Transport in Åland
Åland is an archipelago of over 6,000 islands in the Baltic Sea. Constitutionally, it is a Swedish-speaking autonomous province of Finland. Sea travel is a vital part of Åland's economy and a major local employer. The main ports are located at the capital Mariehamn in the south, at Berghamn in the west and at Långnäs on the east shore of Fasta Åland (the main island).
Air
Roads
The islands have quiet roads that are much appreciated by cyclists. Several main roads (Swedish: huvudväg) have separate cycle lanes. There are Ålandstrafiken local bus services operating in conjunction with the inter-island ferries.
Road vehicles registered in Åland have
Red granite is used as a road surface so both gravel and tarmac roads tend to be red in Åland.
Sea
The
A network of ferries operated by Ålandstrafiken provide inter-island services (and links with Galtby, Pargas and Vuosnainen, Kustavi ferry harbours in Mainland Finland).
Eckerö Linjen operates a ferry service between Berghamn port in Eckerö, Åland and Grisslehamn port in Norrtälje Municipality, Sweden, while Finnlines operates a service from Naantali, Mainland Finland to Kapellskär (also in Norrtälje Municipality), Sweden via Långnäs.
References
- ^ "A part of Europe to remain forever duty-free". Irish Times. 10 November 1998. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
External links
- Ålandstrafiken
- Visit Åland website: travel information
- Destination Åland provides online booking of ferries to and from Åland as well as accommodation on Åland