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LIVING THE<br />
GOOD LIFE<br />
– AND THEN SOME<br />
Most summer visitors that <strong>com</strong>e to <strong>Åland</strong> choose to stay in a cottage. Around ninety<br />
percent of <strong>Åland</strong>’s cottages have a sea view, access to a rowing boat and a<br />
sauna.<br />
In <strong>Åland</strong> there are cottages to suit all holidaymakers–<br />
from rustic cabins to houses with all<br />
mod cons. You can even rent a whole island<br />
with a cottage, boat, and everything you<br />
need. But of course there are other types of<br />
ac<strong>com</strong>modation as well.<br />
Most of the hotels in <strong>Åland</strong> are located in the<br />
centre of Mariehamn, within walking distance of<br />
entertainment opportunities, restaurants, cafés,<br />
handicrafts, attractions, and the town’s two<br />
harbours. One exception is the HavsVidden Hotel,<br />
which provides top-class ac<strong>com</strong>modation in northern<br />
<strong>Åland</strong>, on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia.<br />
You’ll find guesthouses on the main island as well as<br />
some of the smaller islands. Campgrounds are scattered<br />
throughout <strong>Åland</strong>. Most of them are located<br />
close to the water.<br />
If you fancy trying something <strong>com</strong>pletely different,<br />
try spending a couple of days in the Hermit’s<br />
Cottage on Silverskär. A luxury-class hermit’s life on<br />
your very own islet.<br />
HEAD FOR<br />
AN ADVENTURE<br />
BY AIR OR BY SEA<br />
A ferry journey to <strong>Åland</strong> from Sweden or<br />
mainland Finland is enjoyable for the<br />
whole family. Stretch out your legs,<br />
enjoy the sea view, have a bite to eat,<br />
browse in the tax-free shop and let the<br />
kids discover the playrooms.<br />
Ferries to <strong>Åland</strong> depart from Stockholm,<br />
Kapellskär and Grisslehamn in Sweden and<br />
from Turku (Åbo) and Helsinki in Finland.<br />
The shortest journey time from Sweden<br />
is two hours, and from Finland four hours.<br />
It’s also possible to travel from mainland Finland<br />
via the smaller archipelago ferries from Vuosnainen<br />
(Osnäs) and Galtby.<br />
The fastest way to travel is by plane from<br />
Stockholm Arlanda or Helsinki-Vantaa airports.<br />
<strong>Åland</strong>’s airport is just five minutes from the centre<br />
of Mariehamn.<br />
FERRIES<br />
Eckerö Linjen<br />
Grisslehamn –Eckerö<br />
TallinkSilja<br />
Stockholm – Mariehamn/Långnäs – Turku (Åbo)<br />
Stockholm – Mariehamn –Helsinki<br />
Stockholm – Mariehamn – Tallinn<br />
Viking Line<br />
Kapellskär – Mariehamn<br />
Stockholm – Mariehamn/Långnäs – Turku (Åbo)<br />
Stockholm – Mariehamn – Helsinki<br />
AIRLINES<br />
Air <strong>Åland</strong><br />
Stockholm – Mariehamn<br />
Helsinki – Mariehamn<br />
ARCHIPELAGO FERRIES<br />
<strong>Åland</strong>strafiken<br />
Routes between mainland Finland and the<br />
islands in <strong>Åland</strong>’s archipelago.<br />
For contact details, see the last page of this<br />
brochure.<br />
34 <strong>visitaland</strong>.<strong>com</strong> <strong>visitaland</strong>.<strong>com</strong> 35
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