/r/AlandIslands

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The subreddit for the autonomous swedish speaking region of Finland named The Åland Islands.

For Aalanders of Reddit.

Posts in scandinavian languages or English are welcome

To the finns who think this is unfair, remember : Åland is a monolingual part of Finland with swedish as the official language. (And the people of Åland suck at finnish)

Thinking of coming to Åland for vaccation?

Check out the Wiki to see some things to do and see.

/r/AlandIslands

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Alla företag som levererar till Åland - Leverans.ax

Bor du på Åland och undrar vilka företag som levererar hit? Vi har gjort det enkelt för dig! På Leverans.ax hittar du företag som:

✔️ Är registrerade med skattegränsnummer
✔️ Erbjuder momsfri beställning
✔️ Levererar direkt till Åland

Utforska alla företag och de bästa erbjudandena för att spara på din nästa beställning. Besök Leverans.ax och gör din shopping smidigare redan idag! ✨

4 Comments
2024/10/30
23:07 UTC

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Red Roads and tourism

I am planning on going to the Åland islands next year and I have two questions

Why are there so many red roads?

When does the touristic season start when not many people come yet?

Thank you very much for answers!

2 Comments
2024/10/22
10:05 UTC

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Planning to move to Åland

Hi everybody,

I want to move my family to Åland. The timeframe for the move is 10-12 months from now.
I´ll work as a freelancer and invoice the company I am working at now. Something they´ve agreed to since they wanna keep me. But I have many questions.

  1. Should the company be started in Åland or Finland?
  2. The security of having an employer is nice, but being on my own makes me feel vulnerable. How should the contract be written so I protect myself?
  3. Should I sell my services as EUR or SEK?
  4. What kind of company form would you recommend?

I´ve tried google but I reckon, and hope someone has gone a similar road that can shed some insight and help me out! I´ll gladly pay for the effort if you have insights!

4 Comments
2024/10/15
14:17 UTC

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Mitä asioita kannattaa tehdä kun vierailee Ahvenanmaalla?

Ollaan siis menossa Ahvenanmaalle joulukuussa ja mietin että mitä kaikkee tekemistä talvella löytyy.

1 Comment
2024/09/23
21:48 UTC

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This looks like a very beautiful island

How are things there? Is it safe? What about diseases?

And the prices? and top destinations (natural things like cool waterfalls or anything)

2 Comments
2024/09/20
19:24 UTC

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Vape juice/vapes

Is there any place where i could buy vape juice or vapes,snus maybe a gas station?

1 Comment
2024/09/02
14:44 UTC

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seeking contact with a lawyer in Åland

If you are a lawyer in Åland, or you know a lawyer who is that you'd like to refer me to, please DM me :-) thank you very much.

3 Comments
2024/08/14
15:46 UTC

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Diving board on the islands

Hello all,

My family and I will be staying in Mariehamn for a few nights and enjoy jumping off diving boards into the sea. Unfortunately, we were unable to find any searching online. Do you know of any near the city or accessible through a day trip on bikes for example?
Thank you

5 Comments
2024/08/13
15:38 UTC

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Åland history

Do you know any interesting historical facts about Åland that are unknown or hard to find? I have been very interested in Åland history and would loge to know everything about everything. Thanks!!!!

9 Comments
2024/08/07
11:35 UTC

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Älanders

I have not yet been in Sweden but I would love to know if Älanders are different than Swedes. Are you more conservative than Swedes? Thank you for all the anwsers!!!!

10 Comments
2024/08/05
12:52 UTC

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Tourism in Äland

I have a question about the tourism in Äland because I am currenrly in the Faroe Islands and online they that the islands get around 200000 visitors annually. There are barwly any tourists here in Tórshavn. Is that the same in Äland? Are there very little tourists and are there many immigrants from asia/africa? Thank tou for anwsers.

6 Comments
2024/07/31
19:48 UTC

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Handla från online sexshop

Hej ålänningar!

Jag undrar ifall ni vet någon hemsida för sexleksaker som skickar beställningar till Åland utan moms eller där man kan söka tillbaka momsen från dem med hjälp av förtullningsbeslut?

Tack på förhand!

5 Comments
2024/07/30
06:42 UTC

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Buying stocks in Åland.

I'm trying to buy stocks in Eckerölinjen but as a Swedish citizen it seems impossible.

Not one bank even allows me to open an account? I thought that was allowed by EU law but I'm told that doesn't count in Åland by both Ålandsbanken and Andelsbanken.

My father owns houses and land here but since I'm not a registered owner of that property it doesn't matter since I have any connection to it, which is fair but how do I do it then?

All I want is to be able to buy stock and I can do it i a all other Nordic countries, even the world, without any issues..

Any suggestions are welcome.

TIA!

8 Comments
2024/07/23
09:50 UTC

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The meaning of a word people from Åland use.

Hej!

I was wondering what this word "nefe" or something similar like that means? I have heard people from Åland say it a lot of times in regards of mainland Finns when speaking Finnish.

For example: "Nefet ajavat autoa" is "Nefe's drive a car" in Finnish. What does it mean and from what word is it coming from?

I tried to search the meaning of it, but i never found it. I bet it comes from some Swedish word for sure.

5 Comments
2024/06/24
01:35 UTC

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Question from a mainland Finn

Do you guys learn Finnish in schools?

1 Comment
2024/06/08
14:05 UTC

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Jobs for an English-Only speaker?

I'm planning to join my partner on Åland and I am permitted to work while I am there. English is my only language. But I plan to study Swedish at SFI. My previous experience is in customer support. Would I be able to work in a restaurant or store speaking only English? Or would people resent having to switch to English when shopping/ ordering food etc? Any other ideas for jobs I could get speaking only English?

3 Comments
2024/05/27
23:56 UTC

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Hi! Hope you don't mind me reposting my question here

1 Comment
2024/05/10
16:06 UTC

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Arriving in Langnas by ferry at 0100 on Friday, where to stay and or taxis?

I am visiting Åland this Friday for a day. I am coming by ferry from Turku to Langnas. Ferry arrives at 0100.

I tried looking for some hotels near Langnas or ways to get to Mariehamn. I looked at Booking dot com and also AirBnB

Obviously I found hotels in Mariehamn but I cannot find a way to get there.

Any advice in terms of either getting to Mariehamn at 1am or somewhere to stay in or near Langnas.

I’ve been quoted 70euro by one taxi company but that’s a ridiculous cost. Maybe there are people that are going from port or some other way to share a ride?

Or even a car rental I can pick up in Langnas and return in Mariehamn

Thanks

2 Comments
2024/05/07
19:49 UTC

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Searching for work in Aland Islands

Hello, I'll be visiting the Åland Islands next month to participate in a selection exam for a school. After that, I'll be looking for any sort of work (in a restaurant, as a driver, etc.) just to earn some money while I'm there to cover my personal expenses.

Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated

2 Comments
2024/05/01
12:19 UTC

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Question regarding Åland license plates...

Hello there!

I am very interested in license plates and I make license plate mods for games like BeamNG. I try to make them as realistic as possible with custom IRL fonts, designs, generators and even 3D models. I am currently working a pack of Scandinavian license plates. However, I was unable to find information on the size of the license plates of Åland. I have already asked r/LICENSEPLATES and all gave me different information, especially with the height as some said 13cm and some 11cm. I already know that the size varies based upon the lenght of the text on the plate, but I would like to get the size of them to make the 3D model. Since I neither speak Finnish nor Swedish and Google translate also didn't give me any information, I am asking you if you happen to know the exact sizes or if can direct me to a place where I can find such information.

Thanks in advance, greetings from Germany :D

2 Comments
2024/04/02
15:20 UTC

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Nsfwaland bilder på åländskor

1 Comment
2024/03/09
18:42 UTC

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Standard tourist questions!

I am visiting Mariehamn for the whole day in April on a Sunday, which after some research, looks like the worst day of the week for things to do! Haha. The impression i get looking from outside is that its a quiet a sleepy town, but there's got to be some things going on right?! I'm even contemplating renting a car for the day for something to do! Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙌🏻 Tack så mycket / Kiitos!

9 Comments
2024/02/22
11:44 UTC

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Are any of you musicians in here? [Åland musicians thread?] 👀

Hi, hope you're all faring well during the cold ass winter days 😴 I was curious to know if there are any musicians here? I thought we could maybe share some of our music in this post and have a fun lil discussion ^ ^

This is one of my more recent covers of a song from Beck's 1994 album "Mellow Gold"

Anyway, hope to hear some sounds from the Åland music scene 😝

0 Comments
2024/01/25
11:09 UTC

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Get Paid To Verify The IVR Call Flow [Aland Island]

Hi All,
My name is Ritesh and I am currently working as Community Engineer in Applause/uTest. I am reaching out to you to check if you can help us with testing a IVR telephone call flow for Aland Island.

Time required to complete testing will be 30 minutes and payout will be 230 USD in total.

Requirement: You should be a native speaker and must own a Smartphone and a Telephone device.

Please let me know if you are interested.

Regards,

Ritesh

1 Comment
2023/11/20
11:42 UTC

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