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Mariehamn

Mariehamn
Capital city
Mariehamns stad
Town of Mariehamn
Västerhamn ferry terminal, Ålands Lagting, Havsgatan street, Consulate General of Sweden, Saint George church, Ålands Lyceum, the Sails Pavilion
Flag of Mariehamn
Flag
Official seal of Mariehamn
Seal
Coat of arms of Mariehamn
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
De tusen lindarnas stad (The town of a thousand linden trees)[1]
Location of Mariehamn in Finland
Location of Mariehamn in Finland
Mariehamn is located in Åland
Mariehamn
Mariehamn
Location within the Åland Islands
Coordinates: 60°06′N 019°56′E / 60.100°N 19.933°E / 60.100; 19.933
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionMariehamn sub-region
Charter21 February 1861 (1861-02-21)[2]
Named forMaria Alexandrovna
Government
 • MayorArne Selander
Area
 (2018-01-01)[3]
 • Total20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
 • Land11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
 • Water8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
 • Rank311th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[4]
 • Total11,817
 • Rank86th largest in Finland
 • Density1,000.59/km2 (2,591.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[5]
 • Swedish82.1% (official)
 • Finnish4.8%
 • Others13.1%
Population by age
[6]
 • 0 to 1414.2%
 • 15 to 6460.9%
 • 65 or older24.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
22100, 22101, 22110, 22111, 22120, 22140, 22160[7]
Websitewww.mariehamn.ax

Mariehamn (/məˈriːəhɑːmən/ mə-REE-ə-hah-mən,[9] Finland Swedish: [mɑriːeˈhɑmn] ⓘ; Finnish: Maarianhamina [ˈmɑːriɑnˌhɑminɑ]; Latin: Portus Mariae) 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. It is mostly surrounded by Jomala, the second largest municipality in Åland in terms of population; to the east it is bordered by Lemland. Like all of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking and around 82% of the inhabitants speak it as their native language.[5]

The theme of the coat of arms of Mariehamn refers to the city's main livelihood, a maritime transport, and the city's parks, which are typically lined with linden trees.[10][11][12][13] The coat of arms was designed by Nils Byman and confirmed in 1951.[14]

Due to its central location in the Baltic Sea, Mariehamn has become a major summer resort town for global tourism; as many as 1.5 million tourists visit there annually.[15][16][17]

  1. ^ "Turism - Mariehamns stad". Mariehamns stad. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Sjöfarts promenaden: Upptäck Mariehamn till fots" (PDF) (in Swedish). City of Mariehamn. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Åland Islands Postal codes". zippinpostal.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Mariehamn". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 171. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
  11. ^ "Ahvenanmaan kuntien vaakunat 1947-1987 (I:15) Maarianhamina" (in Swedish). Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "Ennen 8.4.1949 annettua kunnanvaakunalakia vahvistetut vaakunat (I:7) Maarianhamina". Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto (in Swedish). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Mariehamns vapen" (in Swedish). City of Mariehamn. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin, Kansalaisen vuosikirja 1980 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. 1979. p. 165.
  15. ^ Mariehamn – Visit Åland
  16. ^ Tourism Mariehamn & Mariehamn Travel Guide – Discovering Finland
  17. ^ Åland: many travellers, far fewer overnighters – Nordic Labour Journal