Ålandstidningen
Encyclopedia
Ålandstidningen or Tidningen Åland is a Swedish language
newspaper on the Åland Islands
, an autonomous region in Finland. It's published six times a week, and is the largest local newspaper on Åland, of the two published (the other being Nya Åland
).
Tidningen Åland was founded in 1891 by Julius Sundblom
, who would later play an instrumental part in the Åland Crisis
.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
newspaper on the Åland Islands
Åland Islands
The Åland Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. They are situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and form an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland...
, an autonomous region in Finland. It's published six times a week, and is the largest local newspaper on Åland, of the two published (the other being Nya Åland
Nya Åland
Nya Åland is a Swedish language newspaper on the Åland Islands, an autonomous region in Finland. It's published five times a week , and is the second largest local newspaper on Åland, following Ålandstidningen....
).
Tidningen Åland was founded in 1891 by Julius Sundblom
Julius Sundblom
August Julius Sundblom was an editor and politician on the Åland Islands, Finland.Sundblom founded Tidningen Åland in 1891, and was its editor-in-chief during 1891 - 1896 and 1921 - 1945...
, who would later play an instrumental part in the Åland Crisis
Åland crisis
The Åland crisis was one of the first issues put up for arbitration by the League of Nations on its formation. The Åland Islands' population's demand for self-determination was not met and sovereignty over the islands was retained by Finland, but international guarantees were given to allow the...
.