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Editor's Choice: Åland Islands

This selection highlights the maritime and cultural heritage of the Åland Islands. Centered in Mariehamn, the Åland Maritime Museum and the 1903 four-masted barque Pommern document the region's seafaring history and global trade routes. The Åland Museum provides insight into the archipelago's development from the Stone Age to the present. In Sund, the Jan Karlsgården open-air museum showcases 19th-century farming life, while the adjacent Vita Björn, a former crown prison dating to 1784, offers a look into early penal history.

Editor's Choice: Åland Islands — Hartă

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Pommern

Pommern, formerly Mneme, is an iron-hulled sailing ship. It is a four-masted barque that was built in 1903 at the J.

B

Åland Museum

The Cultural History Museum of Åland and Åland Islands Art Museum are two museums under the same roof in Mariehamn in Åland.

C

Jan Karlsgården

An open-air museum featuring a traditional 19th-century Åland farmstead with original dwellings, windmills, and a smithy. It serves as a central site for regional Midsummer celebrations and historical agricultural demonstrations.

D

Vita Björn

Built in 1784, this former crown prison served as a jail for over 150 years. The museum displays the evolution of the penal system and prisoner conditions from the late 18th century through 1950.

E

Åland Maritime Museum

Located in Mariehamn, this museum documents the archipelago's seafaring history through ship models, figureheads, and nautical instruments. It features extensive exhibits on the era of sailing ships and Baltic merchant shipping.

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