Location: Aland Island
Top Things to do in Aland Island
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The Åland Islands or Åland (Swedish: Åland, IPA: [ˈoːland]; Finnish: Ahvenanmaa) is an archipelago province at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland. It is autonomous, demilitarised and is the only monolingually Swedish-speaking region in Finland. It is the smallest region of Finland, constituting 0.49% of its land area and 0.50% of its population.
Restaurants in Aland Island
1. Getabergen
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By hannetuulia - Espoo, Finland
It took us ca. 3 hours to walk ca. 5 km the nature trail as it included several stops to take photos, looking into caves, piling stones etc. Trail is well posted with wooden arrows guiding you.
2. Museumship Pommern
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 226 reviews
The museumship Pommern is the world’s only 4-masted sailing ship still in its original state. On board you can explore the ship from hold to charthouse. The ship is a part of the Aland Maritime Museum, an exciting museum for children and adults alike. The exhibitions are filled with dramatic stories, fantastic objects and lots of interactivities. The Aland Maritime Museum is open all year round, the museumship Pommern between May and September.
Reviewed By Carpediemkath
Touring the Pommern was so much fun with the headphones narrated by the ship's rat, Ruby. I absolutely loved climbing around all the rooms in the ship and seeing where different sailors got to sleep (LOVE the bunks!). The officer's quarters were so ornately decorated, and the captain's cabin has a little tube running from the deck straight to his bed so he can speak with whomever is on deck. Down in the vast hold you can experience a storm at sea. Excellent exhibits.
3. Kobba Klintar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Old pilot station, museum and cafe.
Reviewed By teadrinker7 - Stockholm, Sweden
4 of us took kayaks and paddled to the island. It’s not difficult if you paddled before (it can get a little choppy near Kobba klintar, I suggest not going if it’s more than 8 m/s wind) and can read a map, just watch out for the ferry crossings, so make sure you reach the island before 13 and stay until 14:30, during which time you can have a sandwich, a coffee and see the small museum.
4. Aland Maritime Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 251 reviews
A visit to the Aland Maritime Museum is exciting for children and adults alike. The exhibitions are filled with dramatic stories and fantastic objects, such a genuine 18th century pirate’s flag. There are also lots of interactivities, such as a climbing mast, a bridge simulator and a karaoke. Seadog, landlubber or in between - Aland Maritime Museum has something for everybody.
Reviewed By Lauramie - Espoo, Finland
Maritime museum is very interresting place to visit for people all ages. We have three kids, ages 6, 12 and 15 and we all enjoyed our visit very much. There was a quiz for children and they loved it! They got an icecream as a prize. If you visit Mariehamn, you should definately visit Maritim Museum.
5. Aland Hunting & Fishing Museum
6. Salis Batteri
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
7. Kastelholm Castle
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 231 reviews
Reviewed By Svenskaklubben - Helsinki, Finland
The Kastelholm castle might be small compared to other of the same era, but it's rather well preserved and its vast history is portrayed with dignity. The refurbished areas are well made, but it had not been rebuilt for the sake of itself. The sometimes violent past is also visible. The icing on the cake - or actually even maybe the cake itself - was an excellent guided tour in English (other available languages are Finnish and Swedish). Filled with humour and carefully hand picked historical details, the one-hour-tour flew by like it would have only lasted a few minutes. There's also the opportunity to visit the castle on your own, but the guided tour is strongly recommended.
8. Lilla holmen
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4.0 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By niinan2 - Nurmijarvi, Finland
The Lilla Holmen is just the cutest little island. At least two small bridges goes to the island. There are nice seating areas and a nice beach. There are animals too; bunnies and birds. The atmosphere was, at least during my visit, very peaceful and relaxing (not so many people around). A hike path starts from Lilla Holmen and runs to the southern part of Marianhamina and then goes to the west side of the island where is partly wooden walkways by the shore. It is a lovely route and part of the Mariehamn Runt.
9. Smart Park
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4.0 based on 23 reviews
Smart Park is a family entertainment center based och interactive, educational, creative and of course fun experiences. The park area is filled with over 20 attractions and for your service there is also a restaurant and cafeteria.
10. The Maritime Quarter
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4.0 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By rickyspa1 - Miami, United States
I really like this part of Mariehamn, in my opinion the best, more interesting and picturesque. Great to see the old chapel, the fisherman houses, old boats, shipyards and the very atmospheric shops and museums (including a pub that look like a boat cabin) absolutely recommended visit
