Dispatch from Åland 2022
by Kimberly Jacobs Åland Calling, from filmmaker Tiina Mäkinen, was filmed during a conference hosted by The Åland Islands Emigrant Institute in 2022 (read more about…
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C. E. Carson—Peasant Boy from Föglö Becomes Millionaire
Written by Marlene Sjöblom, published in “Gammalt och Nytt”, Föglö, March 1996. Translated from Swedish by Hjördis Sundblom. Submitted by June Pelo. In the 1800’s in…
Peasant Weddings in Jomala, Åland
Translated from Norden Newspaper, 22 July 1999, by June Pelo. Peasant weddings are a popular tourist attraction, but they require a lot of hard work which…
The Åland Islands—A Second Perspective
By June Pelo.Excerpts from “Insight Guide: Finland” and “Finland, A Cultural Encyclopedia”. The Åland Islands are a collection of granite-bound skerries spraying out to the west…
The Åland Islands
By Jeane Widman-Eriksson, Norden Newspaper, July 29, 2004. Excerpted and translated by June Pelo. Sparkling in the azure waters of the Gulf of Bothnia like sea-polished…
My Åland Ancestors
by Sylvia Stauffer I remember my grandmother as frail most of the time, but her across-the-street neighbor told me some years ago about how startled she…
Tall Ships of the Åland Islands
2020 has made travel a distant memory but the Tall Ship Races give us hope for 2021! Located at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia…
Haddon Sundblom’s American Christmas
The Åland Islands Emigrant Institute is pleased to report on the success of its 2010 Christmas exhibit, Haddon Sundblom’s American Christmas (Haddon Sundblom’s Amerikanska Jul), on…
