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Mariehamn

Mariehamn is the capital of Åland

Åland

The ?land Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. It is situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and forms an Federacy, Demilitarized zone, Monoglottism Swedish language Provinces of Finland, Regions of Finland and historical provinces of Finland of Finland....
, an autonomous territory under Finnish

Finland

Sovereignty

File:Leviathan gr.jpgSovereignty is the exclusive right to control a government, a State, a people, or oneself. A sovereign is a supreme lawmaking authority....
. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government

Government of Åland

The Landskapsregering, is the government of ?land, an autonomous territory of Finland. The government is led by a Lantr?d, the premier of ?land, who is elected by the Parliament of ?land, the parliament of ?land....
and Parliament of Åland

Parliament of Åland

The Lagting, or Lagtinget, is the parliament of ?land, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish language territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats....
, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city. Like all of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking

Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
and around of the inhabitants speak it as their native language.

The town was named after Maria Alexandrovna, the Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II Nikolaevich , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the List of Russian rulers of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881....
.

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Mariehamn is the capital of Åland

Åland

Finland

Sovereignty

Government of Åland

Parliament of Åland

Swedish language

Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II Nikolaevich , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the List of Russian rulers of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881....
. Mariehamn was founded in 1861, around the village of Övernäs, in what was at the time part of the municipality of Jomala

Jomala

Jomala is a municipalities of Finland of ?land, an autonomous territory of Finland.The municipality has a population of 3,774 and covers an area of 143.01 km? of which 1.02 km? is water....
. The city has since expanded and incorporated more of Jomala territory. The city is located on a peninsula

Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of Landform that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paeninsula : paene, almost + insula, island....
, and has two important harbours, one located on the western shore and one on the eastern shore. The Western Harbour is an important international harbour with daily traffic to Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
and mainland Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
. A powerful incentive for Baltic ferries to stop at Mariehamn is that, with respect to indirect taxation, Åland is not part of the EU customs zone and so duty-free goods can be sold aboard.

Åland and Mariehamn have a reputable heritage in shipping. The Flying P-Liner

Flying P-Liner

The Flying P-Liners were the sailing ships of the Germany shipping company F. Laeisz of Hamburg.The company was founded in 1824 by Ferdinand Laeisz as a hat manufacturing company....
Pommern

Pommern (ship)

The Pommern is a windjammer. She is a four-masted barque that was built 1903 in Glasgow at J. Reid & Co shipyard.She is one of the Flying P-Liners, the famous sailing ships of the German shipping company F....
museum ship

Museum ship

A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public, for educational or memorial purposes....
is anchored in the Western Harbour. The Eastern Harbour features one of the largest marinas in Scandinavia

Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a historical and geographical subregion in northern Europe that includes the Scandinavian Peninsula. It consists of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; some authorities also include Finland and some might even include Iceland....
. The famous Dutch steamer Jan Nieveen (now called F.P. von Knorring, after Åland teacher and vicar Frans Peter von Knorring

Frans Peter von Knorring

Frans Peter von Knorring, was a social reformer on the ?land Islands. He was the vicar of Finstr?m from 1834 to 1875 and he organized the educational system in ?land....
) can also be found here.

The city is an important centre for Åland media; both of the local newspapers (Ålandstidningen

Ålandstidningen

?landstidningen or Tidningen ?land is a Swedish language newspaper on the ?land Islands, an autonomous region in Finland. It's published six times a week, and is the largest local newspaper on ?land, of the two published ....
and Nya Åland

Nya Åland

Nya ?land is a Swedish language newspaper on the ?land Islands, an autonomous region in Finland. It's published six times a week , and is the second largest local newspaper on ?land, following ?landstidningen....
), several radio stations and the local TV channel (TV Åland

TV Åland

TV ?land is a privately owned local television channel broadcasting mainly in the urban areas of ?land, an autonomous province of Finland.TV ?land began its operations during the fall of 1984, with its first broadcast occurring in September that year....
) operate out of the city.

Mariehamn features several buildings drawn by Finnish architect Lars Sonck

Lars Sonck

Lars Eliel Sonck was a Finnish architect. He graduated from Helsinki Polytechnic Institute in 1894 and immediately won a major design competition for a church in Turku, ahead of many established architects....
, who moved to Åland as a child. Buildings drawn by him include the church of Mariehamn (1927), the main building of the Åland Maritime College (1927) and the town hall (1939). Hilda Hongell

Hilda Hongell

Hilda Hongell was the first female "master builder" in Finland, and is sometimes described as the first female architect in Finland.She grew up in the ?land, and began her career as a special student at Helsingfors Industrial School in 1891....
has also designed several buildings, although only a few are still standing.

Demographics

A chart on population growth.

Year	Population
1987	9,966
1990	10,263
1997	10,408
2000	10,488
2002	10,632
2004	10,712
2006	10,822
2008	11,048

Sister cities

Mariehamn is twinned with:

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, Iceland
Iceland

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Kragerø
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, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
Kuressaare
Kuressaare

Kuressaare is a Populated places in Estonia and a Municipalities of Estonia on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the capital of Saare County. The current population is about 15,300....
, Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
Lomonosov
Lomonosov, Russia

Lomonosov is a types of settlements in Russia under the jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg, Russia, situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 40 km west of St. Petersburg itself....
, Russia
Russia

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Slagelse
Slagelse

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, Denmark
Denmark

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, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands

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Valkeakoski
Valkeakoski

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, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
Visby
Visby

Visby is the only city status in Sweden on the Sweden island of Gotland; it is arguably the best-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia and has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....

Mariehamn

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