Countries
Key facts
- Capital
- Mariehamn
- Region
- Europe, Northern Europe
- Population
- 26,711
- Area
- 1,580 km²
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Languages
- Swedish
- Calling code
- +358-18
- Internet domain
- .ax
- ISO codes
- AX, ALA, 248
- Time zone
- UTC+2:00
- United Nations
- Not a member
- Postal code pattern
- ##### (# = digit, @ = letter)
Land and position
The Åland Islands covers about 1,580 square kilometres. By area it ranks 186th among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than Guadeloupe and a little larger than Faroe Islands. It has no land border with any other country. Its centre lies at about 60° north, 20° east, in the northern hemisphere.
People
About 26,711 people live in the Åland Islands (GeoNames figure, year not stated). That makes it the 222nd most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 17 people to each square kilometre. Languages listed for it: Swedish. A person from the Åland Islands is called Ålandish.
Money and economy
The currency is the euro (code EUR, symbol €). It is also the main currency of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland and 28 more.
Time
The Åland Islands uses one time zone, UTC+2:00 (Europe/Mariehamn). Clocks are moved for daylight saving time in part of the year.
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Offsets are for January 2026. See Time Zones for a converter.
Largest cities
| City | People |
|---|---|
| Mariehamn | 10,682 |
City figures are from GeoNames and count the city itself, not the wider urban area. They can be some years old, so use them to see the order of size.
More in Northern Europe
Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man. See the whole region.
Figures were collected on 11 November 2026 from the World Bank, GeoNames and the open countries data set. See About and data sources. Borders and names follow those sources and do not express any view on disputed territory.