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Mariehamn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mariehamn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mariehamns stad
Coat of Arms Location
Founded 1861
Province Åland
Region Åland
Sub-region Mariehamn
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
11.60 km²
11.60 km²
ranked 444th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
10,902 (2007)
939.8 inh./km²
+ 0.7%
ranked 94th
Urbanisation 99.4%
Unemployment 2.8%
Official languages Swedish
City Manager Ritva Sarin Grufberg
Home page http://www.mariehamn.ax/
The museum ship Pommern is anchored in the western of Mariehamn's two harbours, Västerhamn.
The museum ship Pommern is anchored in the western of Mariehamn's two harbours, Västerhamn.

Mariehamn (Finnish: Maarianhamina) is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40 % of the population of Åland live in the city. Like all of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking and around 89.5% of the inhabitants speak it as their native language.

The town was named after Maria Alexandrovna, the Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. Mariehamn was founded in 1861, around the village of Övernäs, in what was at the time part of the municipality of Jomala. The city has since expanded and incorporated more of Jomala territory. The city is located on a peninsula, and has two important harbours, one located on the western shore and one on the eastern shore. The Western Harbour is an important international harbour with daily traffic to Sweden and mainland Finland. A powerful incentive for Baltic ferries to stop at Mariehamn is that, with respect to indirect taxation, Åland is not part of the EU system and so duty-free goods can be sold aboard.

The Eastern Harbour in Mariehamn.
The Eastern Harbour in Mariehamn.

Åland and Mariehamn have a reputable heritage in shipping. The Flying P-Liner Pommern museum ship is anchored in the Western Harbour. The Eastern Harbour features one of the largest marinas in Scandinavia. The famous Dutch steamer Jan Nieveen (now called F.P. von Knorring, after Åland teacher and vicar Frans Peter von Knorring) can also be found here.

The city is an important centre for Åland media; both of the local newspapers (Ålandstidningen and Nya Åland), several radio stations and the local TV channel (TV Åland) operate out of the city.

Mariehamn features several buildings drawn by Finnish architect Lars Sonck, who moved to Åland as a child. Buildings drawn by him include the church of Mariehamn (1927), the main building of the Åland Maritime College (1927) and the town hall (1939). Hilda Hongell has also designed several buildings, although only a few are still standing.

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[edit] Demographics

A chart on population growth.

Year
Population
1987
9,966
1990
10,263
1997
10,408
2000
10,488
2002
10,632
2004
10,712
2006
10,822

[edit] Sister cities

Mariehamn is twinned with:[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mariehamns stads vänorter. Accessed May 27, 2008

[edit] External links

The subject of this article has been identified by the Missing Encyclopedic Articles project as being a high priority for expansion.

Coordinates: 60°05′35″N, 19°56′21″E


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