{"id":8012,"date":"2025-09-24T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/?p=8012"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T01:18:25","slug":"ax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/ax\/","title":{"rendered":"Without the Japanese, This Island Might Still Be in Dispute – Visiting the \u00c5land Islands by Luxury Ferry"},"content":{"rendered":"

6,700 islands dotting the Baltic Sea. The \u00c5land Islands, a little nordic paradise. Did you know that this peaceful archipelago, home to 30,000 people and dotted with charming little houses, was once the spark of an international territorial dispute? And what’s more, behind the resolution was, believe it or not, a single Japanese person. This time on Domain Tours, we visited the \u00c5land Islands, an archipelago with such a curious identity. The ccTLD for the \u00c5land Island is “.ax”.<\/p>\n

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\u25c6Where are the \u00c5land Islands?<\/span><\/h1>\n

The \u00c5land Islands are an autonomous region of Finland, situated at the entrance to the Baltic Sea, roughly halfway between Sweden and Finland. The archipelago consists of approximately 6,700 islands, but only about 60 are actually inhabited. On this trip, we decided to take a look around Mariehamn, the capital.<\/p>\n

The \u00c5land Islands cover a total area of 1,552 square kilometres and have a population of around 30,000 (as of 2024). Its central capital, Mariehamn, covers 20 square kilometres and has a population of about 11,800 (as of 2023). The currency used is the Euro. The official language is Swedish.
\n\u00a0\u203bAs of July 2025<\/span><\/p>\n