Åland, a small country of islands in the middle of the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland. Åland dont have their own independence but stand under the governement of Helsingfors, Finland.
Åland, like Finland was a part of Sweden once, but after a great war with Russia, the entire e
astern part of the kingdom was fallen into russian rule, including Åland. Åland belonged thereafter under the Grand Duchy of Finland under the russian tsar. After the russian revolution Finland was independent and when the finnish nationalism started to grow, an opposite development was in Åland were the people wanted to belong to Sweden. This resulted in autonomy of Åland and an international demilitarized zone were either Finland nor Sweden or any other nation had rights to have army.
astern part of the kingdom was fallen into russian rule, including Åland. Åland belonged thereafter under the Grand Duchy of Finland under the russian tsar. After the russian revolution Finland was independent and when the finnish nationalism started to grow, an opposite development was in Åland were the people wanted to belong to Sweden. This resulted in autonomy of Åland and an international demilitarized zone were either Finland nor Sweden or any other nation had rights to have army.And even today Åland keep this autonomy, and in the present no big thoughts about independence is going on.
The capital of Åland is Mariehamn and reside on the biggest island.
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