Åland
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Search complete. 21 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Åland".
Oct 23, 2026
AlexanderHOST
The country is divided into 19 regions with the capital Helsinki being contained within the Usima region.
AlexanderHOST
Also among those 19 regions is Åland, an archipelago that maintains a special autonomous status within Finland.
AlexanderHOST
The reason why Åland is autonomous will be explained a little later.
AlexanderHOST
Their status allows for duty-free sales on ferries traveling between Finland and Sweden, and they have their own special protocols within the European Union.
AlexanderHOST
Speaking of the European Union, Finland is a member of several international organizations, including the United Nations, joining in 1955. the European Union, joining in 1995, and NATO, joining in 2023.
AlexanderHOST
The desire to read and use the Finnish language grew quickly, alongside various nationalistic movements calling for Finnish independence.
AlexanderHOST
The Russian Empire tried to censor parts of the movement, however, that only fueled the desire to maintain a distinct Finnish identity.
AlexanderHOST
Finnish nationalism continued to grow after Finland was attacked as part of the Crimean and Åland Wars in the 1850s.
Michael StormbomHOST
That's the top ten.
Ian BowieHOST
That's kind of weird because I think that we've talked about Åland quite often.
Michael StormbomHOST
My guess is that the speech recognizer hasn't transcribed Åland correctly in all places.
Michael StormbomHOST
Yeah,
Ian BowieHOST
yeah.
Niina NiskanenGUEST
And Naki is also a character that we can find from Sweden and Norway.
Niina NiskanenGUEST
So this one is from Åland, which is a larger Finnish island.
Niina NiskanenGUEST
But it's mainly Swedish-speaking people there.
Niina NiskanenGUEST
And this one is called Enchanted Fiddle.
Andy AitchesonHOST
Rumours abound today in the Stockholm press.
Andy AitchesonHOST
A writer in Aftenbladet hints that the Germans may at once seek to seize the Arland Islands.
Andy AitchesonHOST
Generally well-informed Swedish sources assert today that Mannerheim has already received, through Swedish intermediaries, intimations that Moscow may still be disposed to offer armistice terms not greatly different from those rejected in March.
Merryn WaltersHOST
So this is kind of crisis point for Finland.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
They start putting together a scooter camp from the materials we happen to have with us on board.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
A big part of the archipelago belongs to the province of Åland, a Swedish-speaking, autonomous and demilitarized part of Finland.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
This status goes way back.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
The archipelago is situated in a position of great strategic importance.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
Finns, Swedes, Russians and Germans have all had their eye on the islands during different wars.
Dan SnowNARRATOR
And during the Crimean War, even Anglo-French forces attacked Åland.
speaker_5GUEST
I think it's actually a strange rock.
speaker_5GUEST
Extremely strange.
Marianne GustafssonGUEST
So you can just find the Stockholm EFT Center.
Marianne GustafssonGUEST
in Stockholm so there you can find the trainings we are doing for the in the fall in the spring and hopefully I'm going to have a training also in Åland it's the next so that's also Finland so but that's maybe for in Swedish so it's you need to but you do train in English Yeah, I have done training in English too.
Marianne GustafssonGUEST
I went to India in February, so I was training there in English.
Marianne GustafssonGUEST
But mostly it's Swedish.
John Snellman Jr.GUEST
like I mentioned before, I'm fourth generation in this deal.
John Snellman Jr.GUEST
So we've got a long lineage of, you know, my grandfather and great-grandfather immigrated from Finland, actually a small set of islands between Sweden and Finland called the Åland Islands back in the 50s.
John Snellman Jr.GUEST
And, they started out as framers and just banging nails.
John Snellman Jr.GUEST
And then my grandfather, seventh grade education, uh, God bless him.
Laura McGrathGUEST
Our team is very remote.
Laura McGrathGUEST
We've got one in the Åland Islands, closer to Sweden.
Laura McGrathGUEST
We've got an employee based in Italy, another one in Spain, all over the place.
Laura McGrathGUEST
Like I said, people really can work from wherever they like.
Mikael ShainkmanHOST
The Swedes had facilitated their journey from Germany by relighting the lighthouses that had been dark for much of the First World War.
Mikael ShainkmanHOST
Mannerheim interpreted this as a gesture of reconciliation after Sweden's refusal to assist Finland, not to mention its attempt to seize the Åland archipelago.
Mikael ShainkmanHOST
The arrival of the Jaegers in Vasa was a major event.
Mikael ShainkmanHOST
Crowds filled the streets to see the soldiers returning home.
Mikael ShainkmanHOST
On March 4th, Mannerheim received a phone call from Svinhuvud with some important news.
Mikael ShainkmanHOST
The Senate had asked Germany for military assistance, and Germany had agreed.
Mikael ShainkmanHOST
Worse, German troops had already been sent to take Åland.
Mikael ShainkmanHOST
In reality, the request had been made earlier, but Mannerheim had been kept in the dark.