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Mariehamn

Mariehamn is the capital and only town of the Åland Islands, an autonomous Swedish-speaking region of Finland. Founded in 1861 under Russian rule and named after the Empress Maria Alexandrovna, it lies on a peninsula of the main island with harbours on both sides. It is the seat of the Lagting and the Åland government and the centre of a large shipping industry.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mariehamn. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mariehamn
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