Åland Islands

[ ah-luhnd, aw-luhnd; Swedish oh-lahnd ]

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

/ ˈɔːlənd; ˈoːland; ˈɑːlənd /

plural noun

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

Example Sentences

Finland and the Aland Islands must be evacuated by all Russian armed forces, both military and naval.

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The fortifications of Bomarsund lie on the eastern point of the largest of the Aland Islands.

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