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Åland Islands

American  
[ah-luhnd, aw-luhnd, oh-lahnd] / ˈɑ lənd, ˈɔ lənd, ˈoʊˌlɑnd /

plural noun

  1. a group of Finnish islands in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland. 22,608; 572 sq. mi. (1,480 sq. km).

Åland Islands British  
/ ˈoːland, ˈɔːlənd, ˈɑːlənd /

plural noun

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

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Officials from IFK Mariehamn, based on Finland's south-western Åland Islands, tell Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper that the rule is "unfair" and may lead to them having to play HJK Helsinki three times at the current champions' ground.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2018

The little Finnish army, left altogether unsupported, succumbed after an heroic struggle against overwhelming odds, and in 1809 the whole of Finland and the Åland Islands were formally ceded to Russia.

From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.

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