tel. +358 40 571 9230

NATURE & HIKING TRAILS

Contact Ålands Tourist Information Tel. +358 18 24000 for more information.

Kyrkleden, Sund, 13 km Lemlandsleden, Lemland, 25 km

WILDLIFE SAFARI, Käringsund, Eckerö. Guided tours with minitrain in the wildlife enclosure. Red and fallow deer, wild boar, ostriches and llamas.

Open 10 June–13 August. Tel. + 358 18 38103, www.granbergs.ax/viltsafari.html

Sadelinleden, Hammarland–Geta, 63 km Jomalaleden, Jomala, 40 km

SKIING

Bomarsund–Prästö, Sund, 5.5 km

Track for Nordic cross-country skiing at Ålands skid- och skidskyttecentrum, Jomala, snow canons. Track cards can be bought at Sportcenter sports shop in Mariehamn. When the weather permits there are racks also at Kastelholm golf course. Germundö Alpin in Saltvik offers a hill for downhill skiing, ski lift and snow canons.

Open when the weather permits. www.alpin.ax

Bomarsund, hiking trail, 4.5 km Långbergen, Saltvik, 5.5 km Grottstigen, Geta, 5 km Medeltidsstigen, Geta, 2.5 km Nåtö nature trail, Järsö, Lemland, 2 km Ramsholmen, Jomala, 1.5 km Jyddö hiking trail, Föglö, 5 km

SWIMMING CENTRES

Kalen, Kökar, 7 km

MARIEBAD, Österleden 68, Mariehamn. Training, therapy and adventure pools. Open daily.

Tel. +358 18 531650, www.mariehamn.ax

Seglinge hiking trail, Kumlinge, 5 km Southern Mariehamn, Mariehamn, 7 km Trollstigen, Soltuna, Geta, 1 km (for children 4-10 yrs).

ÅLANDS IDROTTSCENTER, Bärv. 5, Godby, Finström. Training and therapy pools. Partly closed July,–August other times open daily.

Tel. +358 18 41555, www.idrottscenter.com

PLAYLAND / THEME PARK

LEKLANDET, Käringsundsvägen 85, Eckerö.

Inflatable attractions, bouncy castles, sumo wrestling and fun games. Café. Open until 10 September. Tel. +358 457 344 9850, www.leklandet.ax SMART PARK, Eckerövägen 388, Eckerö. Family theme park with attractions for all the family.

Open May–August. Tel. +358 457 344 9666, www.smartpark.ax ROOM ESCAPE-GAMES

ESCAPE ROOM ÅLAND, Storagatan 9, Mariehamn.

Tel. +358 40 530 0888, www.escaperoom.ax LOST INN, Ålandsvägen 55, Mariehamn.

Tel. +358 457 595 7938, www.lost-inn.ax

TENNIS

BRÄNDÖHALLEN, indoor court.

Tel. +358 18 56500 BOLLHALLA, Norrbölevägen, Mariehamn.

Hardcourt. Indoor tennis and badminton courts.

Tel. +358 18 531446, www.mariehamn.ax FÖGLÖ, Degerby. Outdoor court.

Tel. +358 18 50002, www.foglo.ax.

IDROTTSPARKEN, Mariehamn. Outdoor hardcourts. Tel. +358 18 14337, +358 18 23337, www.mlktennis.com KÄRINGSUND RESORT & CONFERENCE, Eckerö.

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Outdoor grills

Garden

Paint & wallpaper

Workingclothes

10,000 sq. metres of building supplies & enjoyable freetime Paving stones

Building materials

Boats, marine & fishing

Tools & machines

Marin

Trädgård

Grindmattesvägen 1–3 Ph. 28 011 www.byggvaruhuset.ax ByggVaruhuset mon-fri 7–18, sat 9–15 Trädgård & Marin mon-fri 8–18, sat 9–15

The summer is short – we make your machinery work!

Enjoy life at sea, a perfect lawn and a wellstocked firewood shelter. When you have problems with your machines, we provide you quick and flexible service. Book an annual service and maintenance checkup to avoid any surprises.

Grindmattesvägen 3, Mariehamn, +358 18 28 127, 358 457 595 77 18, brinktec.aland@gmail.com

ÅLANDSTIDNINGEN

Garden machinery

AKTIVITETER ACTIVITIES

ÅLANDS IDROTTSCENTER, Bärv. 5, Godby.

2 hardcourts. Tel. +358 18 41555, www.idrottscenter.com

JETSKI ÅLAND, Jet skis, SUP boards and other water sports equipment for rent.

Tel. +358 457 345 1819. jetskialand.wordpress.com

TROTTING

ÅLANDSTRAVET, Travvägen, Mariehamn Trotting races May–October. Tel. +358 18 328210, www.alandstravet.com RENTALS

RUNDBERGS BIL & SERVICE, ST1, Strandgatan 1B, Mariehamn. Cars, vans, mini buses.

Tel. +358 18 525505, www.rundbergs.com

LOOKOUT TOWERS

Geta bergen, Geta.

Ingbybergen, Jomala.

Lemböte, Lemland.

Herröskatan, Lemland.

Höga C, Färjsundet, Finström.

Sålis battery hill, Hammarland.

RO–NO RENT, Österhamn, Mariehamn. Bicycles, mopeds, beach buggys, boats, canoes and life vests. Tel. +358 18 12820, www.rono.ax

Kungsö battery hill, Jomala.

SANDÖSUNDS CAMPING, Vårdö. Kayaks.

Tel. +358 18 47750, www.sandocamping.aland.fi

Jurmo, Brändö.

NIMIX, Eckerö. Mobile kayak rental.

Tel. +358 506 6716, www.nimix.ax

WATER SPORTS

GRÖNA UDDEN CAMPING, Mariehamn. Segways and bicycles. Tel. +358 18 528700, www.gronaudden.com PADDELBODEN, Mariehamn. Kayaks and paddle board. Tel. +358 457 343 3933, www.paddelboden.com

Hastersboda, Föglö.

LARSSONS VATTENSPORT, Ödkarby, Saltvik, Activities by agreement, incl. waterskiing, wakeboarding and kiteboarding, also courses.

Boat excursions. Paintball. Tel. +358 457 5244 072, www.larssonsvattensport.com MISCELLANEOUS

KÄRINGSUND RESORT & CONFERENCE, Eckerö.

Bicycles, boats, pedal boats, canoes and Gyro Tech. Tel. +358 18 38000, www.karingsund.ax

JOKER DART, Slantgränd 2, Mariehamn. Dart.

Tuesdays and Fridays from 18.30 o’clock, closed in June–July. www.jokerdart.ax

LARSSONS VATTENSPORT, Ödkarby, Saltvik.

Wakeboards, tubes, water skiis and kiteboarding equipment. Tel. +358 457 524 4072, www.larssonsvattensport.com

SWIMMING SCHOOLS Folkhälsan arranges swimming schools all over Åland for children born in 2011 or earlier. A two-week course with 2 hours per day. Tel. +358 18 527042, www.folkhalsan.fi

ÅLANDS IDROTTSCENTER, Bärv. 5, Godby, Finström. Bicycles, equipment for long-distance skating. Tel. +358 18 41555. www.idrottscenter.com NB! Many cottage villages, campsites and visitors’ marinas rent bikes, small boats, canoes, kayaks and other to their guests.

ADVENTURE

PADDELBODEN, Lervik, Mariehamn. Kayking tours and courses. Climbing. Paddle board and kayak rentals. Tel. +358 457 343 3933, www.paddelboden.com

DROP-IN POTTERY THROWING, Smakbyn, Kastelholm. Ceramics workshop with drop-in and courses for pre-booked groups. Sales of ceramics, crafts and interior design.

Tel. +358 457 342 1357 ÅLANDS GOLF- OCH SKYTTEHALL, Vikingagränd 2, Mariehamn. Golf simulator with 96 tracks and SimWay Hunt hunting simulator.

Tel. +358 40 7688755, www.golfskyttehall.com

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The fascinating history of Åland is brought to life in the major special museums as well as in small homestead museums and collections. The biggest museums are open year round, but many of the smaller museums can also be visited during other periods by agreement.

THE MARITIME QUARTER

MARITIME MUSEUMS 1. THE ÅLAND MARITIME MUSEUM Västerhamn, Mariehamn. Open year round. Ph. 19930. www.sjofartsmuseum.ax 1. THE MARITIME QUARTER Östra hamnen, Mariehamn. Open from mid-June until mid-August.

Ph. 16 033, 040 528 38 99. www.sjokvarteret.ax 7. PELLAS SHIPMASTER’S HOMESTEAD Granboda, Lemland. Open in summer season. Ph. 0457 570 1688, 34420. www.skeppargardenpellas.ax 8. THE RÖDHAMN MUSEUM at old radio beacon, Rödhamn. Open in summer season. Ph. 0457 343 4170. www.segel.ax/sv.gasthamnar/rodhamn 9. THE ARCHIPELAGO MUSEUM, LAPPO Brändö.

Open in summer season. Ph. 0400 529 462. www.lappo.net

ART MUSEUMS

11. BOMARSUND MUSEUM in pilots’ cottage, Prästö, Sund. Open in summer season.

Ph. 0457 350 0555. www.museum.ax

1. ÅLAND ART MUSEUM Storagatan 1, Mariehamn. 13. IDA´S COTTAGE Borgboda, Saltvik. Free entrance.

Open year round. www.museum.ax 22. THE ALAND FIRE BRIGADE MUSEUM Mörby, Hammarland. Open in summer season. Ph. 040 733 10. ÖNNINGEBY MUSEUM Önningeby, Jomala.

2627.www.brandkar.ax Open in summer season. Ph. 33710, 040 5533 804. www.onningeby.com 23. THE ÅLAND SCHOOL MUSEUM Storbacken, Vårdö. Open in summer season. Ph. 0457 548 3934.

CULTURE-HISTORICAL MUSEUMS www.museum.ax THE ÅLAND PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM

24. KÖKAR MUSEUM Hellsö. Open year round by agreement. Ph. 0457 524 4077. www.kokar.ax

HISTORICAL SIGHTS Open year round with free entry.

1. ÅLAND MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY Storagatan 1, Mariehamn. Open year round. www.museum.ax 1. MARIEHAMNSMUSEET Ålandsvägen 42, June–August at 12–16. Free entry. www.mariehamn.ax 1. THE ÅLAND ISLANDS’ EMIGRANT INSTITUTE Norra Esplanadgatan 5, Mariehamn.

Open weekdays 12–16 and by appointment.

Ph. 13 325. www.eminst.net 1. GALLERI GUSTAF-E Norra Esplanadgatan 5, Mariehamn. Open weekdays 16–19. Ph. 13325. www.eminst.net 2. THE ÅLAND HUNTING & FISHING MUSEUM Käringsund, Eckerö. Open in summer season.

Ph. 040 588 6716, 38299. www.jaktfiskemuseum.ax 2. THE MAIL ROUTE MUSEUM Eckerö Post & tullhus, Eckerö. Open in summer season.

Ph. 0457 530 1300. www.museum.ax 2. THE POSTMASTER’S CONTOIRE Eckerö Post & Custom’s house, Eckerö. Open in summer season.

Ph. 0457 530 1435. www.museum.ax

FRANCISCAN CHAPEL

11. THE FORTRESS OF BOMARSUND Bomarsund, Sund. www.museum.ax 13. BORGBODA ANCIENT SITE WITH IDA´S COTTAGE Borgboda, Saltvik. Ph. 25 426. www.museum.ax 15. MONASTERY CELLAR/FRANCISCAN CHAPEL Hamnö, Kökar. Open April–October. Ph. 55 712 (vicarage). www.museum.ax 16. KUNGSÖ COASTAL BATTERY Jomala. Ph. 25426 17. LEMBÖTE CHAPEL RUINS Lemland. Ph. 25426 19. SÅLIS COASTAL BATTERY Hammarland. Ph. 25426

HOMESTEAD MUSEUMS NYBONDS I KROGSTAD

3. KASTELHOLM CASTLE Kastelholm, Sund.

Open in summer season. Ph. 0457 350 0558. www.museum.ax 3. JAN KARLSGÅRDEN OPEN AIR MUSEUM Kastelholm, Sund. Open in summer season. Free entrance. Ph. 0457 350 0557. www.museum.ax 3. THE VITA BJÖRN PRISON MUSEUM Kastelholm, Sund. Open in summer season.

Ph. 0457 350 0556. www.museum.ax 4. THE ÅLAND PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM Bastövägen 7, Pålsböle. Open in summer season, other times by agreement. Ph. 43 898. www.visitaland.com/alands-fotografiska-museum 5. THE FÖGLÖ MUSEUM Degerby, Föglö. Open daily in summer season. Ph. 50322. www.foglo.ax 6. THE HERMAS FARMSTEAD MUSEUM Enklinge. Open in summer season. Ph. 040 559 5562. www.museum.ax

20. DÅNÖ HOMESTEAD MUSEUM Dånö, Geta.

Open 23 June–26 Aug. Ph. 040 768 5782, 040 501 9727. www.visitaland.com 21. SKARPNÅTÖ HOMESTEAD MUSEUM, Skarpnåtö Hammarland. Open 15 June–15 Aug. Ph. 040 553 8712. www.aland.com/skarpnato 25. NYBONDS IN KROGSTAD, Lumparland.

Farm house dating back to the 1700s. Open by appointment. Ph. 0457 570 8180.

26. MUSEIGÅRDEN MATSMÅRS Brottöv. 11, Hummersö, Föglö. Open in summer season.

Ph. 040 8462 592. www.facebook.com/ matsmarsmuseigard

SIGHTS

MARITIME TRADITIONS FOR ALL The Ålanders have been and still are successful seafarers. Visit the Åland Maritime Museum and a 19th-century skipper’s farmstead.

ages. For kids there are several touch-andplay activities and a new play room called ”Ruby and the sea”.

The Herzogin Cecilie was a beautiful 4-masted sailing-ship that ran aground off the coast of England in 1936. The ship was owned by the Ålandic shipowner Gustaf Erikson, and the captain onboard was Sven Eriksson, also from Åland.

The grounding made front-page news for a long time, not least in British newspapers. All efforts to salvage the ship failed, so finally the ship was abandoned and became a wreck. Some fixtures, such as the captain’s saloon, were transported to Åland and are now displayed in the Åland Maritime Museum. In addition to the treasured collections from the era of the tall ships, the museum has new exhibition rooms for motor vessels and shipbuilding, among others.

The museum welcomes young visitors of all

The four-masted barque ship Pommern is one of Mariehamn’s foremost sights. Her regular mooring spot is below the Maritime Museum, but now a new quay is being built to protect the ship. In 2018 the Pommern will be moored north of the quay.

In summer 2018 the Pommern is open for visitors on guided tours. Check the times on the museum’s website.

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QUAY FOR THE POMMERN

SKIPPER’S FARMSTEAD PELLAS

Experience more of Åland shipping traditions and visit Pellas’ farmer-shipping homestead where Sven Eriksson, the captain onboard the Herzogin Cecilie, grew up.

In the attic there is a small exhibition about the dramatic grounding. The captain’s wife Pamela Eriksson has written

Fishing and hunting museum The Åland fishing and hunting museum stands next to the old fishing huts in Käringsund fish harbour in Eckerö. The museum depicts the history of Åland fishing and hunting traditions from the stone age until the present day.

The museum displays a fine collection of stuffed animals, them including and elk!

There are also special exhibitions and this year’s summer exhibition “The Sea and the shore” with paintings by Hildur Stenbäck.

For the youngest family members there are different kinds of activities, such as quizzes.

Outdoors, next to the museum, you can climb on a fishing boat!

THE FAMILY an interesting travel book of the ship, The Duchess.

The Maritime Quarter in Mariehamn displays a small museum with shipbuilding traditions.

Art in the wilds ÅLAND MARITIME MUSEUM, Hamngatan 2, Mariehamn. Tel. +358 18 19930. Open daily June–Aug at 10–17, Sept–May at 11–16. www.sjofartsmuseum.ax SKIPPER’S FARMSTEAD PELLAS, museum and café, Skepparvägen 30, Granboda, Lemland. www.skeppargardenpellas.ax ÅLAND FISHING & HUNTING MUSEUM, Fiskeläge 37, Eckerö. Open 14 May–17 June Mon–Sat & 13–31 Aug Mon-Sat, 18 June–12 Aug daily. www.jaktfiskemuseum.ax MARITIME QUARTER, Mariehamn. The museum is open daily from mid-June until early August. In the autumn and spring three days a week. www.sjokvarteret.ax

See fun pieces of outdoor art in the art park next to Ålands folkhögskola’s beautiful surroundings in Finström. The art works are displayed until the middle of September.

The theme of the year is “network”. The pieces of art have been created by art students using different materials and techniques. The sculptures are in perfect harmony with nature and are great fun for both young and old alike!

ÅLANDS FOLKHÖGSKOLA, Folkhögskolevägen 41, Pålsböle. www.afhs.ax

STORAGATAN 1, MARIEHAMN OPEN May–September daily 10–17

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See 7500 years of Åland history in our permanent exhibition!

IT’S IN TIME, 1 June–9 Sept Time is something we all experience in our own way. How do you sense the time when you’re waiting for a new heart? What does a millisecond mean for a sprinter?

The exhibition shows how people have always tried to measure and control the time.

Different time gauges are displayed – biological clocks, timers and the Clock of the Long Now.

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DISCOVER MARIEHAMN OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY Visit the Mariehamnsmuseet city museum and discover Mariehamn a century ago.

Afterwards you can go walking along the streets and see how the town has changed.

Diligent senior citizens have built a miniature model of Mariehamn as it looked like in 1929–1930.

They have researched in old drawings and photographs and they have built miniature houses in scale 1:100, in which 1cm corresponds to 1 metre in reality. The houses have been painted in their original colours. Numerous details such as fences, plants, animals, ships and cars contribute to an authentic atmosphere that fascinates children too. Today Mariehamnsmuseet displays over 600 miniature buildings. This makes it easy for you to explore the town history and development. Start with a visit to the museum and then walk along the streets

and see what the city looks like today.

Which houses are left? Which have been rebuilt or torn down?

STREETS WITH WOODEN VILLAS

Many old wooden houses have been preserved on Mariegatan and Södragatan streets. Several villas were designed by architect Hilda Hongell who was the first female master builder in Finland.

Many of the houses were built around year 1900 when Mariehamn flourished as a spa resort. Guests who came here to relax and cure themselves with fresh sea air, rented summer chambers in the villas.

MARIEHAMNSMUSEET, Ålandsvägen 42, Mariehamn. Open daily June–Aug at 12–16, www. mariehamn.ax/kultur­bibliotek/museer/ modellstaden

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STORAGATAN 1, MARIEHAMN OPEN May–September daily 10–17

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See Åland fine arts through portraits. Different techniques and time eras interact in the exhibition When eyes meet.

TAGE WILÉN, 18 May–2 Sept Artist and woodcarver Tage Wilén has depicted a thriving and gaudy Åland folklore in a unique and appreciated way.

Here folklore and burlesque styles interact through the artist´s spirutal and existential gaze. Life consists peaks and valleys and in order to find wholeness everything has to be included.

SIGHTS

Jonas Wilén opens his studio at Art Circuit.

ARTISTS OPEN STUDIOS Over twenty active artists open the doors to their art studios during Konstrundan Art Circuit in Åland.

Konstrundan is an annual event and gives you the chance to meet artists in their own environment. This is a unique chance to see the artists work and to hear them tell about their art works.

This year there are about twenty Åland artists and different art genres represented.

Meet for example painters Henrika Lax and Jonas Wilén, potters Peter Winquist and Judy Kuitunen, textile artists Hanna Wiik­ Rosenqvist and Inger Nygård, junk artist Johan Karlsson and woodcraft artisan Johan Wiklöv.

SEE MORE ARTS

Åland Art Museum in Mariehamn exhibits a fine collection of local art throughout the decades. Visit the permanent exhibition with Åland-themed works. Önningeby Art Museum in Jomala

cherishes the legacy of an artists’ colony that was based in Önningeby village at the turn of the 1900s.

Artists from Finland and Sweden visited and painted in the village and returned there several summers. Many of them belonged to the foremost Nordic landscape painters, among them Victor Westerholm, Elin Danielson-­Gambogi, Hanna Rönnberg and J.A.G Acke.

Apart from the paintings by Önningeby artists the museum also displays special summer exhibitions.

KONSTRUNDAN ART CIRCUIT, open ateliers around Åland, 8­– 9 September. www.konstrundan.fi ÅLAND ART MUSEUM, Storagatan 1, Mariehamn, open year round. www.museum.ax ÖNNINGEBY ART MUSEUM, Jonesas­gatan 3, ­Önningeby. Open in summer. www.aland.com/onningebymuseet

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OPEN 2 May–16 September daily 10–17 July daily 10–18

K ASTELHOLMS SLOT T

www.kastelholm.ax

GUIDED TOURS, daily 23 June–5 August For events and times, see www.kastelholm.ax

Other sights in the area:

Open-air museum Jan Karslgården 2 May–16 September daily 10–17

Prison museum Vita Björn 2 May–16 September daily 10–17

Bomarsund museum Lotsstugan June & August, Mon–Fri 10–17 July daily 10–17

SEVÄRT SIGHTS

SWEDISH CASTLE AND RUSSIAN FORTRESS RUINS Two of Åland’s foremost historical sights, Kastelholm Castle and the ruins of the Russian fortress in Bomarsund, are situated near each other in Sund.

Kastelholm Castle, the only castle in Åland, was once located on a small island on a scenic strait. When the Swedish King Gustav Vasa visited Åland in the mid-1500s, he stayed at Kastelholm Castle.

Next to the castle you can visit the openair museum Jan Karlsgården with a 19thcentury farmyard setting, and Vita Björn prison museum.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE FORTRESS

The construction of the Bomarsund maritime fortress was started in the 1830s. A small garrison town with dwellings, shops, post office and school grew next to the fortress.

In 1854 Bomarsund was conquered by British and French troops and the fortress

was blown up. Today you can see ruins of the main fort and remains of hill towers with splendid sea views. In the area you can also see plinths of the civilian houses.

On the neighbouring island of Prästö there are cemeteries that were used during the Russian era. There are several signposted hiking trails in the area.

FORTRESS AREA open year round.

BOMARSUND MUSEUM in Prästö pilot cottage, open June–Aug Mon–Fri at 10–17, daily in July. www.museum.ax TELEGRAFEN on Prästö displays a miniature model of the fortress area, 19th-c. uniforms, open 28 June–13 Aug Wed–Sun at 11–16.

KASTELHOLM CASTLE, JAN KARLSGÅRDEN’S OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, VITA BJÖRN PRISON MUSEUM. Open 2 May– 16 Sept daily 10–17, in July until 18 o’clock. www.kastelholm.ax

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7 MARCH 2018 - 28 FEBRUARY 2019

SEVÄRT SIGHTS

Children visiting Galleri Berghäll.

ENJOY FINE ARTS AND ARCHIPELAGO LIFE Visit Föglö and discover archipelago nature, fine arts and a homestead museum!

”Archipelago life” with works in different techniques by Föglö residents.

Föglö is one of Åland’s six archipelago municipalities. The ferry crossing from Svinö on the main island to Degerby on Föglö takes only 25 minutes. There are many daily departures.

Degerby is a beautiful archipelago village to be explored on foot. Here you can visit Enigheten, an old inn and a district court dating back to the 1700s.

If you want to enjoy beautiful untouched woodland nature you can walk along the 2-kilometre forest trail of Näset, starting opposite to the gallery. At the starting point there is also a book pavilion, a library without borders, for those who want to sit in peace and quiet.

MORE SIGHTS IN HUMMERSÖ

In Hummersö village you can visit artist Kjell Ekström’s Galleri Berghäll in a former archipelago grocery shop by the sea. His summer exhibition of water colour paintings is called ”Island images”.

Near the gallery there is a homestead museum where you can see the exhibition

BOOKS AND WOODS

GALLERI BERGHÄLL, Hummersö, Föglö.

2 July–2 Aug Mon–Thu at 14–17.

HOMESTEAD MUSEUM MATSMÅRS Hummersö, Föglö. 2 July–2 Aug Mon­–Thu at 14–17. ÅLANDSTRAFIKEN, archipelago ferry bookings and timetables. T el. +358 18 25600. www.alandstrafiken.ax

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Käringsunds Fiskeläge ÅLANDS

JAKT&FISKEMUSEUM See wild animals at close range! Åland Hunting & Fishing Museum in Eckerö is a interesting museum with something to explore for everybody.

You will also find nice summer exhibitions and a cosy museum shop!

Opening hours 2018: 14 May–17 June Mon–Sat 10–17 18 June–12 Aug daily 10–18 13–31 Aug Mon–Sat 10–17 22.6 Closed at Midsummer’s Eve

Family ticket € 18!

Access ramps both indoors and outdoors make the museum easily accessible for everybody.

www.jaktfiskemuseum.ax Fiskeläge 37, 22270 ECKERÖ +358 (0)18 38 299, +358 (0)40 588 6716 Come and meet Elvis, the wild boar, and his favourite spouse Pigcilla, and all their friends grunting and digging in the ground. See the llamas, deer, wild boars and ostriches on a guided Game Safari tour in Käringsund, Eckerö. You are safely seated in a comfortable carriage where you can enjoy watching the animals. We lure the animals to the carriage and there is often a possibility to clap a deer. In our Safari Shop you can buy e.g. ice cream, smoked venison sausage, ostriches items, cuddly toys and souvenirs.

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Welcome to

Visitors’ Marina & Gastro Pub

Bodegan!

12.00, 13.00, 14.00 Mon–Sat 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00 every day Closed at Midsummer’s Eve 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00 every day 12.00, 13.00, 14.00 Mon–Sat

Adult € 12 Children 7–14 years accompanied by adults € 8.50 Children 3–6 years accompanied by adults € 6 Children under 3 years free Groups (at least 16 people) € 9.50 / person School groups (at least 16 people) € 8 / person

www.granbergs.ax viltsafari@aland.net, +358 (0)18 38 103

Sit on a jetty, let the day go by and enjoy our fantastic archipelago environment and delicious food. Have a cold Stallhagen beer or sample our selected wines. We serve homebaked sweets with coffee and soft serve ice cream.

We meet you with a smile and you go home with one!

Welcome! www.bodegan.ax karingsundsmarina@aland.net Fiskeläget 44, 22270 ECKERÖ, +358 (0)18 38 530 Open from May to December

SIGHTS

CRAFTS ALL OVER ÅLAND Åland’s arts and crafts association celebrates its 90th anniversary year with a new summer exhibition, “Nitti”. The artisan house SALT opens its balcony for the exhibition “On our veranda”.

Organised crafts training in Åland was started in 1928 with an ambulatory handicrafts school focusing on wood and metal crafts. The aim was to pass on old craft skills that were starting to get shadowed by expanding industrial manufacturing.

This year the local crafts association celebrates its 90th anniversary. The exhibition, called ”Nitti” and meaning ninety in Åland dialect, depicts the development in words, images and objects, such as smaller pieces of furniture and brass works.

The exhibition is displayed on the second floor of the Post and Customs House in Eckerö. In addition to the historical timelines, the exhibition showcases new arts and crafts works by active

members of the association who work and create design in different materials and techniques. The new works take up three exhibition rooms. One of the annex buildings houses a shop selling artisan food and crafts, and a charming café.

IN MARIEHAMN

Artisan house Salt is run by five artisans who focus on their summer exhibition called ”Our Veranda”.

They have been inspired by the veranda theme and interpreted it in their own way and created brand new designs. The upstairs balcony above a seaside jetty is also included in the exhibition.

ECKERÖ POST & CUSTOMS HOUSE, Eckerö. “Nitti”, 2 May–2 Sept, daily at 10–17.

SALT, Maritime Quarter, Mariehamn. “Our Veranda”, 28 June–31 Aug, open in shop hours, daily in the peak season. www.salt.ax

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A visit to the Eckerö Mail and Customs House can only end in one way...

Welcome!

www.tsarevna.ax

Café Tsarevna +358 40 1638112

The M ai l Rou te M u seu m of t h e E c ke rö lo ca l h istory a ssoc ia tion presents the 400-year history of delivering mail by water.

June 16th–August 10th Open every day 10 am–3 pm

FOOD

EASY TO EAT WELL IN ÅLAND Enjoy a dinner as if you were a shipowner! Visit restaurant Nautical in Mariehamn or other fine-dining restaurants.

It’s easy to eat well in Åland. Åland’s best known celebrity chef, Michael Björklund, has contributed to numerous TV food shows and won chef contests both in Finland and Sweden. He has shown the way – if he can do it, anyone can!

There are many first class restaurants and their chefs have one thing in common – they all highlight the local raw produce.

Restaurant Nautical in the Western harbour is one of Mariehamn’s most prestigious restaurants and offers a splendid sea view. Many renowned shipowners have been regular customers. The restaurant also has an outdoor terrace with casual elegance and delicious dishes with well-balanced details.

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Restaurant Nautical is one of the five selected Åland restaurants ranked by the White Guide Nordic among the best restaurants in Finland.

Also the restaurants Kvarter5 and Indigo in Mariehamn are selected to White Guide Nordic. Kvarter5 serves both lunches and à la carte with focus on Nordic kitchen.

You’re also welcome to step in for some tapas and taste one or two glasses of selected wines.

Indigo is housed in an old stone warehouse and offers two sections – a fine dining restaurant downstairs and a bar serving bistro menu upstairs. There is also a spacious outdoor patio.

NEAR THE CASTLE AND BY THE SEA

Michael Björklund’s restaurant Smakbyn, located next door to Kastelholm Castle, is also listed in the White Guide Nordic, as well as HavsVidden in Geta. HavsVidden

Beer à la Åland Åland has two microbreweries – Stallhagen and Open Water Brewery. Both brew different kinds of beers, for example honey beer with pure Åland honey.

You can taste the beers at the local restaurants. Open Water Brewery also has a brewery shop, and Stallhagen runs a brewery restaurant that serves meals made of local raw produce.

OPEN WATER BREWERY, Knutsboda­ vägen 15, Lemland. www.openwaterbrewery.com STALLHAGEN, Getavägen 196, Godby. www.stallhagen.com.

Open year round.

has a magnificent view of the northern Baltic Sea. A walk in the archipelago nature is recommended before or after the dinner!

RESTAURANT NAUTICAL, Hamngatan 2, Mariehamn. Tel. +358 18 19931, www.nautical.ax KVARTER5, Norragatan 10, Mariehamn.

Tel. +358 18 15555, www.kvarter5.ax HAVSVIDDEN, Havsviddsvägen 90, Geta.

Tel. +358 18 49408, www.havsvidden.com

ÅSS with the finest evening sun!

Restaurant ÅSS Paviljongen welcomes guests in a decorative wooden turn-of-thecentury villa by the jetties in the Western Harbour of Mariehamn. The restaurant offers a lovely combination of delicious food and evening sun on a spacious outdoor terrace.

The ship F.P von Knorring with a generous aft deck is another popular summer restaurant in Mariehamn. The ship is moored in the Eastern Harbour.

SMAKBYN, Slottsvägen 134, Kastelholm.

Tel. +358 18 43666, www.smakbyn.ax

ÅSS PAVILJONGEN, Strandpromenaden, Mariehamn. Tel. +358 18 19141, www.paviljongen.ax

INDIGO RESTAURANG & BAR, Nygatan 1, Mariehamn. Tel. +358 18 16550, www.indigo.ax

F.P. VON KNORRING, Ångbåtsbron, Mariehamn. Tel. +358 18 16500, www.fpvonknorring.com

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LOCAL DELICACIES Parsnip chips. Local air-dried ham.

Salami made of Åland beef. Cream cheese of organic milk. Artisan food traditions are alive in Åland!

The countryside in Åland is alive and thriving. Many local farmers and breeders do more than just sell their raw produce – they also turn them into artisan food products.

For example, the organic dairy farm Mattas Gårdsmejeri produces different kinds of cheeses, e.g. hard, cream and white cheese, and also yoghurt.

All cheeses are handmade and that’s why the taste and cheese selection can vary.

Bolstaholm’s beef cattle farm in Geta produces tasty salamis, and the sheep farm Marskogens Lamm in Finström has an award-winning selection of charcuterie.

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Apple farming is big in Åland and the farmers have developed and refined their farming methods through the years.

Nowadays many of the farmers have lowoxygen storage halls to keep the apples fresh for a longer time. Two of the biggest apple farms, Grannas and Karl-­Ers, also produce freshly-pressed apple juice.

There are many more artisan food producers, so check the local deli selections in the grocery stores and openair markets. Many food artisans have won prizes in national tastings in Finland and Sweden.

OWN DELI

Backmans Smakverk is a deli at Maxinge shopping centre. The Backman family sells their in-house produced delicacies and have specialised in charcuteries.

Ålandsmejeriet – The good taste The local cow milk is generously filled with nutrients and with the unique taste of herb meadows. This can also be tasted in our award winning cheeses, in our butter that has been churned in an artisan way, in creamy yoghurts, ice creams and other products. Ålandsmejeriet – an environmentally friendlier dairy.

New flavours! Cappuccino Crunch ice cream.

Aronia-Lingonberry and Fruit & Green yoghurts.

In all grocery stores • alandsmejeriet.ax

Amalias Limonadfabrik Amalias Limonadfabrik is proud to be the first and one of the few truly genuine lemonade factories In Finland. We produce lemonade and other beverages by using local and Finnish berries and fruits, without any additives and in a traditional way. The farm shop is open daily on 4 June–13 Aug at 11-17. Other times by agreement.

Tel. +358 40 721 5888 limonad@limonad.ax • www.limonad.ax

Grannas Äppel Here the apples are let to ripen on the trees in fresh archipelago air. Apple farmer Jan Mattsson in the village of Västanträsk manages and develops the farming traditions with care. Every autumn the high quality sun-ripened apples are picked by hand and sold as such or used in tasty freshly-pressed apple juice.

Tel. + 358 457 313 5777 • www.grannas.ax

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Bread baked with love and local raw produced!

Bread – sweet buns – pastries – cakes

Our in-house bakery at Kantarellen has freshly-baked bread seven days a week. Our stone-oven bread is baked of sourdough and organic Åland flour.

Kantarellen, Nya Godbyvägen • www.brodbiten.ax

Västerro A small paradise by a seabay in Herrö. We work with small-scale fishing and smoke fish in our smokery. We grow grapes and produce artisan food of the bounty of nature and garden. Our delicacies are served in our greenhouse and we take pride of serving our award-winning gourmet fish platter. Groups are welcome by pre-booking. For other visiting hours, see Facebook.

Tel. +358 40 564 2308, +358 40 745 8299 Herrövägen 217 • www.västerro.ax

ANDERSSONS GÅRDSBAGERI Ravandersgränd 4, Eckerö • Sourdough bread • sweet buns • confectionery • black bread • Åland pancake • cakes Tel. + 358 400 423 482 www.andersson.ax

FAGERHOLMS FRUKT & BÄR Östanåkersgatan 77, Emkarby.

Apple farm. Pick yourself or buy them ready.

Tel. +358 457 548 3717

MARSKOGENS LAMM Landströmsgatan 21, Svartsmara • Farm shop • café • lamb sausages • smoked lamb • furs • yarns • crafts • Åland delicacies Tel. +358 457 3420 784 www.marskogens.ax

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A TASTE OF ÅLAND – ALSO AT HOME Prolong the taste of Åland and bake something genuine when back at home! Ålanders love their hemvete wholemeal bread that they eat for breakfast, with meals and with their evening tea.

The bread tastes even better with a generous slice of Åland special cheese on it!

The bread is sold in all grocery stores and on markets, and the taste can vary. But the shape is always the same – the bread is round and flat.

Hemvete bread is easy to bake.Buy some locally produced stoneground whole wheat flour to take back home.

H e m ve t e 1 litre of water 25-50 g yeast 1 tbl spoon salt c. 2 litres of hemvete flour 50 g melt butter or oil (optional)

Dissolve the yeast in a lukewarm liquid and mix with flour, little by little. You can also use some wheat flour instead of wholemeal flour.

Add salt and butter/oil (optional).

Knead the dough smooth and even.

Let rise an hour.

Cut the dough into six pieces and roll the pieces into thin, approx. 1.5cm thick cakes.Let the cakes rise half an hour.

Stick the breads with a fork and bake in 250-275 degrees Celsius for approximately 10 minutes.

Cut a triangle-shaped piece of the bread and slice it in two thin slices.

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Crustacean, fish & delicacies Our shop sells fresh, smoked and pickled fish, such as perch, whitefish, salmon, pike, tuna and mussels. We also prepare takeaway dishes, tasty pies, soups and delicious shrimp sandwiches. Visit our shop or order by phone!

New! Tasty fish skewers for barbecue.

Lövdalsvägen 1 Tel. +358 18 32169 • www.finafisken.ax

Åland’s only Chocolaterie The Post and Customs House in Eckerö is located by the Åland Sea. Here we combine the finest cacao with the best local raw produce and create exquisite chocolates. In our chocolate shop you can find many tempting chocolates to choose from, e.g. our famous chocolate pralines (gluten and egg free) and delicious fine vegan chocolate. Welcome!

Tel. +358 40 539 6699 www.amorina.ax

Delicacies of the sea Visit our fish shop FISKKOJAN at Maxinge Center. Here you can find fresh, smoked and pickled fish, seafood and many other delicacies! We smoke our fish in wood-heated smoke ovens in the traditional way. We have everything for picnic, lunch, dinner and festive occasions.

You’re welcome to contact us for more information!

Sparvägen 1 • Tel. +358 18 12008 • www.fiskkojan.ax

Not a summer without Dahlman’s sausage!

We have produced good quality food made of the best local raw produce for over 90 years.

What would you like to eat today?

Sausage • B.b.q. sausages of different flavours (chili, cheese, curry etc) • Frankfurters • Bologna sausage • Salami etc Charcuterie • Hamburgers • Archipelago ham • Liver paste • Archipelago steak etc Meat • Pork, beef, lamb In all grocery stores • www.dahlmans.ax

MATTAS GÅRDSMEJERI Norra Finbyvägen 8, Sund • Organic dairy • cheese • caé • yoghurt • ice cream • farm shop Tel. +358 457 342 5844 www.mattas.ax

WÄTTEROS GÅRD Lemland.

Organic goat farm • White and blue goat cheese • goat kid meat • lamb meat • furs • leather • honey Tel. +358 50 531 8768 www.watt.ax

ÅLANDS SENAP Locally produced mustards • ketchup • dressings • sauces • marinades Sold in local grocery stores.

• Tel. +358 18 41287, +358 457 5957 694 www.alandssenap.ax

Affordable groceries S-market Jomala

Lövuddsvägen 1, Mariehamn

S-market Godby

Godbyvägen 1424, Godby

City Varuboden City

Torggatan 6, Mariehamn

Fuel ABC Västra Macken & Godby close to the S-market grocery stores

FOOD

OASIS IN THE TOWN CENTRE Sittkoffska Gården is much more than just a restaurant. Together with the surrounding shopping gallery it carries the name of merchant Nikolai Sittkoff, and has become a popular meeting place in the centre of Mariehamn.

Recycled interior details and locally and organically produced food run like a red thread through Sittkoffska Gården. From the well-prepared tasty meals to the original interior décor.

The inner house is the heart of the restaurant. The traditional wooden facades and many detailed elements catch the eye.

The other half of the restaurant is furnished as an indoor garden. It is light, airy and decorated with many green plants.

Here you can sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee with home-baked cakes and other delicacies.

The kitchen aims at reducing food waste without compromising quality. This is a perfect challenge for the restaurant’s

creative chefs who serve tasty and moderate-priced food for lunch and dinner.

There are also smaller portions of the homely meals for kids, as well as special diet food.

SAILORS’ BAR AND DELI SHOP

In summertime you can step out onto the deck and sit down in the sailors’ bar.

Here you enjoy the sun throughout the afternoon and evening, often to the tunes of a troubadour.

Finally, visit the little deli shop that is filled with the restaurant’s artisanal food and other Åland delicacies. There is everything from local milk, bread and cheese to pickled herring, sausages and sauces.

SITTKOFFSKA GÅRDEN, Sittkoff gallerian, shopping centre, Torggatan 13, Mariehamn. Tel. +358 18 17612, www.sittkoffska.ax

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ALWAYS THE RIGHT TIME FOR A COFFEE! Åland offers lovely “fika” experiences for those who enjoy the combination of home-baked pastries and good coffee in pleasant surroundings. Many cafés also offer sandwiches, salads and other light dishes.

Many cafés in Mariehamn are open year round and they take pride in serving freshly baked buns, cakes and cookies. You can also choose gluten and lactose free alternatives as well as raw food treats.

There are fine cafés in the countryside too, many of them are open in the summer.

Some sell locally produced crafts in their own farm shops.

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churned butter. The milk has an exceptional archipelago taste, thanks to the variety of grass and herbs growing in the calciferous soil where the cows graze. Åland also produces organic grain stone milled flour that can be found in all local grocery stores.

FRUITS AND BERRIES

Fruits and berries, such as raspberries and bilberries are farmed in Åland. The berries are used in pies, pastries and cakes.

In the forests there grow wild bilberries and lingonberries.

Sea buckthorn berries are also used in bakery products and desserts. Sea buckthorn berries grow along the coastline and are also farmed. In the local grocery stores and delis you can buy natural seabuckthorn berry juice, marmalades and curds.

60 North Bar & Cafe On the second floor at Mariehamn airport we serve lunch and bistro menus and coffee for passengers and guests alike. Enjoy a glass of beer or wine on relaxing deck chairs on our sunny terrace with a view of the airport’s runways. There is a café also in the waiting hall behind the security control. We offer a conference room and catering for events. Free WiFi. Tel. +358 44 726 2000 • Mariehamn Airport

Brobacka Gästhem & Café Charming small café in an old wooden house surrounded by a beautiful garden. The café serves light lunches, cakes, sand­ wiches of local hemvete-bread, Åland pancake and other home­made delicacies. Eco friendly and local products, preferably from the Åland Islands are used as much as possible. Next to the café there is a small gift shop. The Green Key certified guesthouse has 6 rooms for overnight stays. Ängsgatan 177, Jomala • www.brobacka.ax

Djurviks Gästgård Enjoy homebaked buns, cakes and sandwiches with a view of the Åland Sea. We serve our popular fish soup and other lunch alternatives daily, also gluten free and vegan dishes. You can sit indoors or outdoors or take a picnic basket down to our beach.

Tel. +358 18 32433 • www.djurvik.ax Gottbyvägen 420, Jomala

Lumparby Ollas Summer café in a charming 19th-century homestead. We serve salty and sweet delicacies, homebaked of local and/or organic ingredients. Our salty pies are popular, also as lactose and gluten free alternatives. The shop is well-stocked with crafts of own design. There is an art exhibition in the summer, and a lot of room in the garden for children to play.

Tel. +358 40 844 9800 • Södra Lumparbyvägen 25, Lumparland www.lumparbyollas.ax

Nonna Rina Right next to Mariehamn’s main square you will find Pizzeria & Ristorante Nonna Rina. Here we serve fresh pasta made by us every day and traditional Italian pizza. Feeling like a cup of coffee? Don’t miss our famous espresso and our tasty Belgian waffles. Sit indoors or at our sunny open-air area. Benvenuti!

Tel. +358 457 345 1577 Torget, Mariehamn

Svarta Katten A pleasant cafe in an equally pleasant wooden house from the end of the 19th century. In the summer you can sit outdoors under the shade of trees or in the sun. Lighter lunch dishes, home-made coffee - bread and sandwiches are served here.

Lactose- and gluten-free dishes are available (LCHF as well).

Tel. +358 18 21599 • Norragatan 15, Mariehamn

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HOMEBAKED AND HOMEMADE Café Stickstugan on Järsö has a lot to offer – homebaked cakes, colourful handicrafts and a beautiful garden.

Rent a bicycle in Mariehamn and go pedalling about ten kilometres to Järsö. The road crosses over several islands and the sea is always by your side.

Café Stickstugan serves both salty and sweet delicacies. You can choose to sit on warm barren cliffs amidst juniper bushes or take a seat in a greenhouse or garden.

The Café is run by a skilled artisan Lotta Gustafsson who designs and knits jumpers, beanies and a lot more. In her shop she also sells woollen yarn and other crafts.

Mariehamn’s nature reserve is located nearby. Stroll over the smooth rocks and take a dip in the sea if you feel for it.

CAFÉS NOT TO BE MISSED!

Bagarstugan in Mariehamn is a safe bet.

In the countryside you can visit café Ollas 80 – www.aland.com

in Lumparby, housed in a bakery cottage and surrounded by an authentic farmstead garden from the bygone days. Here you can find more crafts and knitwear by Inger Nygård who runs the café.

STICKSTUGAN, Norråkersvägen 20, Järsö.

Open in May–Aug. www.stickstugan.ax BAGARSTUGAN, Ekonomiegatan 2, Mariehamn. Open year round. www.bagarstugan.ax BROBACKA GÄSTHEM, Ängsgatan 177, Jomala. Open various times in May–Oct. www.brobacka.ax OLLAS, Södra Lumparbyvägen 25, Lumpar­ land. Open on weekends in June, daily from July until mid-August. www.lumparbyollas.ax

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FOOD AND COFFEE IN PICTURESQUE COUNTRYSIDE Mormors Gröna Hus – Grandma’s Green House – is a new restaurant in the countryside. Here you can sit in Grandma’s living room and enjoy homely meals with a twist.

The name says it all. Mormors Gröna Hus dates back to the 1800s. The house has got a new veranda and it is painted green.

The restaurant seats thirty persons in several small and charming rooms.

The restaurateurs serve local seasonal food made of fresh ingredients. Pure and simple without any extra additions. Homely meals spiced with creativity.

In the same farmstead garden you can also visit a greenhouse café called Humlan.

The café is open daily in the peak season and the restaurant is open in the evenings from Wednesday to Sunday in the summer.

For other times, see the website!

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The café serves freshly homebaked buns and cakes. There is plenty of space for kids to play and run around in the garden.

Taste also local beverages, such as lemonades from Amalias Lemonade Factory that is located in the same region.

MORMORS GRÖNA HUS, HUMLAN TRÄD­GÅRDSCAFÉ, Sjögrensgatan, Norrby, Lemland.

Follow the signs from Lemland’s church.

Tel. +358 457 345 0323. www.mormors.ax, www.humlan.ax

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BAKE YOUR OWN ÅLAND PANCAKE Prolong the taste of Åland. Bake Åland pancake when back at home!

Åland pancake

Traditional Åland pancake can be found in most cafés and outdoor markets. Not to be missed when in Åland!

Some bake the pancake of semolina porridge while others prefer rice porridge. Some serve the pancake with prune jam and others with raspberry jam.

Taste different versions of the pancake and bake your favourite one when back at home. If you use rice porridge, prepare the porridge according to instructions of the package and then follow our recipe.

1.5 dl semolina

1 tbl spoon ground cardamom

1.5 dl sugar

2 dl wheat flour

1.5 tea spoons salt

3 eggs

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1.5 litre milk

Cook semolina porridge with 1 litre of milk.

Let it cool and mix with some milk, sugar, wheat flour, salt and cardamom. Mix with eggs and the rest of the milk. Bake the c.

1.5 cm thick batter in an oven tray in 200°C until the pancake is golden brown.

Cook prune sauce to serve with the pancake.

Soak dried prunes in water and boil until they are soft. Add cinnamon and some cardamom and thicken with corn flour.

Serve the pancake, cold or tepid, with prune sauce and whipped cream.

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living room. open every day all summer. Rest of the year: mon – sat. nygatan 1, mariehamn • 358-18 16 550 • www.indigo.ax

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The apples are picked straight from the tree and pressed into juice. Nothing else needed. Our locally produced juice is available at a store near you! www.grannas.ax

The island of sounds and seas Beautiful Föglö lies within a 30-minute ferry trip from Svinö in Lumparland.

Föglö’s largest village is Degerby with its old historic wooden houses.

In Degerby most of the services are found within a walking distance.

The church of Föglö is located about two kilometres from the village.

The nature can be explored on one of the hiking trails or along the country roads around the island of the sounds and the seas. Welcome to Föglö!

www.foglo.ax

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FOOD AND ISLAND LIFE IN PERFECT COMBINATION Spend a day in the archipelago and visit restaurant Glada Laxen on Bärö.

A gorgeous view and delicious food make a perfect match.

The former coast guard station on Bärö has gained new life. Restaurant Glada Laxen serves delicious freshly-caught and butter-fried perch fillets. A visit to Bärö island is a whole day adventure.

To enjoy an optimal day, you will need to take a closer look at the archipelago ferry timetables.

Take the Northern ferry line to Enklinge or Kumlinge. Call Glada Laxen in advance for a short boat transfer to Bärö island.

Once on Bärö you can go walking along a signposted nature trail and climb the 176 steps to an old watch tower with a magnificent view over the archipelago.

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With some good planning you’ll also have time to visit Hermas farmstead museum on Enklinge. The last farmers and fishermen who lived here until the 1960s were selfsufficient and left some twenty intact buildings that take you back to the bygone centuries.

GLADA LAXEN, Bärö. Tel. +358 18 55304. www.gladalaxen.com HERMAS MUSEUM FARMSTEAD, Enklinge. Tel. +358 40 559 5562. Open 11 June– 12 Aug daily at 10– 17, Midsummer’s Eve at 10–14. www.museum.ax/hermas ÅLANDSTRAFIKEN, information about timetables and car reservations. www.alandstrafiken.ax

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Åland crafted beers A dark and robust Imperial Stout, IPA, dry sparkling mead or a Saison? We love craft beers!

FIND US: • in our brewery shop • in grocery stores • in restaurants • onboard ferries BEER TASTING AND GUIDED TOUR? beer@openwaterbrewery.com

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Welcome to a quality restaurant with beautiful views and a lovely terrace with evening sun!

Hamngatan 2, tel. +358 (0)18 19 931 www.nautical.ax

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BLACK BREAD OF KÖKAR Black bread is considered Åland’s national bread. One of the black bread bakeries is situated on Kökar. Take an archipelago ferry to Kökar, buy the bread and see more of the archipelago municipality.

The main ingredients of black bread are malt, syrup and rye flour. Pickled salmon, boiled egg and a slice of black bread make a delicious open sandwich for lunch!

Black bread is baked in many bakeries in Åland. One of them, Skärgårdsbröd Kökar, bakes black bread according to a recipe developed through decades. The bakery also produces dry bread. In the summer, the bakery café is open and serves breakfasts, hamburgers, salads, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and cakes, in addition to black bread of course.

Peders Aplagård is also a Kökar-based company. They produce non-alcoholic beverages with berry and fruit flavours,

such as apple cider. The farm shop is housed in the attic of an old barn.

Kökar has also several ancient sites of interest, them including remains of ancient bronze aged dwelling site as well as a Franciscan monastery dating back to the 1400s.

SKÄRGÅRDSBRÖD KÖKAR, Karlby.

Café. Tel. +358 40 664 7878. See opening hours on Facebook. www.skargardsbrod.fi PEDERS APLAGÅRD, Österbygge.

Farm shop and café, open in summer. Tel. +358 40 736 2498. www.aplagarden.ax KÖKAR CHURCH & MONASTERY CELLAR, Kökar museum, Hellsö. www.kokar.ax KÖKAR MUSEUM, Hellsö.

Open 15 June–15 Aug. www.kokar.ax ÅLANDSTRAFIKEN, archipelago ferry timetables and car reservations. www.alandstrafiken.ax

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MARIEHAMN

MARIEHAMN – THE MEETING-POINT All you need is gathered within a few blocks in Mariehamn; restaurants, cafés, over 70 shops, a pleasant hubbub and great shopping. There is something for everyone, regardless of need. You also have access to free WiFi in the town centre.

You can find your vacation garments easily in one of the fashion stores and shoe shops in town. There’s fashion for everyone, from children and youngsters to all the family. The range is wide, for everyday use as well as for party. Also sports, hunting and outdoor enthusiasts will find the right clothes and gear in Mariehamn.

There’s also also everything from fabrics and furnishings to kitchenware and utensils.

The shops offer a good mix of both Finnish and other Nordic design.

The majority of the shops are located along the pedestrian street Torggatan, as well as Norragatan and Sittkoff Gallerian.

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Here you can buy everything from flowers, food and technology to books and magazines for your holiday library. In the centre you can also find the alcohol store Alko, two pharmacies and stores selling natural products, nuts, teas and other organic products. Makeup, skin care and other beauty products can also be found here.

After shopping, you can sit down at one of the cafés and enjoy good food and drink in a pleasant atmosphere. Restaurants and cafés serve you food with an Åland touch and local ingredients.

Events in Mariehamn Mariehamn has many events to offer, one after another. Please check what’s on at the town library, Alandica Congress & Culture House, or on open-air stages!

In March you can join Mariehamn’s Literature Days with presentations and talks by Nordic authors. The Ålands Sea Days in July offer maritime atmosphere by the quays, Rockoff rock festival with music at the town square, Åland Pride with a great parade through the town and Katrina Chamber music festival on several stages.

For dates, see the events in our calendar!

For guided city walks, please see ”Mariehamns kultur” on Facebook.

PHOTO: Helena Lindström

FOR EVERYONE A SMALL BIG CITY

Mariehamn is a miniature metropole with all services at hand.

Shipping has always played a great role in Mariehamn. Many shipping companies have their headquarters in Mariehamn. You’re always close to the sea. There are excellent ports for passenger and cargo ships, as well as for yachts.

Mariehamn has a strategic positon in the Nordics, close to the big cities in both East and West.

The municipality has obtained the international ISO 14001 certification for managing its environmental impacts and responsibilities.

Read more about the events in Mariehamn: www.citymariehamn.ax

Parking in Mariehamn Parking next to all shops, cafés and resta­ urants is free in the centre of Mariehamn.

In the inner town the parking is limited to two hours and to three hours in the underground parking garage at the Sittkoffs parking garage and next to the library. A parking disc is compulsory!

Are you travelling with a caravan or a mobile home? We recommend you to choose campsite Gröna Udden, situated only within a one-kilometre walk from the town centre. The campsite offers you all services and lovely seaside surroundings with a sandy beach.

SHOPPING IN MARIEHAMN

SHOP AND EAT CLIMATE SMART Go shopping second hand products, such as clothes, textiles, crockery and books.

Eat climate smart! Emmaus in Åland runs both a second hand shop and a climate smart waste food café.

Do you like shopping second hand and to discover something odd or something very useful at fair price? Do you also want to benefit the others, not just the environment?

The Emmaus second hand shop is located next to the town square in Mariehamn and offers you the right choice.

There’s a large selection of clothes, gadgets, books (many Åland-themed) and other things. All items have been donated by the locals and the surplus of sales goes to various charity projects around the world, for example to a child and maternity centre in Lithuania.

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lunches. Part of the raw produce, primarily vegetables, has been collected from grocery stores in order to cut the food waste.

Emmaus also makes an important social effort to employ persons who have difficulties in finding their place in the open labor market.

FLEA MARKET IN MARIEHAMN

Flea markets at the town square of Mariehamn every Thursday between 14 June & 16 August at 18-21, not during Rockoff Festival on 19 & 26 July.

EMMAUS SHOP, Strandgatan 20, Mariehamn. Open seven days a week, year round.

EMMAUS CAFÉ, Torggatan 16 B, Mariehamn (entrance from the inner yard). Open Mon–Sat in daytime. www.emmaus.ax

SHOPPING IN MARIEHAMN Klipp upp Your hairdresser in center of town. Drop in or book online.

Opening hours Mon, Wed, Fri: 09:00–17:00 Tue, Thu: 09:00–19.00 Sat: 10:00–15:00 Torggatan 10 • Tel. +358 18 15021 www.klippupp.com

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Ele & Kele Craftsman Roberto Ferrari has been working with jewelry for over 40 years. For the past 30 year in Åland and for 23 years in a beautiful old wooden building in the city centre. Here you can find the largest selection of jewelry made with the precious stone of Åland – red Rapakivi granit and unique jewelry with pressed flowers from the island. All of these jewelry are adorned with 925 Sterlingsilver.

Torgatan 15 • Tel. +358 18 16495

ZicZac Butiken ZicZac Butiken offers the latest fashion and design for women and men alike. Jeans is our greatest passion!

Our trademark collection: Adidas • Björn Borg • Blue Bill • Cheap Monday • Co´couture • Dedicated • Diesel • Dr Denim • Filippa K • Five units • Fred Perry • Lee • Levi´s • NA-KD • Samsøe & Samsøe • Tiger Of Sweden • Toms • Wos Torggatan 9B • www.ziczac.ax

Inspiration and joy for every room in your home The interior design shop is located in the middle of the town.

Choose something from the north-Finnish Pentik’s latest interior design collections, Pagunette cushions from Denmark or pillows

by Linum of Sweden. At us you can find the most beautiful and unique Nordic items.

Pentik • Pagunette • Villa Nova • Olle Winters • Eldgarden • PR Home • Ygg & Lyng • and others Torggatan 9 • www.syrrans.ax inspiration & glädje till hemmets alla rum

Arts & Crafts & Vintage One of Mariehamn’s oldest wooden houses at Torggatan 15 offers you a different kind of shopping experience. Here you can find local crafts and designs with French vintage items and a lot more. Together we have created an atmosphere of inspiration and creativity. Welcome!

Opening hours Mon–Fri 11:00–17:00 Sat 11:00–15:00 Longer opening hours in the summer.

Torggatan 15 • www.viktor.ax • www.konsthantverk.ax

3 hours free parking directly under the Gallery!

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FASHION JEWELLERY BAGS & SHOES SPA & BEAUTY HAIRDRESSER

PET SHOP HOME ELECTRONICS KITCHENWARE INTERIOR DESIGN MUSIC & FILM

DELI CAFÈ & RESTAURANT TAKE-AWAY WINE & SPIRITS KID’S PLAY CORNER

MARIEHAMN’S BEST SHOPPING At Sittkoff Gallerian you experience shopping that highlights your day: Delicatessen

Torggatan 13, Mariehamn. www.sittkoffs.ax

We make your day a bit tastier!

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Delicatessen is a shop filled with delicacies in Sittkoff Galleria in the middle of Mariehamn.

• Bakery • Café • Confectionery • Deli • Organic products

• Catering • Freshly ground coffee • Wine licensed

www.delicatessen.ax

MAINIO

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So much more than a bookshop!

Apart from books we also offer office supplies, maps, nautical charts, suovernirs and post cards.

In our web shop

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Price: 9,80 €

IN THE TOWN CENTRE & CLOSE TO THE HARBOUR!

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SHOPPING IN MARIEHAMN Literature galore The town library of Mariehamn offers free wifi and access to pc.

Here you can also loan books, films and music but also games such as boule and Kubb lawn

game. There is a section for children’s books and a wide selection of daily newspapers.

Our Alandica section offers all literature written about Åland.

Exhibitions and culture events are arranged on regular basis.

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JOYFUL JUNK ART An old rusty billhook becomes a beak. An almost as rusty rake makes a perfect tail and two horse shoes can become legs – that’s how we get a bird!

Johan “Loppan” Karlsson is the owner of The Little BBQ Junk Art. He creates junk art that puts a smile on your face! His works are full of details, such as spark plugs in a junk flower or spoons as perfect wings for an insect.

Funny bits and pieces are turned into fascinating chandeliers. The creativity has no limits!

Johan’s junk art can be found at Viktor Craft & Design shop in one of the older wooden houses in Mariehamn.

Viktor Craft & Design also sells handicrafts by Linda Karlsson who owns the shop. She designs clothes and handbags of recycled material. Here you can also find Inger Nygårds’s woollen knitwear and felt items.

Upstairs in the shop there are crafts exhibition and Edith ś Vintage & Design with selected vintage items.

VIKTOR CRAFT & DESIGN, EDITH´S VINTAGE & DESIGN, Torggatan 15.

Tel. +358 40 861 2375. www.viktor.ax ELE & KELE, Torggatan 15, Tel. +358 18 16495.

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For all tastes Kvarter5, a White Guide Nordic 2018 rated restaurant, offers a casual meeting point in a modern setting for both large and small groups. We have something for everybody.

Enjoy a small appetizer or a complete dinner – the choice is yours! More information on www.kvarter5.ax.

INCLUDED IN ”WHITE GUIDE NORDIC 2018”

Norragatan 8–10 • Phone +358 (0)18 15 555 • www.kvarter5.ax

Sports bar, pizzeria, sauna, pool, billiards & great atmosphere!

With this coupon you get two pizzas of your choice for 20 € Valid until 31.10.2018 Can’t be combined with other offers.

Hamngatan 7 • Phone +358 (0)18 12 345 • www.pizza.ax

ENTERTAINMENT IN MARIEHAMN

A TOWN BLOCK FILLED WITH ENTERTAINMENT! Entertainment is always around the corner in Mariehamn’s town centre. Here you can find a block that teems with night life.

In the town centre there are different types of restaurants next to each other, and easy to visit one after another.

Around Lilla Torget’s small square at Nygatan you can find restaurant Indigo with a nice bar upstairs, Dino’s Bar & Grill and Kino Nightclub which is housed in a former cinema. Both Dino’s and Indigo have popular outdoor terraces.

ON TWO FLOORS

Hotel Archipelago across the street offers entertainment on two floors – a nightclub downstairs and a dance restaurant upstairs. There is an outdoor terrace Arken Garden with a bar, restaurant and soft music entertainment.

Within a stone’s throw from the entertainment block you can find restaurant Ångbåtsbryggan with dancing to live music. At Park Bar by the Esplanade alley the guests are treated to live music from Wednesday to Saturday all year round.

DINOS BAR & GRILL, Strandgatan 12.

Tel. +358 18 13939. www.dinosbar.com INDIGO RESTAURANG & BAR, Nygatan 1.

Tel. +358 18 16550. www.indigo.ax ARKIPELAG/ARKEN GARDEN, Strandgatan 35. Tel. +358 18 24020. www.hotellarkipelag.com PARK RESTAURANG & BAR, Norra Esplanad­gatan 3. Tel. +358 18 527 555. www.park.ax KINO NATTKLUBB, Nygatan 3. www.kino.ax ÅNGBÅTSBRYGGAN, Österhamn.

Tel. +358 18 17613. www.bryggan.ax

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CHILD-FRIENDLY MARIEHAMN Outdoor gym Outdoor gyms for free!

Next to Idrottsparken and the home arena of IFK Mariehamn football team there is short a jogging track with varying terrain. By the track there is an outdoor gym for everyone to use 24 hours a day.

For skateboarders there is a skatepark next to the library.

Discover the swimming centre of Mariebad Discover the swimming centre of Mariebad.

Mariebad is the swimming centre for all family!

Here you can swim in a regular eight-lane pool, or you can relax and enjoy the adventure pool with a water slide, massage jets, jacuzzi and a small heated outdoor pool. There’s also a kiddie pool.

Upstairs you can find a spa with massage and wellness.

Next to Mariebad there is a relaxing sandy beach where you can swim in the sea or play beach volleyball.

Three beaches There are three bathing beaches in Mariehamn, in addition to the one next to Mariebad.

Lilla Holmen is a small child-friendly island within a stone’s throw from the town square.

There is a sandy beach, a jetty and a floating jetty for swimmers, a climbing ship for kids and a house for the birds.

From Lilla Holmen you can follow the paths to the beautiful and verdant nature reserver of Tullarns Äng, Nearby there is Gröna Udden’s beach and campsite where you can play minigolf.

CHILD-FRIENDLY MARIEHAMN Playgrounds Mariehamn has many playgrounds with swings, slides and climbing frames, e.g. at the town square, next to Alandica Culture & Congress, and on the little island of Lilla Holmen.

There is also a playground next to the Swedish Consulate, near ÅSS marina.

TOYS MADE IN ÅLAND Trucks, excavators and pulks. Tractors, spades and coffee sets. Plasto of Åland has manufactured safe and durable plastic toys since the 1950s.

The machines in the factory hall spit out toys on a regular pace. Some are made in a single piece, for example spades, cups and saucers. Others like trucks consist of many parts that are mounted together.

Plasto is one of Åland’s industrial and export enterprises. Plasto’s main retailers are in Finland and Sweden, but also in some other countries.

Every child in Åland has played with Plasto’s toys. The toys are both durable and safe and are found in every day care centre and in many homes.

Nowadays, the company also produces toys made of sugar cane plastic instead of plastic made of oil. Thus the plastic is fossil-free.

The toys can be found in all toy shops in Åland. The company’s absolute success is the big truck sold in over a million copies.

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CRAFTS IN MARIEHAMN

SEE THE GOLDSMITHS CREATE See how the goldsmiths create Guldviva design jewellery. They hammer, forge, taper and twist every piece of jewellery in the new showroom of Guldviva Jewellery shop.

Goldsmith Maria Karlström has made her dream come true. She has enlarged her jewellery shop with a workshop in the Maritime Quarter of Mariehamn.

Now you watch the goldsmiths work behind a large panorama window. ­– Every piece of jewellery in our shop is handmade, and now you can see them being created in the workshop, says Maria.

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her hands. Creativity also derives from other things, such as the 19th-century champagne bottles that local divers salvaged from a ship wreck from the bottom of the sea. That was when Maria created her collection Celebrate with jewellery that reminds you of sparkling champagne bubbles.

MUSEUM CORNER

The new shop and showroom also offer a small museum corner with a unique exhibition – a tribute to her past predecessors on jewellery art in Mariehamn.

Goldsmith Hugo Simons’ beautiful cupboard used to stand in his smithy at Torggatan street in a house that has been torn down. In the cupboard you can find his tools and pieces of jewellery from the early 1900s.

Here you can learn, among other things, how a golden drop-shaped charm used to be cast in two parts which were soldered together while the inside was filled with resin.

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The artisan house Salt next door to Guldviva showcases the widest selection of Åland arts and crafts. Every item is designed and handmade in Åland.

Each carpet, plaid or shawl has been created at the loom – row by row. Each ceramic bowl has been shaped on the potter’s wheel, and every patterned fabric has been printed by hand.

This is a sheer opposite to mass produced items! At Salt you’re guaranteed to find both functional and unique mementos of Åland.

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Along the signposted route you can see the houses of the town’s two biggest shipowners, August Troberg and Gustaf Erikson.

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Discover more of Mariehamn’s wooden architecture along Södragatan street with houses from the turn of the 1900th century, designed by Finland’s first female master builder Hilda Hongell.

Discover also the beautiful nature walks on the Eastern and Western seashores in Mariehamn.

SALT KONSTHANTVERK

Sjökvarteret, 22100 Mariehamn • +358(0)18 21505 • www.salt.ax

Local crafts. Open all year around, during the summer 7 days/week.

CRAFTS IN MARIEHAMN

Viktor Crafts & Design

HANDICRAFT, FARM SHOPS & BAKERIES IN MARIEHAMN

ELE & KELE, Torggatan 15, Mariehamn. Selfmade jewellery. Open year round.

Tel. +358 18 16495 GULDVIVA, Maritime Quarter, Mariehamn.

Handmade silver and gold jewellery. Open year round. Tel. +358 18 22130, www.guldviva.com

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MUSEUM SHOP, Åland Maritime Museum, Hamng. 2, Mariehamn. Ålandic crafts, souvenirs, postcards and maritime literature. Open year round. Tel. +358 18 19930, www.sjofartsmuseum.ax.

SALT, Maritime Quarter, Mariehamn. Åland's largest selection of local crafts. Ceramics, glass, knitted and woven textiles, silver, iron and wood work. Also Åland delicacies and books. Open all year. Tel. +358 18 21505, www.salt.ax VIKTOR CRAFTS & DEISGN, Torggatan 15, Mariehamn. Local crafts and design, bijouterie, clothes, café & art gallery.

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IN THE COUNTRYSIDE / ARCHIPELAGO

AMALIAS LIMONADFABRIK, Lemlandsvägen 1865, Lemland. Farm shop, café and flea market. Open during the summer.

Tel. + 358 40 518 3214. www.amaliaslimonad.net ANDERSSONS GÅRDSBAGERI, Eckerövägen 398, Eckerö. Bread, pastries, summer café.

Tel. +358 40 042 3482, www.anderssons.ax BROBACKA, Ängsgatan 177, Jomala. Crafts & gift shop. Café. Open in summer.

Tel + 358 457 344 9229, www.brobacka.ax ENEBO CRAFTS & CAFÉ, Geta. Handmade quilts and knitted sweaters. Open during the summer. Tel. +358 40 552 7533, www.aland.net/enebo HANDKRAFT, Kvarnbovägen 350, Saltvik Åland crafts, quilting fabrics etc. Open during the summer. Tel. +358 457 342 5959 JUDY´S Crafts & Interior, Gamla Slakteriet, Hindersvägen 1, Jomala. Large selection of Judy’s design ceramics, textiles and jewelry by local artisans. Also vintage and a small coffee shop. Open year round. Tel. +358 18 19988.

LINASTUGANS HANTVERK, Hällövägen 6, Geta.

Hand woven textiles of own design, ropeworks.

Open during the summer. Tel. +358 18 49694, +358 40 730 1499, www.home.aland.net/linastugan LUGNETS KERAMIK, Skarpnåtövägen 356, Hammarland. Large selection of hand-thrown pottery. Open during the summer.

Tel. +358 18 37780, www.lugnet.ax.

LUMPARBY OLLAS, Södra Lumoarbyvägen 25, Lumparland. Crafts shop and café on an old farmyard. Open during the summer.

Tel. + 358 40 844 9800. www.lumparbyollas.ax

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MARSKOGENS LAMB / CAFÉ SVARTA MARAN, Svartsmara. Lamb sausages and meat, lambskins, jewellery, pewter work. Open during the summer. Tel. +358 457 342 0784, www.marskogens.ax MERCEDES CHOCOLATERIE, Smått & Gott, Mail & Customs House, Eckerö. Handmade chocolates, Åland food and crafts. Art exhibitions. Open during the summer. Tel. +358 40 539 6699, www.amorina.ax PEDERS APLAGÅRD, Österbygge, Kökar. Apple products, incl. cider, juice and jam. Also other gourmet souvenirs. Open during the summer.

Tel.+358 40 736 2498, www.aplagarden.net PETTAS EKOCAFÉ & HANTVERK, Finnövägen 327, Geta. Own design and products by other Åland crafters. Open during the summer and by appointment. Tel. +358 18 49701 SAFARISHOPPEN, Käringsund fishing harbour, Eckerö. Deer sausage, souvenirs, ice cream.

Open during the summer. Tel. +358 18 38103, www.granbergs.ax/viltsafari.html SKÄRGÅRDSBRÖD KÖKAR, Karlby. Åland black bread and wholebread loaves. Open year round. Summer Café. Tel. +358 18 43900.

STICKSTUGANS HANTVERK & CAFÉ, Norråkersvägen 20, Järsö, Lemland. Café with home-baked cakes and pastries, farm shop with machine knit design products, sales of plants. Open during the summer.

Tel. +358 457 371 5369, www.stickstugan.ax SKARPNÅTÖ HOMESTEAD, Skarpnåtöv. 1560, Hammarland. Handwoven textiles, sheepskins.

Open by appointment. Tel. +358 18 37227 www.aland.com/skarpnato. www.aland.com – 107

ARKIPELAG Garden Bar & BBQ Oliven Restaurant & Bar Nightclub 22–04

Fisherman’s paradise in Åland!

In center of Åland, in the lovely nature area Bastö, you’ll find Ekuddens cotteges with sea view.

Welcome to test the waters!

For more info and easy booking: www.visitaland.com www.vikingline.com Distances:

Mariehamn Grocery store Restaurant, kiosk, minigolf & café Shore and clifs

30 min 15 min 7 min 2 min

We offer:

• Fishing license • Boat rentals • Fish smoke • Beach sauna • Playground

Ekuddsvägen 91, 22 310, Finström, BASTÖ

Strandbergs’ cottages Comfortable accommodation in wellequipped cottages, only 2 km from the centre of Mariehamn, Our cottages and apartments accommodate 2–10 persons.

We offer a bathing beach, outdoor pool and sauna. Free fishing from our jetties and beach. Enjoyable stay for everyone, especially for families with children.

Suitable also for groups. WiFi. Welcome!

www.strandbergsstugor.net www.hotellarkipelag.ax Strandgatan 35, Mariehamn +358 (0)18 24020

Varvsvägen L 183, AX-22100 Mariehamn tel. +358 18 22 855, tor.strandberg@aland.net www.visitaland.com/strandbergsstugor

ACCOMODATION

FEEL YOURSELF AT HOME IN ÅLAND! Accommodation options are many in Åland – choose the one that suits you best!

If you want to stay close to entertainment and shopping in Mariehamn there are several centrally located hotels to choose from.

Guesthouses and cottages outside the town centre are also attractive alternatives, for example Gröna Udden’s campsite by the seashore.

Some prefer to stay in holiday cottage villages in the countryside. These are usually located by the sea and offer a range of services, such as rental of rowboats, kayaks and bicycles. There are holiday villages both on the main island of Åland and in the archipelago municipalities. For the latter you can travel by one of the inter-island ferries, some of which are operated around the clock and others according to the timetable.

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If you’re looking for a total solitude and silence without a neighbor in sight, rent a cottage with private location. There are even cottages on small islands!

For those who want to camp there are several campsites around the Åland Islands, some of them also offer simple overnight cabins. In the countryside and in the archipelago you can also stay at a couple of guesthouses and bed & breakfasts.

BOOKINGS

Travel operators Viking Line and Eckerölinjen offer a wide selection of accommodation alternatives in Åland. They help you to find the one that meets your specific requirements.

Hotell Adlon Hotel Adlon with Pizzeria & Sportsbar and an outdoor terrace is located in the western harbour and within a walking distance from the town centre and several sights. Family-friendly hotel with table tennis room, X-box, kids’ playroom and selection of games. 54 rooms, elevator, lobby bar, WiFi, sauna, indoor pool, free parking. Breakfast included.

Hamng. 7, Mariehamn • Tel. +358 18 15 300 info@alandhotels.fi • www.alandhotels.fi

Hotell Pommern The new Hotel Pommern offers 95 modern and fresh rooms with high standard and comfort. Restaurant, lounge, wine bar, sauna, elevator. Atleast one extra bed available in each room, and there are family rooms and 4 connecting rooms with up to six beds.

Wifi. Air conditioning. Breakfast included. Free parking.

Norrag. 8-10, Mariehamn • Tel. +358 18 15 555 info@alandhotels.fi • www.alandhotels.fi

Hotell Savoy Hotel Savoy offers fresh and environmentally friendly accommodation in the centre of Mariehamn, close to shopping, beaches and sights. We have 85 rooms of which 45 are superior rooms (also non-allergy rooms) with bath/shower, WiFi, radio and TV. Restaurant and lobby bar. Sauna, indoor pool and TV-room.

Elevator. Breakfast included. Free parking.

Nyg. 12, Mariehamn • Tel. +358 18 15 400 info@alandhotels.fi • www.alandhotels.fi

Hotell Arkipelag Stay at Hotel Arkipelag with the sea as you neighbour in the heart of Mariehamn. We offer 76 four star twin rooms, 8 suites of which 2 of them with a private sauna and 2 deluxe suites with a jacuzzi and a large balcony with a sea view. There is a balcony, mini bar, free internet and IPTV in all rooms. We have a sauna, indoor and outdoor pool, restaurant and nightclub.

Strandg. 35, Mariehamn • Tel. +358 18 24 020 info@hotellarkipelag.com • www.hotellarkipelag.com

Park Alandia Hotell Newest on Åland! Our hotel is situated in the middle of Marie­ hamn. We offer 92 newly renovated rooms, 3 of them are suites with bathtub. All rooms have fridge, kettle, free WiFi and TV with sports and movie channels. We also have a renovated restaurant and bar with outdoor terrace. Live-music is played Wednesday-Saturday. Welcome!

N. Esplanadg. 3, Mariehamn • Tel. +358 18 14 130 info@parkalandia.com • www.parkalandiahotel.com

Käringsund Resort & Conference We offer a fantastic selection of accommodation alternatives for all tastes and types - from spacious bungalows to exclusive cozy red cottages with white window panes by the seaside. Also a campsite with overnight cottages and places for tents and caravans.

Käringsundsv. 194, Eckerö • Tel. +358 18 38 000 info@karingsund.ax • www.karingsund.ax

Newest in town!

Welcome to Park Alandia Hotell, a newly renovated, comfortable, family-owned hotel by the lush Esplanad alley in the centre of Mariehamn.

We have a restaurant and a bar with outdoor terrace. Live music is played Wednesday–Saturday.

HOTEL |CONFERENCE | RESTAURANT | BAR www.parkalandiahotel.com | info@parkalandia.com +358 (0)18 14130 | Norra Esplanadgatan 3, Mariehamn

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ACCOMODATION

DISCOVER STRANDNÄS HOTEL! Clean and good-value accommodation in peaceful surroundings near Åland’s biggest shopping centre and within a walking distance a bathing beach.

Choose Strandnäs Hotel for your next visit! Comfortable accommodation without unnecesary thrills for familes, groups and individual travellers.

The hotel has received high rankings by visitors at booking.com. So, what do they like? The hotel is neat and tidy, peaceful and value for money. The hotel offers generous rooms for get-togethers – a living room area, game and play room with tabletennis, conference room, small gym corner, two saunas and a kitchen. Bicycles for rent.

The outdoor patio faces west and the evening sun, and is great for relaxation.

Bokning and info www.strandnashotell.ax

Strandnäs hotel has 59 rooms with TV, bathroom and wifi. Breakfast included.

There is an elevator and some rooms are accessible for disabled persons.

MULTI-BED ROOMS

The new hotel owners introduce a couple of new services. Now the hotel also offers multi-bed rooms on request by groups that appreciate a comfortable and affordable accommodation alternative.

The town centre of Mariehamn and Maxinge shopping centre are within a walking distance. Nabben beach can be reached in ten minutes on foot.

Welcome!

STRANDNÄS HOTELL, Godbyvägen 21, Mariehamn. Tel. + 358 18 21511.

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The Archipelago Doctor.

Work in Åland Åland’s Public Healthcare Services, ÅHS, welcomes you to a secure working environment in serene surroundings of natural beauty.

Short commuting distances allow you more leisure time.

Enjoy the rich local culture life, nature and the many activities Åland has to offer, e.g. golf, horse-riding, sailing, long-distances ice skating and sport fishing, to name a few. ÅHS always welcomes new colleagues to its team.

For real. In Åland.

www.ahs.ax Telefon +358 18 5355 info@ahs.ax

Enjoy a delicious meal at one of the most beautiful restaurants in Mariehamn!

We serve fresh and uncomplicated meals with an extra twist.

Naturally, we use locally produced first-class ingredients.

Our restaurant pavilion also offers a fantastic evening sun!

+358 18 19141 | boka@paviljongen.ax | Sjรถpromenaden

SUMMER MEMORIES

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Statens Ämbetshus

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Ålands lyceum

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Ålands Sjöfartsmuseum

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Ålands yrkesgymnasium

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At Gröna Udden’s Camping in Mariehamn you can stay in your own caravan or in a nice cabin.

There is a cosy café for you to enjoy light summer meals such as pizzas, hamburger platters or salads.

If you are not hungry, you can savour a delicious soft ice cream from our ice cream kiosk.

www.gronaudden.com • +358 (0)18 528 700