Mariehamn is the capital of the Åland Islands, an autonomous Swedish-speaking region of Finland |
Stallhagen Glory Hand Made Beer, Åland |
Dennis on a bike we got from the hotel in Mariehamn |
Empress of Russia Maria Alexandrovna, first wife of Tsar Alexamder II, Mariehamn |
Search and Rescue boat Svante G, Mariehamn |
License plate of the autonomous Åland Islands |
Northern Cross in the port of Mariehamn, Åland |
Sjökvarteret - the Sea Quarter open air museum, Mariehamn |
Östra Smedjan - Eastern Smithy, Mariehamn, Åland |
Sjöfararkapellet - Seamen's Chapel, Mariehamn, Åland |
Old wooden sailboat with viking-style prow decoration, Mariehamn |
Dock and a row of boathouses, the Sea Quarter, Mariehamn |
Schooner Albanus, a 1988 replica of a traditional Åland galea |
Coat-of-Arms of Åland at the Landting in Mariehamn |
Dino’s Bar & Grill, 12 Strandgaten, Mariehamn |
Office building at Strandgatan 6, Mariehamn, Åland |
License plate of the Åland Islands autonomous region with an EU "FIN" sticker |
M/V Odin RO-RO ferry, 1982, Sjöpromenaden, Mariehamn |
TransProCon Hoburgen, Sjöpromenaden, Mariehamn |
TransProCon Hoburgen, Sjöpromenaden, Mariehamn |
ÅSS Paviljongen, Sjöpromenaden, Mariehamn, Åland |
1903 Barque Pommern, Mariehamn |
1903 Barque Pommern in her home port of Mariehamn |
Great building of the ÅSS Pavilion - Ålandska Segelsallskapet, Mariehamn |
ÅSS Pavilion - Ålandska Segelsallskapet, Mariehamn, Åland Islands |
Local Åland microbrews from Stallhagen bryggeri |
Interior of the ÅSS Pavilion with interesting round windows - Ålandska Segelsallskapet, Mariehamn |
Club flag of the Ålandska Segelsallskapet with the colors of Finland, Mariehamn |
Some sunshine breaks through the clouds with the Pommern, Mariehamn |
Marina and port facilities on the west side of Mariehamn, Åland Islands |
Ålandska Segelsallskapet - ÅSS, Mariehamn |
Ålandska Segelsallskapet - ÅSS, Mariehamn |
Ålandska Segelsallskapet - ÅSS, Mariehamn |
Ålandska Segelsallskapet - ÅSS Pavilion, Mariehamn |
Detail of the wood carving trim on the ÅSS Pavilion, Mariehamn |
S/V Pommern, iron hulled four-masted barque merchest sailing ship, 1903 |
S/V Pommern, iron hulled four-masted barque merchest sailing ship, 1903 |
Flag of the Åland Islands adopted in 1954, the Swedish flag with an additional red cross |
Åland's unique status started with the Treaty of Paris which ended the Åland War 1854-1856 |
France and Britain allied against Russia in the Åland War, the Baltic naval operations of the Crimean War |
Havets folk - People of the Sea, Norra Esplanadgatan, Mariehamn, Åland Islands |
40 Neptunigatan, Mariehamn, Åland Islands |
Tree-lined promenade between Storagatan and Norra Esplanadgatan, Mariehamn |
8 Norra Esplanadgatan, Mariehamn, Åland Islands |
S:t Görans kyrka - St. George's Church, Mariehamn, Åland |
St. George's Church, Mariehamn, Åland |
S:t Görans kyrka - St. George's Church, Mariehamn, Åland |
Karlssons Kiropraktor Klinik, 9 Storagatan, Mariehamn |
Karlssons Kiropraktor Klinik, 9 Storagatan, Mariehamn |
Dennis cycling with me in Mariehamn, Åland |
Missionskyrkan, Mariehamn, Åland |
Tree-lined promenade between Storagatan and Norra Esplanadgatan, Mariehamn |
Park Alandia Hotel, Mariehamn |
The Park Alandia Hotel could really use better bicycles.... |
Karjala, Karelia in English, is one of Finland's lager beers named after a region that is now mostly in Russia |
Julius Sundblom (1865-1945) sought reunification with Sweden following Finland's independence from Russia |
Självstyrelsegården - complex with Åland's Lagtinget, the local parliament, and other government buildings |
Ålands landskapsregeringen - offices of the provincial government, Mariehamn |
Lagtinget, the local parliament of the autonomous Åland region of Finland |
Lagtinget, the local parliament of the autonomous Åland region of Finland |
Ekonomiegatan at Torggatan, Mariehamn |
Waiting for dinner a Dino's in Mariehamn |
Torggatan pedestrian zone, Mariehamn, Åland |
Statue of Vicekonsul Nikolaus Sittkof (1828-1887), Sittkoff Gallerian, Mariehamn |
9 July 2015 - Åland's Självstyrelsedag, self-government day |
Shopping and activities map of central Mariehamn |
Distance markers from Mariehamn: 3721nm to New York |
Well kept wooden house, Mariehamn, Åland Islands |
Swedish Victorian, Mariehamn, Åland Islands |
White house with green trim and a green tin roof, Mariehamn |
Åland tourist information - visitaland.com |
Dennis visiting Åland |