The Åland Islands are governed according to the Act on the Autonomy of Åland and international treaties. These laws guarantee the islands' autonomy from Finland, which has ultimate sovereignty over them, as well as a demilitarized status. The Government of Åland, or Landskapsregering, answers to the Parliament of Åland

Parliament of Åland

The Lagting, or Lagtinget, is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats.- Elections :- See also :*Government of Åland, or Ålands landskapsregering...

, or Lagting, in accordance with the principles of parliamentarism.
Government members 2005-2007, Åland Centre (c), Åland Conservatives (fs), Åland social democrats (s):

Premier (lantråd):

• Mr. Roger Nordlund
  Roger Nordlund
  Roger Nordlund is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. Roger Nordlund is currently serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Åland.*Speaker, Parliament of Åland 2007-...
  
   (c)

Deputy premier (vice lantråd), minister of industry and trade:

• Mr. Jörgen Strand
  Jörgen Strand
  Jörgen Strand is a politician on the autonomous Åland Islands.*Member of the Lagting since 1999*Deputy Premier and Minister of Industry and Trade 2005-2007...
  
   (fs)

Minister of equality and EU affairs:

• Mrs. Britt Lundberg
  Britt Lundberg
  Britt Lundberg is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland.*Speaker of the Parliament of Åland 2011-*Deputy Premier and Minister of Culture and Education 2007-2011...
  
   (c)

Minister of social affairs and environment:

• Mrs. Harriet Lindeman
  Harriet Lindeman
  Harriet Lindeman is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland.* Minister of Social Affairs and Environment 2005-2007* Second Deputy Speaker of the Lagting 2003-2005...
  
   (fs)

Minister of education and culture:

• Mrs. Camilla Gunell
  Camilla Gunell
  Camilla Gunell is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland, and the current Premier of the Government of Åland.-Past:*Member of the lagting 2007-2011...
  
   (s)

Minister for finance:

• Mr. Lasse Wiklöf
  Lasse Wiklöf
  Lars-Åke "Lasse" Wiklöf was a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland.*Minister for finance *Member of the lagting...
  
   (s)

Minister of communications:

• Mr. Runar Karlsson
  Runar Karlsson
  Runar Karlsson is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland.On Åland he is well-known for his proposals for more roundabouts, hence his nickname "Roundabout-Runnar".-Government posts:...
  
   (c)

Government members 2003-2004, Åland centre (c), Åland conservatives (fs), Åland liberals (lib), the independent group (ob):

Premier (lantråd):

• Mr. Roger Nordlund
  Roger Nordlund
  Roger Nordlund is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. Roger Nordlund is currently serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Åland.*Speaker, Parliament of Åland 2007-...
  
   (c)

Deputy premier (vice lantråd), minister for finance:

• Mr. Jörgen Strand
  Jörgen Strand
  Jörgen Strand is a politician on the autonomous Åland Islands.*Member of the Lagting since 1999*Deputy Premier and Minister of Industry and Trade 2005-2007...
  
   (fs)

Minister of social affairs and environment:

• Mrs. Gun-Mari Lindholm
  Gun-Mari Lindholm
  Gun-Mari Lindholm is a politician on the autonomous Åland Islands. She is Vice-President of the EUDemocrats - Alliance for a Europe of Democracies.* Member of the Lagting 2005-...
  
   (ob)

Minister of education and culture:

• Mr. Lars Selander
  Lars Selander
  Lars Selander is a politician on the autonomous Åland Islands.* Minister of Education and Culture 2003-2005.-External links:*...
  
   (lib)

Minister of industry and trade:

• Mrs. Kerstin Alm
  Kerstin Alm
  Kerstin Alm is a politician of the autonomous Åland Islands. She served as Minister of Industry and Trade from 2003-2005.-External links:*...
  
   (c)

Minister of transportation and police:

• Mrs. Tuula Mattsson
  Tuula Mattsson
  Tuula Mattsson is a politician on the autonomous Åland Islands.*Minister for transportation and police 2003-2005-External links:*...
  
  (lib)