The Åland Islands are an archipelago situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia.  It became an autonomous province of Finland in 1921.  Autonomy means that Åland has its own parliament (Lagtinget, formerly the county council) and a government (provincial government, formerly the provincial authority). In 1954 the region got its own official flag.  It also has its own police force and its residents … Continue reading Åland Islands #72d (1993)