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Move around in this virtual tour yourself to get a better idea of ​​some of the best places on Åland. These photos are mostly taken from the air. Check out specially the outer islands and lighthouses in the ocean.

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Nature
Countryside
Islands
Maritime Åland
Harbours
Mariehamn
Specials
Historical
Commercial
Industrial
Shabby
Filmed in Åland
Nature
Ice Age has smoothened the red granite cliffs. This shore is found in Storby in Eckerö. Very easy access. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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In Havsöra in Geta no isles obscure the view of the Gulf of Bothnia. Photo Visit Åland/Tiina Tahvanainen
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Small sandy beaches can be found in many places, Degersand in Eckerö is the biggest one. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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The highest part of Åland is found in the north. Steep cliffs dive into the sea in Bomarsund, Sund. Photo: Visit Åland
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Åland has both deciduous and coniferous forests. The picture is from Tullarns äng in Mariehamn. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Anemones on Ramsholmen, Jomala. May and June are outstanding flowering months. Photo: Visit Åland
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Åland is a bird-watchers paradise. Especially in the spring when many migratory birds rest here after crossing the Baltic Sea. Photo: Visit Åland
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Seals are common in the outer archipelago. Deer are also often seen in the nature while the other mammals are more difficult to detect. Photo: Visit Åland
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When the nights are dark during autumn and winte the stars can be seen clearly. Photo: Government of Åland/Ingmar Eriksson
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Every now and then you can enjoy the Northern Lights. Photo: Government of Åland/Ingmar Eriksson
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Countryside
The archipelago municipality Kumlinge. Photo: Visit Åland/Lentokuva Vallas Oy
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Villages, fields, meadows, forests and the sea - that is the Åland countryside. The picture is from Sund. Photo: Visit Åland/Tomi Ikonen
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The long beach Degersand on southern Eckerö is easily accessible by road. There is a camping and a summer restaurant. Photo: Visit Åland
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Lemström Canal, connecting Mariehamn to the eastern parts of Åland, is a popular sailing route. Photo: Visit Åland
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Lappo is one of the islands in Åland's most northern municipality, Brändö. Photo: Visit Åland/Lentokuva Vallas Oy
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The 18th centrury guesthouse Enigheten on Föglö. is still functioning. It is one of many different kind accomodations you find in the archipelago. Photo: Sten-Anders Fellman/Bohena
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It takes only half an hour by ferry to reach the picturesque archipelago village Degerby in Föglö. Photo: Visit Åland
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The Jan Karlsgården open-air museum in Sund gives you an idea of how an Ålander farm might have looked like in the late 1800s. Photo: Visit Åland
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Ollas in Lumparland is one of many homesteads opening it's doors to the public. Cafes, restaurants, accomodations and museums are found in traditional houses and farms all over Åland. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Sheep, cows and horses are the most common animals in the many farms. But it will be no problem finding pigs, goats or poultry - nor a donkey or a mule. Photo: Visit Åland
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Islands
You can reach some of Åland's thousends of islands by road or by ferry. Photo: Visit Åland/ Peter Sjöberg, flygfoto.ax
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There are six archipelago municipalities: Brändö, Föglö, Kumlinge (in the picture), Kökar, Sottunga and Vårdö. Photo: Visit Åland/Lentokuva Vallas Oy
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Most of all the islands are uninhabited. Photo: Visit Åland/ Lentokuva Vallas
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There are many Lighthouses islands far out in the ocean. Photo: Visit Åland/ Erik Kuhlefelt
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The former pilot station Kobba klintar, just south of Mariehamn, is an important landmark for sailors. Photo: Visit Åland
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Källskär south of Kökar offers a magical combination of art and nature. It is not easy to reach but well worth the effort. Photo: Visit Åland/Tiina Tahvanainen
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The large lighthouses are found in the outher archipelago and getting there requires special transportation. Sälskär is Åland's outpost to the north. Photo: Visit Åland
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Some of the islands are used for producing green electricity. Photo: Allwinds Ab
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Sältingskär is an old fishing village in the Föglö archipelago. Getting there requires special transportation. Photo: Ålands landskapsregering
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The homestead of Hermas in Enklinge, Kumlinge, consists of about 20 traditional buildings. Photo: Visit Åland
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Maritime Åland
There are associations for both traditional motorboats and traditional sailing boats which can be contracted for film productions. Photo: Visit Åland/Rebecka Eriksson
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You can rent Albanus for shorter or longer periods. The galeas takes 43 passengers, 21 can sleep on board. Photo: Visit Åland
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Do you need expertise in maritime historical matters? The award-winning Åland Maritime Museum is the right place to turn to. Photo: Visit Åland
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The surroundings around Åland's pride, the tall ship Pommern, are completely renewed as well as the experience on board. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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About 20 ferries of different sizes operates in the archipelago. The Film Commission helps with permits to film on board. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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The lenght of the ferry tours in the archipelago varies between a few minutes and a couple of hours. Photo: Visit Åland
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The Åland company Eckerölinjen offers the fastest way to cross the sea between Åland and Sweden. The voyage takes two hours. Photo: Eckerölinjen
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The Åland company Viking Line is a market-leading brand in passenger traffic on the northern Baltic Sea. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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The Maritime Security Center supplies knowledge an exercise facilities, for example this heated indoor pool where stormy conditions can be simulated. Photo: Åland Maritime Safety Center/Jouko Moisala
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Skilled divers will help you if you want to get below sea level. The picture is from 2010 when the world's oldest champagne was found in a shipwreck in the southern archipelago. Photo: Government of Åland/Anders Näsman
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Harbours
The exemption from the EU tax union, which allows tax free sale, attracts shipping companies to Åland's harbours. There are daily connections to Sweden, Finland and Estonia. Photo: Visit Åland/Lentokuva Vallas Oy
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The ferry harbour in Degerby, Föglö. Photo: Sten-Anders Fellman/Bohena
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There are marinas all over Åland. Rödhamn in south Lemland is operated by the Åland Sailing Society. Photo: Visit Åland/Dan Sjunnesson Studio CA
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Parts of the Swedish television series We on Seacrow Island was filmed in Käringsund, Eckerö, in the 1960s. Photo: Visit Åland
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Degerby, Föglö. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Åland Sailing Society, ÅSS, was founded in 1897 and still operates the marina in the West Harbour in Mariehamn. Photo: Visit Åland
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In the East Harbour in Mariehamn you find the Maritime Quarters, a marina and restaurant boats. Photo: Visit Åland/Tiina Tahvanainen
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You find the traditional boats in the Maritime Quarters in the East Harbour in Mariehamn. Photo: Visit Åland/Tiina Tahvanainen
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The Maritime Quarters. Photo: Visit Åland
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The Maritime Quarters. Photo: Visit Åland
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Mariehamn
Mariehamn is situated on a narrow isthmus between two harbours. The big port is on the west side of the town while the administrative and commercial centre is on the east. Photo: Visit Åland/Lentokuva Vallas Oy
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Mariehamn is a green town with many parks, beaches and large areas with family houses. Photo: Visit Åland
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In Mariehamn you will find buildnings representing different architectural styles. Photo: Visit Åland/Tiina Tahvanainen
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Södra gatan, Mariehamn. Photo: Bent Blomqvist
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Skogshyddan, Södragatan, Mariehamn. Photo: Bent Blomqvist
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Torggatan, Mariehamn. Photo: Visit Åland / Rebecka Eriksson
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The Town Hall. The administration of the autonomy is also based in Mariehamn. Photo: Visit Åland/ Rebecka Eriksson
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Alandica Culture and Congress rent spaces of varying sizes. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Idrottsgatan, Mariehamn. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Specials
Ålands modern hospital is in Mariehamn. Some of the spaces can be rented by arrangement. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Looking for a hospital environment from the 1930s? The buildings in Grelsby, Finström, are transforming to the Green Key boutique hotel Stalldalen but old hospital rooms are still found. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Åland folk high school in Pålsböle, Finström, is one of many schools where it is possible to get filming permits during school holidays. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Alandica Culture and Congress offers venues for up to 600 persons. Smaller halls with stages can be found all around the islands. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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The Fire Brigade Museum in Mörby, Hammarland, is one of many private museums on Åland. Check museum.ax for the official ones. Photo: Visit Åland
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The Viking Village in Kvarnbo, Saltvik, can be rent. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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There are two public baths and many both indoor and outdoor sport venues that can be rent. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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If you need to get up in the air you find the aviation association Ålands flygklubb on Facebook. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Do you need a golf course,go-cart or motocross track, shooting range, racecourse...? We have them. Photo: Visit Åland / Peter Cordén
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Camping sites, cottages by the sea, hostels in traditional houses, modern hotels - we have them all. The picture is from Hotel Havsvidden, Geta. Photo: Visit Åland
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Historical
In the picturesque area of Kastelholm you find a medieval castle, museums, golf courses, restaurants, accomodation and a guest harbour. Photo: Visit Åland
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It is possible to get permission to film both on the grounds and inside the Kastelholm castle. Photo: Visit Åland
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Close to the church on Hamnö, Kökar, you find the remains of a medieval Franciscan monastery. Photo: Visit Åland
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The church of Saint Anne in Kumlinge. Photo: Sten-Anders Fellman/Bohena
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The chapel on the Lemböte mountain in Lemland was built in the Middle Ages to serve those who sailed between Denmark and Estonia. Photo: Åsa Ringbom
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The Eckerö Post and Customs House, a memory of the Russian era on Åland, is own by the government. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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The Russian fortress Bomarsund in Sund was never completed before destroyed by English and French forces. Photo: Visit Åland
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The Greek-Orthodox, Muslim, Lutheran, Catholic and Jewish cemeteries in Prästö close to Bomarsund tells their own story about the large fortress. Photo: Graham Robins
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Bomarsund. Photo: Visit Åland
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Eckerö church is one of 15 medieval churches on Åland. Photo: Visit Åland
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Commercial
Marskogens lamm, Finström, is one of many farm shops on Åland. The range of locally produced high quality food is large. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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There are still some smaller grocery shops in the countryside and in the archipelago. In the picture Matboden, Lumparland. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Judy's shop and pottery is one of the new residents in the old slaughterhouse in Gölby, Jomala. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Both old and modern buildings line the central shopping street, Torggatan in Mariehamn. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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In the centre of Mariehamn you find shops, a couple of malls, bars and restaurants. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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A part of central Mariehamn is reserved for pedestrians only. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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The central shopping area in the countryside is in Godby, Finström. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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In Jomala, just north of Mariehamn, there is a commercial area with many larger stores and a shopping mall. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Maxinge shopping mall, Jomala. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Some craft stores are located in the Maritime Quarters in the East Harbour in Mariehamn. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Industrial
Fish farming is an important business in the archipelago. Photo: Nordic Trout Ab
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The government produces fish in Guttorp, Sund. The fry is released in the sea. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Potatoes are processed to chips, apples to juice, milk to cheese... This picture is from Orkla's snacks factory in Saltvik. Photo: Orkla
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Åland's Forest Industries welcomes film productions upon agreement to their large grounds i Finström. There are several buildings and a quay for cargo ships. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Åland's Forest Industries. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Åland's Forest Industries. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Holmbergs Ab in Mariehamn is a big technically specialiazed company. Filming upon agreement. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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You can find medical and industrial tubings från the Ålander Optinova group all over the world. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Ab Rafaels in Jomala is the leading company in the aggregate, concrete and asphalt industri. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Ab Rafaels. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Shabby
Do you need a spooky location? The abandoned grain dryer in Bartsgårda, Finström, is the place. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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A tall grain dryer guards the strait of Färjsundet between Finström and Saltvik. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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When the animals moved out of the old slaughterhouse in Gölby, Jomala, the artists started moving in. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Algots varv used to be an important shipyard in Mariehamn. Today there is hardly any business left. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Algots varv. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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The government has a large workshop and warehouse area close to Mariehamn where you can find thrilling corners. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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A large boathouse is empty after the Coast Guard closed their station on the island Storklobben in Föglö. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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In Storklobben there is also this big hall and the former stration building which can be used for filming. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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There are many greenhouses in Åland. Most of them are in use but you can also find both empty ones and abandoned ones. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Filmed in Åland
The Disciple, Långfilm Productions Finland. Director Ulrika Bengts. Photo: Stefan Bremer
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Disciple. The location was one of the most distant islands on Åland, Lågskär. Photo: Stefan Bremer
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Devil’s Bride, Periferia Productions Finland. Director Saara Cantell. Photo: Periferia Productions Finland.
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Devil's Bride was filmed in Föglö. Photo: Periferia Productions Finland.
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The Girl, the Mother and the Demons, TriArt Film/ Fundament Film, Sweden. Director Suzanne Osten. Photo: Robert Jansson
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The Girl, the Mother and the Demons was filmed In Eckerö, Föglö, Lemland and Mariehamn. Photo: Robert Jansson
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Aland, Cactus Productions France. Director Thomas Germaine. Photo: Cactus Productions France.
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Aland. Filmed in Saltvik. Photo: Cactus Productions France.
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Viking Warrior Women, Urban Canyons UK. Director Davis Bartlett. Location Karviken Saltvik. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Viking Warrior Women, Urban Canyons UK. Director Davis Bartlett. Location The Viking Village, Saltvik. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Tjockare än vatten, Nice Drama Sweden. The drama series will be launched during 2020. Location Parliament building, Mariehamn. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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Tjockare än vatten, Nice Drama Sweden. Location The Maritime Quarters Mariehamn. Photo: Titte Törnroth
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