Åland Islands

[ah-luh nd, aw-luh nd; Swedish oh-lahnd]

plural noun

a group of Finnish islands in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland. 22,608; 572 sq. mi. (1480 sq. km).

Finnish Ahvenanmaa.

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British Dictionary definitions for aland islands

Åland Islands

pl n

a group of over 6000 islands under Finnish administration, in the Gulf of Bothnia. Capital: Mariehamn. Pop: 26 347 (2003 est)Finnish name: Ahvenanmaa

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