Aland Islands

The Åland Islands or Åland (pronounced "Oh-lahnd") are a group of small islands officially belonging to Finland in the Baltic Sea, consisting a surrounding archipelago. It is autonomous, demilitarised and is the only monolingually Swedish-speaking region in Finland. Åland's original name was in the Proto-Norse language - Ahvaland which means "Land of Water". In Swedish, this first developed into Áland and eventually into Åland, literally "river land"—even though rivers are not a prominent feature of Åland's geography. The Finnish and Estonian names of the island, Ahvenanmaa and Ahvenamaa ("perch land"), are seen to preserve another form of the old name.

Joanne is passionate about travel

Joanne always goes the extra mile because she cares. She is incredibly professional, honest in her feedback, very responsive and accommodating to changes (and as a family with three teens, satisfying everyone’s tastes, desires and whims) which is not only rare, it’s always done with a smile and a whole lot of kindness. We feel so lucky to have been introduced to Joanne and trust her to do all our travel bookings, and to generate amazing ideas!
By Arlette E.