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Mariehamn | |
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| Mariehamns stad Town of Mariehamn | |
 .jpg)      Västerhamn ferry terminal, Ålands Lagting, Havsgatan street, Consulate General of Sweden, Saint George church, Ålands Lyceum, the Sails Pavilion | |
 Flag  Seal  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: De tusen lindarnas stad (The town of a thousand linden trees)[1] | |
 Location of Mariehamn in Finland | |
  Mariehamn Location within the Åland Islands | |
| Coordinates: 60°06′N 019°56′E / 60.100°N 19.933°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Mariehamn sub-region |
| Charter | 21 February 1861[2] |
| Named for | Maria Alexandrovna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arne Selander |
| Area (2018-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 20.75 km2 (8.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 311th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[4] | |
• Total | 11,888 |
| • Rank | 86th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1,006.6/km2 (2,607/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 81.5% (official) |
| • Finnish | 4.9% |
| • Others | 13.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% |
| • 65 or older | 24.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 22100, 22101, 22110, 22111, 22120, 22140,
22150, 22160[7] |
| Website | www.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 the rest 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, 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 annually.[15][16][17]
- ^ "Turism - Mariehamns stad". Mariehamns stad. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Sjöfarts promenaden: Upptäck Mariehamn till fots" (PDF) (in Swedish). City of Mariehamn. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Åland Islands Postal codes". postalcodes.azinfoportal.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Mariehamn". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 171. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Ahvenanmaan kuntien vaakunat 1947-1987 (I:15) Maarianhamina" (in Swedish). Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Ennen 8.4.1949 annettua kunnanvaakunalakia vahvistetut vaakunat (I:7) Maarianhamina". Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto (in Swedish). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Mariehamns vapen" (in Swedish). City of Mariehamn. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin, Kansalaisen vuosikirja 1980 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. 1979. p. 165.
- ^ Mariehamn – Visit Åland
- ^ Tourism Mariehamn & Mariehamn Travel Guide – Discovering Finland
- ^ Åland: many travellers, far fewer overnighters – Nordic Labour Journal