Talk:History of Åland

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Text moved to History of Åland from Åland, appearently originating from Encyclopaedia Britannica (1911). In need of editing, and completion regarding 20th century history. -- Ruhrjung 17:04 27 May 2003 (UTC)

Witch trial
I heard there was a witch trial on Åland in 1665-68, where six people was killed. It would be interesting to read about! Perhaps it should be mentioned. --85.226.235.208 (talk) 14:46, 13 June 2008 (UTC)


 * That was one of the most famous witch trials in Finland. There is an article on Swedish wiki: sv:Häxprocessen på Åland. To summarize; an ordinary case of magic against the fortune teller Karin Persdotter in 1665, (normally only punished with fines), were developed in to a witch trial by the governor Nils Psilander, who was a stern witch-believer, after Karin had mentioned the Devil in her confession; he made her admit having been to the witches meeting and made her name the other she had seen there. They were arrested, the Devil's mark were found on their bodies and they were tortured to confession. Six women were executed by 1668 before the higher autorities put an end to Psilander--85.226.235.231 (talk) 14:01, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Psilander was not a governor but jugde. --Abc10 (talk) 10:01, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

WWII
Does anyone know whether Nazi and/or Soviet forces occupied Åland during WWII? (I know it was demilitarised, but that doesn't in itself seem a sufficient answer, as neither Germany nor the USSR was known for its respect of such things.) Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.146.228.185 (talk) 17:44, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No, Åland was not occupied.--130.234.68.223 (talk) 09:49, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Åland was fortified during ww2 but no occupied or invaded Ajhuheu2 (talk) 20:29, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

The simple part
How many islands are there? Do they have names? Are the islands part of Finland or Sweden, or both? If they are part of either/both, why do they have their own flag? Do they have any big cities in them? Industries? Those are all very simple questions the entry doesn't answer. I'm not Scandinavian and this is the first time I've heard about the islands, so I wanted to know more. - 187.20.81.41 (talk) 03:06, 11 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Åland is part of Finland, the islands have names, and there are more than 6700 islands. They have their own flag, and there is one "city", Mariehamn. Industries: Potato chips. Agriculture: Apples. --Abc10 (talk) 09:55, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 11 December 2021

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Lennart97 (talk) 14:00, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

History of the Åland Islands → History of Åland – It is more concise and the main page was recently moved 173.168.100.26 (talk) 13:49, 11 December 2021 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Support per nom. BD2412  T 04:12, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Support - the autonomous Finnish region is called 'Åland'. Erik Wannee (talk) 08:26, 14 December 2021 (UTC)