Welcome to our posts about Finland – that so-called cold country (it’s actually warm in summer) in the north of Europe. It’s the home of Santa Claus, the sauna, white summer nights, and a lot of dedicated ice-hockey fans.
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Torpfjärden Bird Watching Tower overlooks the small fjord or bay Torpfjärden. The bay is famous for its many birds, some of which are usually possible to see from the nearby road 1, whose embankment almost cuts off the bay from the sea. The watchtower is visible from the road. However, it is a lot more…
The Mariehamn Water Tower is located on a hill called Badhusberget with a height of around 40 meters above the sea. The hill offers a view over the Sea of Åland as well as the town of Mariehamn. Small paths connect the water tower and its hill with the park Badhusparken at the steps of…
Gersholm is a small islet in Vårdö Municipality. The islet is connected to the neighboring island Töftö via a bridge and to the island of Lövö with a road embankment. This is where you find the first proper rest area after entering Vårdö Municipality. Gersholm Rest Area Vårdö is one of sixteen municipalities on the…
The Fire Brigade Museum of the Åland Islands, or Brandkårsmuseet in Swedish, is in the village of Mörby in Hammarland Municipality. A big part of the fire fighting history of the islands is on display here in an old barn. We recently made a spontaneous visit and were more than pleased. Our 4-year-old was really…
Looking out over the strait of Färjsundet is the café and rest stop Uffe på Berget. If you translate the name into English, it means Uffe on the Mountain. If you should choose one place for admiring the view on the Åland Islands, this would probably be it. This is a common rest stop along…
There are plenty of sandy beaches on the Åland Islands. Believe it or not, it’s possible to swim in the Baltic Sea even though it’s not exactly the Mediterranean. One of the beaches that we like to visit with our four-year-old is at Möckelö Strand. Småholma Beach, or Småholma Badstrand in Swedish, is easily accessible…
Sometimes the story is more fascinating than the sight itself. There are plenty of memorial stones around the globe and the Åland Islands are no exception. Some of the memorial stones recall heroic events while others are of a more tragic nature. The memorial of Aero Flight 217, or AY217, is of the more tragic…
Lemland Church, also known as Saint Birgitta’s Church, is in the village of Söderby in Lemland Municipality. It is yet another one of the traditional red granite churches on the Åland Islands. It is today a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and it is also the center for the Lemland-Lumparland Parish. The…
Saltvik Church is the center of the local parish in Kvarnbo in Saltvik Municipality. The church is dedicated to Saint Mary, the mother of Jesus. The building is in red granite, the material that is so typical for the Åland Islands. Saltvik Church The construction of the church began at the end of the 13th…
What today is only a rest stop at the border between Lemland and Lumparland has a much richer history. Over the strait, known as Lumparsund, there is today a small bridge. However, this very place was once the sea passage for Vikings. Swedish Vikings are believed to have passed through the strait on their voyages…
One of the interesting sights in the western part of Åland is Eckerö Church. Eckerö is a municipality on the Åland Islands. It is also the westernmost island within the archipelago’s larger inhabited islands. The narrow strait Marsundet separates Eckerö from the main island. Eckerö was an important stop on the postal road between Sweden…
The island of Eckerö is one of the western-most islands of Åland and it is here that you find Käringsund. This is a bay and natural harbor that has become one of the most picturesque sights on the Åland Islands. Along the shores of this small bay the boathouses and boatsheds are lined up. These…