Mariehamn

Mariehamn () is the caipital o the Åland Islands, an autonomous territory unner Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat o the Govrenment an Parliament o Åland, an 40% o the population o Åland live in the ceety. Like aw o Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swadish-speakin an aroond 88% o the inhabitants speak it as their native leid.

History
The toun wis named efter Maria Alexandrovna, the Empress consort o Alexander II o Roushie. Mariehamn wis foondit in 1861, aroond the veelage o Övernäs, in wha wis at the time pairt o the municipality o Jomala. The ceety haes syne expandit an incorporatit mair o Jomala territory. The ceety is locatit on a peninsula, an haes twa important harbours, ane locatit on the wastren shore an ane on the eastren shore. The Wastren Harbour is an important internaitional harbour wi daily traffic tae Swaden an mainland Finland. A pouerful incentive for Baltic ferries tae stop at Mariehamn is that, wi respect tae indirect taxation, Åland is no pairt o the EU customs zone an so duty-free guids can be sauld aboard. Mariehamn Airport is locatit in the neighbourin municipality o Jomala, some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-wast o Mariehamn ceety centre.
Åland an Mariehamn hae a reputable heritage in shippin. The Flying P-Liner Pommern museum ship is anchored in the Wastren Harbour. The Eastren Harbour features ane o the lairgest marinas in Scandinavie. The famous Dutch steamer Jan Nieveen (nou cried F.P. von Knorring, efter Åland teacher an vicar Frans Peter von Knorring) can an aa be foond here.

The ceety is an important centre for Åland media; baith o the local newspapers (Ålandstidningen an Nya Åland), several radio stations an the local TV channels (TV Åland an Åland24) operate oot o the ceety.

Mariehamn features several biggins drawn bi Finnish airchitect Lars Sonck, who muivit tae Åland as a child. Biggins drawn bi him include the kirk o Mariehamn (1927), the main biggin o the Åland Maritime College (1927) an the toun haw (1939). Hilda Hongell haes an aa designed several biggins, although anerlie a few are still staundin.

 Demographics 
A chairt on population growth.



Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Mariehamn is twinned wi:
 Kópavogur, Iceland
 Kragerø, Norawa
 Kuressaare, Estonie
 Lomonosov, Roushie
 Slagelse, Denmark
 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
 Valkeakoski, Finland
 Visby, Swaden

Economy
Air Åland haes its heid office on the grunds o Mariehamn Airport in Mariehamn."Contact information ." Air Åland. Retrieved on 25 February 2010.

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

 Offeecial wabsteid 
 Offeecial Tourist Gateway o Mariehamn - Maarianhamina

 Map o Mariehamn
 Mariehamn. Tourist route  


Category:Ceeties an touns in Finland
Category:Populatit coastal places in Finland
Category:Municipalities o Åland
Category:Populatit places established in 1861
Category:Port ceeties an touns o the Easter Seas