The statistical information in Åland in figures is mainly from the Statistical Yearbook of Åland, which is produced annually by Statistics and Research Åland (ÅSUB). ÅSUB's main tasks are to function as the official statistics authority of the Åland Islands and to conduct research and surveys. ÅSUB produces statis­ tics in several subject areas including population, public finance, manu­ facturing, education, social welfare, health and medical care, environment and elections. All statistics as well as all reports and other information pub­ lished by ÅSUB are available on the web site www.asub.ax. [email protected] Telephone +358 (0)18 25490

Address P.0.B. 1187, AX-22111

ISSN 1457-1617 (print) ISSN 2737-0739 (online)

Photo Goldbug Contents Page Geographical data 1 Environment and energy 2 Population 3 Dwellings 8 Primary industries 9 Manufacturing, trade and finance 11 Shipping 12 Tourism 13 Transport and communications 15 Map 16 Labour market 18 Income and taxes 20 Wages and salaries, CPI 21 National accounts 22 Enterprises 23 Public finance 24 Health and medical care 25 Social welfare 26 Education 28 Culture 30 Justice, elections 31 Elections 32 About Åland Inside back of the cover Symbols and definitions ‐ = Magnitude nil 0= Magnitude less than half of unit employed .. = Data not available or too uncertain for presentation ,= Decimal separator F= Females M= Males MEUR = Million euro Rural district = All municipalities on Mainland Åland apart from Mariehamn Archipelago = Brändö, Föglö, , Kökar, and Vårdö Info graphics April Kommunikation Cover design Respons Reklambyrå Printer Grano Ab Geographical data Geography Islands Lakes > 0,25 ha 6 757 379 < 0,25 ha, ca 20 000 1 500 Inhabited islands, ca 60 Highest point Orrdalsklint 129 m above sea level Area, km2 Total 13 324 Land 1 554 Water 11 771 Land area in % Bare rock Wetlands 2 10 Artificial surfaces 6

Agricultural areas 13 Forest 70

Weather Month Mean tempera‐ Precipita‐ Hours of ture Co tion, mm sunshine 1961‐1990 2020 1961‐1990 2020 2020 Jan‐Dec 5,2 8,5 529 588 2 137 Jan ‐3,5 3,3 37 39 43 Feb ‐4,5 1,6 25 36 116 Mar ‐2,0 2,3 26 41 157 Apr 2,5 4,8 28 19 278 May 8,2 8,0 27 32 312 Jun 13,3 17,0 34 35 389 Jul 15,6 15,5 53 54 277 Aug 14,8 17,0 69 26 262 Sep 10,7 13,3 65 33 170 Oct 6,7 9,0 56 105 83 Nov 2,3 6,3 63 65 48 Dec ‐1,3 3,6 46 103 3 Note: Number of hours of sunshine unavailable for four days in August.

1 Environment and energy Protected areas 1980 1990 2000 2020 Nature reserves Land, hectares 616 1 058 1 475 3 057 ‐ % of Åland 0,4 0,7 1,0 2,0 Water, hectares 6 292 7 438 8 605 33 049 ‐ % of Åland 1,2 1,4 1,6 2,8 1) Natural monuments, number 8 9 10 10 Bird protection areas, number 2589

1) Åland's water area was changed in 2003

Consumption of oil products m³ 80 000 Gasoline Diesel oil Heating oil 60 000

40 000

20 000

0 1982 1990 2000 2010 2019

Supply of electricity, GWh 1995 2000 2010 2020 Total 211 242 300 300 Imports, Sweden 123 194 206 230 Imports, 9 14 22 12 Own production 79 34 72 58 ‐ oil 78 20 8 0 ‐ wind power 1 15 53 57 ‐ bio energy .. .. 11 0 Export ...... ‐

2 Population Population 31.12 1980 2000 2020 Åland 22 783 25 776 30 129 Females 11 509 13 076 15 140 Males 11 274 12 700 14 989 Region/Municipality Mariehamn 9 553 10 488 11 705 Rural district 10 778 12 940 16 356 Eckerö 685 830 958 Finström 2 052 2 299 2 603 Geta 471 478 511 1 196 1 351 1 599 2 615 3 328 5 386 954 1 585 2 114 302 377 372 1 564 1 679 1 806 Sund 939 1 013 1 007 Archipelago 2 452 2 348 2 068 Brändö 550 514 449 Föglö 608 595 526 Kumlinge 454 405 307 Kökar 304 296 225 Sottunga 149 129 101 Vårdö 387 409 460 Inhabitants per km2 15,4 16,9 19,4 Population by age 31.12, % 0‐14 15‐64 65+ 2000 18,6 65,0 16,4 2020 16,5 60,5 23,0 Households 31.12 1980 2000 2019 Households 9 037 11 074 14 085 Average size 2,50 2,30 2,08

3 Population

Population by country of birth 31.12.2020, %

Finland 18,5% Åland 62,4% (2000 – 19,8%) (2000 – 72,5%)

Sweden 9,9% (2000 – 5,3%)

Other Nordic Baltic countries 1,9% countries 0,3% (2000 – 0,1%) (2000 – 0,3%)

Other Europe 3,7% (2000 – 0,6%)

Other countries, Unknown Asia 1,8% 1,5% (2000 – 1,1%) (2000 – 0,4%)

Population by language 31.12, %

2000 2010 2015 2020 Swedish 93,8 89,9 88,1 86,2 Finnish 4,8 4,9 4,7 4,7 Other 1,4 5,2 7,2 9,1

4 Population Population by age and sex 31.12.2020, %

95+ 90‐94 85‐89 80‐84 75‐79 70‐74 65‐69 60‐64 55‐59 50‐54 45‐49 40‐44 35‐39 30‐34 25‐29 20‐24 15‐19 10‐14 Females 5‐9 Males 0‐4 0123456 0123456 Males Females

Vital statistics 2018 2019 2020 Births 280 267 261 Deaths 272 266 291 Excess of births 8 1 ‐30 Immigration 1 080 847 957 Emigration 789 764 742 Net migration 291 83 215 Correction 1 11 60 Increase in population 300 95 245 Marriages 107 136 91 1) Divorces 54 59 58 1) 1) Preliminary figures

5 Population Increase in population 1971‐2020 Persons 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 ‐100 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Immigration and emigration by country 2020 Immi‐ Emi‐ Net gration gration Total 957 742 215 Finland 324 320 4 Sweden 462 311 151 Other 6 11 ‐5 Rest of the world 165 100 65

Causes of death 2017 2018 2019 Total 237 270 266 Circulatory system diseases 100 93 93 Neoplasms 74 87 89 Other diseases 46 79 73 Suicide 3 5 2 Accidents and violence 14 6 9

6 Population Average life expectancy Age 100 Females Males 80

60

40

20

0 1966‐1970 1981‐1985 2003‐2007 2015‐2019

The 10 most common surnames 2020, persons Rank Name 2000 2019 2020 1 Karlsson 1 280 1 150 1 140 2 Eriksson 1 014 886 873 3 Mattsson 813 674 667 4 Jansson 783 666 656 5 Johansson 615 534 531 6 Andersson 525 497 501 7 Gustafsson 309 294 297 8 Häggblom 277 288 295 9 Söderlund 258 231 231 10 Lindholm 204 223 217

7 Dwellings

Dwellings 2019 Type of buildings, %

Detached 60,3% Terraced, block of flats 37,2% Other 2,5% (2000 – 61,5%) (2000 – 33,9%) (2000 – 4,7%) Dwellings 2019 – 16 583 (2000 – 12 450)

Household dwelling units Tenure status, %

2000 – 11 074 units 2019 – 14 085 units

5,7 5,3

29,2 28,1

65,1 66,6

Owner Rented Other

Cottages 2018 2019 2020 Åland 8 590 8 570 8 561 Mariehamn 86 86 83 Rural districts 5 882 5 855 5 846 Archipelago 2 622 2 629 2 632

8 Primary industries

Agricultural production 2020 Income and sold products

Milk 6,0 MEUR 17 000 tonnes Apples 6,8 MEUR 5 056 tonnes

Vegetables 6,0 MEUR 8 795 tonnes

Potatoes 3,8 MEUR 18 472 tonnes

Meat 1,9 MEUR 663 tonnes

Grains 1,4 MEUR 8 958 tonnes

Total income incl. other products 27,4 MEUR

Active armsf 359 Arable land, hectares 13 700 – of which used for ecological prod., hectares 3 900

9 Primary industries Forestry, roundwood production 2020 m3 1 000 EUR Total 409 739 6 741 Logs 77 564 2 624 Pulp 332 175 4 117

Fishing, total catch 2020 Tonnes 1 000 EUR Total 10 886 2 765 Baltic herring, sprat 10 677 2 054 Cod 18 45 Whitefish 26 146 Perch 44 304 Pike‐perch 12 91 Pike 10 23 Other species 99 73 Crayfish .. 30 Farmed fish 5 571 26 279 Number of fish farms 26 Roe deers shot 1975‐2020 8 000

6 000

4 000

2 000

0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

10 Manufacturing, trade and finance Turnover in manufacturing industry by industry, MEUR Industry 2000 2010 2020 1) Manufacturing 156 212 331 Food industry 63 94 175 Rubber and plastic products 44 50 72 Machinery and equipment 4 16 8 Other manufacturing 46 52 76 1) Preliminary figures Turnover in trade and services by industry, MEUR Industry 2000 2010 2020 1) Total 393 582 494 Car sales 55 29 35 Wholesale trade 156 291 184 Retail trade 149 218 238 Hotels and restaurants 32 43 37 1) Preliminary figures Imports and exports of goods 2019, MEUR Imports fr./ Exports to Sweden

Other Europe

Imports Other world, incl. to vessels Exports

0 20406080100120140160 MEUR Financial system, 1 000 EUR 2018 2019 2020 Net interest margin 59 538 59 194 64 439 Net fee and comm. income 53 419 60 501 68 732 Net trading and inv. income 4 599 3 289 3 352 Other income 17 283 18 144 23 076 Total expenses 102 682 102 563 109 293 Impairm. on loans and receiv. ‐840 1 204 5 561 Total assets 6 015 226 6 109 007 6 621 869 Own funds 286 354 293 089 326 772

11 Shipping The merchant fleet 2020 Flag Number GT Type of vessel Total 44 1 074 865 Åland/Finland 30 359 061 Passenger vessels 7 240 697 Archipelago ferries 8 10 226 Ro‐ro cargo vessels 11 106 140 Other vessels 4 1 998 Foreign 14 715 804 Passenger vessels 4 129 598 Ro‐ro cargo vessels ‐‐ Tanker vessels 10 586 206 Note: Includes vessels owned by companies registered in Åland only. Merchant fleet 2000‐2020 by flag of vessels and GT GT 1 000 000

800 000 Foreign 600 000 400 000 Åland/ 200 000 Finland 0 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018

Arriving vessels Destination 1990 2000 2010 2020 Total 4 790 8 308 8 088 6 420 Mariehamn 3 975 4 831 5 364 2 351 Eckerö 815 1 169 973 670 Långnäs .. 2 308 1 751 3 399

12 Tourism Travellers arrived 1958‐2020 Number, millions 2,5

2,0

1,5

1,0

0,5

0,0 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018

Travellers arrived by country and type of transport 2000 2010 2020 Total 1 768 804 2 173 485 679 205 From Sweden 1 331 574 1 828 370 465 698 On cruise liners 569 421 941 290 147 663 Other travellers 762 153 887 080 318 035 From Finland 437 230 334 772 202 918 Archipelago ferries 76 934 55 533 39 354 Others 360 296 279 239 163 564 Other countries .. 10 343 10 589

Marinas 2000 2010 2020 Marinas 20 20 20 Capacity 1 396 1 317 1 337 Nights spent 30 165 30 324 21 358

13 Tourism Accommodations, nights spent 2000 2010 2020 Total 562 571 423 893 167 282 Hotels 187 991 169 754 91 281 Guest houses 42 680 41 836 22 021 Cottages 193 438 133 160 33 107 Camping sites 138 462 79 143 20 873 Home country of the guests Åland .. 496 5 229 Finland 251 934 177 697 135 835 Sweden 255 876 192 838 15 734 Norway 9 466 4 076 266 Denmark 5 808 2 365 187 Other Nordic countries 599 190 11 Germany 18 050 12 700 1 746 Estonia 1 122 7 390 2 760 Latvia 993 3 639 2 191 Russia 1 601 5 402 180 Lithuania 144 1 402 1 016 Switzerland 2 088 1 750 256 Great Britain 1 655 1 203 276 Rest of Europe 11 238 10 491 905 USA 828 656 84 Rest of world incl. unknown 1 169 1 598 606 Note: Establishments with more than 4 rooms or cottages. Up to 2010, the figures of Åland were included in the figures of Finland.

Number of accommodation establishments Number 70 2000 2020 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Hotels Guest houses Cottages Camping sites

Note: Establishments with more than 4 rooms or cottages.

14 Transport and communications Number of vehicles 2000 2010 2020 Cars 13 979 19 240 25 320 ‐ cars/1 000 inhabitants 542 687 841 Lorries 403 674 974 Vans 2 805 3 915 5 299 Buses 41 43 49 MC:s 619 1 373 2 032 Tractors 3 277 3 637 4 469

Roads, km 1980 2000 2020 Public roads 888 922 1 088 ‐ of which paved roads 348 656 966 Bicycle roads .. 38 141

Archipelago ferries Number of passengers and vehicles on the archipelago ferries 1990 2000 2020 Passengers 929 659 1 048 933 542 658 1) Vehicles 441 376 525 070 515 884 1) Excl. the Töftö line (323 810 passengers 2018)

Air traffic Passengers 100 000 2000 2020 80 000

60 000

40 000

20 000

0 Finland International

15 Geography and Municipalities of Åland

Brändö Geta

Saltvik

Finström Kumlinge Eckerö Sund Vårdö

Hammarland

Jomala

Sottunga Lumparland Mariehamn

Lemland Föglö

Kökar

FINLAND

SWEDEN

NORWAY ÅLAND

ESTONIA

LATVIA

LITHUANIA DENMARK

POLAND 0 km 10 km 20 km Scale 1:800 000 GERMANY Labour market Employed in Åland by sector and sex 2018

Number 6 000 Females Males 5 000

4 000

3 000

2 000

1 000

0 Private sector Public sector Self‐employed

Note: Jobs on Åland ships are included.

Employed persons 2018 Industry Total F M % Total 14 873 7 467 7 406 100 Agriculture 523 135 388 4 Manufacturing 1 104 273 831 7 Construction 968 66 902 7 Trade, hotels 2 058 1 014 1 044 14 Transport 1 711 543 1 168 12 IT and communication 545 157 388 4 Financial services 659 362 297 4 Prof., scient., tech. 923 456 467 6 Public services 4 891 3 795 1 096 33 Personal services 1 006 543 463 7 Unknown 485 123 362 3 Employment rate, % 80,9 81,7 80,1

18 Labour market Employed persons 2018, % Region Primary Industry, Ser‐ industries construct. vices Mariehamn Total 0 10 87 Females 0 3 95 Males 0 17 79

Rural district Total 5 18 74 Females 2 6 91 Males 7 29 58

Archipelago Total 11 9 74 Females 8 2 86 Males 14 14 64

Åland Total 4 14 79 Females 2 5 92 Males 5 23 66 Note: Primary industries include agriculture, forestry and fishery.

Unemployment 2001‐2020, %

Per cent 12 10 M

8 F 6 4 2 0 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

19 Income and taxes Income and taxes of private individuals 2019, MEUR Total Females Males Wage income 545 252 292 Pension income 177 80 97 Business income 1) 43 11 32 Taxable capital income 2) 76 23 53 Other earned income 51 14 37 Income subject to taxation 891 382 509 Taxable earned income 676 290 386 Taxable capital income 76 22 55 Income taxes, state taxation 55 15 40 Municipal income taxes 96 40 56 Health care contribution 11 5 6 Church tax 7 3 4 Taxes, total 169 63 107 Income subject to taxation less taxes 722 320 402 1) Including both earned and capital income 2) Excluding capital income from business

Income by sex 2019 100%

75%

50%

25%

0% Wage inc. Pension inc. Business inc. Tax. capital Other inc. earned inc. F M

20 Wages and salaries, consumer price index Earnings in the private sector 2018 Occupational group Total F M Total 3 595 3 242 3 783 Legislators, senior managers 6 119 5 206 6 556 Professionals 4 276 3 883 4 501 Technicians, associate professionals 3 783 3 440 3 963 Clerks 3 044 2 983 3 176 Service, sales, care workers 2 688 2 438 2 917 Agriculture, forestry, fishery workers 2 674 2 143 2 914 Craft and related trades workers 3 024 2 665 3 047 Plant and machine operators, assemblers 2 692 2 441 2 730 Elementary occupations 2 350 2 218 2 488

Earnings in the public sector 2019 Occupational Females Males group Gov.Ål Munic. State Gov.Ål Munic. State Total 3 419 2 972 3 473 4 102 3 157 3 906 Legisl., senior managers 5 119 3 999 .. 5 239 4 958 .. Professionals 4 086 3 367 4 753 4 677 3 715 4 838 Techn., ass. profession. 3 225 2 967 3 139 3 838 3 031 3 435 Clerks 2 800 2 641 2 660 2 928 2 363 ‐ Service, sales, care workers 3 097 2 713 .. 3 598 2 552 ‐ Craft and rel. trades work. .. ‐ .. .. ‐ .. Plant, mach. op., assembl...... Elem. occup. 2 503 .. .. 2 479 .. .. Consumer price index 1995‐2020, annual percentage change Per cent 5 4 3 2 1 0 ‐1 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

21 National accounts Gross domestic product 2018 Industry MEUR % Agriculture 31 2,7 Manufacturing 86 7,6 Construction 58 5,1 Trade, hotels 93 8,2 Shipping 187 16,4 Other transports 49 4,3 Information and communication 38 3,3 Financial services, real estate 233 20,4 Professional, scientific and techn. 35 3,1 Public services 11 0,9 Pers. services 48 4,2 Industries, total 867 76,0 Government services 254 22,3 Non‐profit institutions 19 1,7 GDP at basic price 1 140 100,0 Indirect taxes 153 Subsidies ‐47 GDP at market price 1 246

GDP per capita 1990‐2018, PPS euro Euro 50 000 40 000 30 000 20 000 10 000 0 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 Note: Purchasing Power Standards, PPS, is an artificial currency eliminating differences in price levels between countries.

22 Enterprises Enterprises 2020 Industry Number of employees Total 0‐45‐19 20‐99 100+ Un‐ known Total 2 613 2 222 202 65 12 112 Primary ind. 148 124 16 4 ‐ 4 Manufacturing 240 188 21 11 2 18 Construction 494 437 28 10 ‐ 19 Trade, hotel 576 481 64 15 2 14 Transport 248 201 21 14 6 6 Finance, real estate 570 503 34 5 1 27 Public services 337 288 18 6 1 24 Turnover and profit by industry of the enterprises in industry and commerce 2018, MEUR Industry Turnover Profit/Loss Manufacturing 375 35 Construction 145 6 Wholesale trade 248 9 Retail trade 257 4 Sea transport 755 11 Other transport 101 1 Hotels and restaurants 47 2 Business services 148 9 Personal services 48 1

10 largest enterprises by number of employees 2019 Enterprises Industry Employees Turn‐ over MEUR Viking Line Abp Transport 1 937 456 Ålandsbanken Abp Finance, insurance 231 .. Åland Post Ab Transport 193 35 Ålands penning‐ Arts, enter‐ automatförening tainm., recr. 188 63 Crosskey Banking Information, Solutions Ab communication 186 30 Optinova Godby Ab Manufact. 143 19 Rederi Ab Eckerö Transport 141 21 Trailer‐Link Ab Transport 140 23 Ab Mathias Eriksson Trade 112 43 Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Finland Ab Manufact. 95 70

23 Public finance Budget follow‐up of the Government of Åland, MEUR

The Legislative Assembly

Chancery Dept. 2019 2020 Dept. of Finance

Dept. of Health and Env.

Dept. of Education

Dept. of Trade and Industry

Dept. of Communications

Separate unities, authorities

050100150 Net costs, MEUR

Finances of the municipalities 2019 MEUR % Expenditure by sector 221 100,0 General administration 6 2,7 Social welfare 95 42,9 Education and culture 58 26,0 Other services 63 28,4 Comparative figures Tax‐unit/inhabitant 20 592 Taxation per cent 17,37 Tax revenue, EUR/inh. 3 544 Government of Åland subsidies, EUR/inh. 1 206 Operating revenue, EUR/inh. 1 208 Operating costs, EUR/inh. 5 971 Net investments, EUR/inh. 435 Loan stock, EUR/inh. 1 492 Cash balance, EUR/inh. 1 081

24 Health and medical care Health and medical care 2020 Total Females Males In‐patient care Somatic special care Beds 100 .. .. Patient days 18 502 10 159 8 343 Psychiatric care Beds 14 .. .. Patient days 2 567 1 128 1 439 Health care outside Åland Patient days 5 492 2 769 2 723 Out‐patient visits Primary care 113 095 67 838 45 257 Psychiatric care 14 984 8 244 6 740 Somatic special care 61 018 33 240 27 778 Health care outside Åland 4 647 2 530 2 117 Dental care 14 158 .. .. Note: The figures are from the Åland Health and Medical Care Organisation. Somatic special care includes rehabilitation and geriatric care. Sickness allowances 1993‐2020, days covered by sex of the recipients

80 000

60 000 F

40 000 M

20 000

0 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018

25 Social welfare Child day care 2000 2020 Day nurseries 47 36 Children 1 518 1 435 In day nurseries 1 291 1 406 In family day care 227 29 Percentage of children in child day care 59,9 65,3 0‐1 year 9,5 11,6 2‐3 years 57,1 72,0 4‐6 years 90,5 89,8

Child home care allowance 2007 2020 Number of recipients 814 865 Females 762 739 Males 52 126 Note: Parents to children under 3 years of age not using municipal child care are granted child home care allowance.

Parental allowance Number of Parental Euro/ recipients allow.days day 2020 Females Maternity allowance 312 27 142 79 Parental allowance 343 37 712 66 Males Paternity allowance 379 9 439 83 Parental allowance 27 1 906 81 2010 Females Maternity allowance 327 27 582 67 Parental allowance 385 40 251 60 Males Paternity allowance 280 4 537 80 Parental allowance 99 1 563 88

26 Social welfare Households receiving muncipal home‐help services by age Number 350 2000 2020 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 65‐74 75‐84 85+

Elderly care 2020, number of clients Total Age 65‐74 75‐84 85‐ Åland 572 90 187 295 Females 329 36 90 203 Males 243 54 97 92 Elderly centers 113 15 41 57 Females 64 6 17 41 Males 49 9 24 16 In service homes for elderly 277 24 76 177 Females 182 12 41 129 Males 95 12 35 48 Cared for by related person 182 51 70 61 Females 83 18 32 33 Males 99 33 38 28

Number of pension beneficiaries 2010 2020 FM FM Pension beneficiaries, tot. 3 604 3 136 4 200 3 648 ‐ old‐age pension 2 903 2 551 3 731 3 314 ‐ invalidity pension 422 444 362 283

27 Education Students by sex 2020 Number 2 000 Females Males 1 500

1 000

500

0 Comprehens. Upper sec. and Ål. Univ. of Students school oth. educ. Applied outside Ål. Sciences

Comprehensive school 2020 Schools Pupils Total 21 3 010 Junior level 20 1 992 Senior level 8 1 018 Note: Seven schools have both junior and senior level education.

Students in upper secondary and other education 2020 Total FM Total 1 114 563 551 Ålands lyceum 446 260 186 Ålands yrkesgymnasium 627 272 355 Ålands folkhögskola 41 31 10 Home country Åland 1 076 551 525 Finland 31 11 20 Sweden 6 ‐ 6 Other 1 1 ‐

28 Education Students at Åland University of Applied Sciences autumn 2020 Total F M Total 489 202 287 Field of education Business, admin., law 102 67 35 Info., comm. techn. (ICT) 83 19 64 Technology 117 6 111 Health and welfare 63 58 5 Services 124 52 72 Home country Åland 322 165 157 Finland 118 21 97 Sweden 47 15 32 Other 21 1 Students at Åland University of Applied Sciences 2003‐2020 by residence Students 400 Åland 300

200 Outside Åland 100

0 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018

Students outside Åland 2020 Total F M Total 1 409 815 594 Location Finland 469 253 216 Sweden 876 521 355 Other Nordic countries 12 6 6 Other Europe 37 25 12 Outside Europe 15 10 5 Level Upper secondary level 180 111 69 Universities incl. polytechn. 1 172 670 502 Folk high schools, other 57 34 23

29 Culture Libraries 2000 2010 2020 Holdings of media 332 564 326 210 283 108 Home loans 486 139 476 376 341 547 Volumes lent/inhabitant 18,9 17,0 11,3 Visits .. 311 870 191 100

Published books 2000 2010 2020 Books total 67 54 47 Specialised literature 62 41 42 Fiction 5 9 3 Children and youth lit. ‐ 42

Museums, visits

Åland Hunting‐ and Fishing M. 2020 Vita Björn 2000 Kastelholm castle

Museum Ship Pommern

Åland Maritime Museum

Åland Museum

020 000 40 000 60 000

Parishes 2000 2019 Number of parishes 13 10 Members of parishes 23 801 21 497 Attendants in services 62 080 31 763 Baptisms, number 239 119 People in preparation for confirmation, number 267 199 Note: Evangelic‐Lutheran national parishes

30 Justice, elections Offences against the criminal code known to the authorities 2020 Offences Suspected persons total Total F, %M, % All offences 1 910 1 522 20,3 79,7 Property offences 611 347 21,3 78,7 Offences ag. persons 219 174 14,9 85,1 Sexual offences 25 30 ‐ 100,0 Public offences 77 76 17,1 82,9 Traffic offences 615 580 26,2 73,8 Other offences 363 315 14,0 86,0

Victims of crimes by sex 2009‐2020

200 175 150 M 125 F 100 75 50 25 0 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Legislative Assembly elections, participation by sex, % Per cent 80 F M 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1975 1983 1991 1999 2007 2015 2019

31 Elections Legislative Assembly election 2019 Political group Votes Members elected Number % F M Total 14 258 100 9 21 Åland Centre Party 3 970 28 2 7 Åland Liberals 2 803 20 3 3 The Moderates 1 967 14 1 3 Independents 1 935 14 ‐ 4 Åland Soc. Dem. Party 1 312 9 3 ‐ Future of Åland 666 5 ‐ 1 Åland Democracy 418 3 ‐ 1 Sustainable Initiative 1 187 8 ‐ 2 Speaker Bert Häggblom (Independents)

The Government of Åland 2019‐ Political group Members F M Total 8 3 5 Åland Centre Party 4 2 2 The Moderates 2 1 1 Independents 1 ‐ 1 Sustainable Initiative 1 ‐ 1 Premier Veronica Thörnroos (Åland Centre Party)

Members elected for the Legislative Assembly by sex 1922‐2019 Number 30 25 20 M 15 10 F 5 0 1922 1932 1946 1955 1964 1975 1987 1999 2011

32 About Åland Åland is a home‐ruled, demilitarized and Swedish‐speaking territory belonging to Finland. The autonomy originating from 1922 grants Åland legislative power in several areas. The popularly elected Legislative Assembly of Åland (Lagtinget) appoints the Government of Åland (Landskapsregeringen), which holds the executive power.

The competence areas of the Government of Åland are health and medical care, upper secondary and tertiary education, trade and industry, local road and ferry traffic, the police, the postal service, radio and television as well as culture and museums.

There are 16 municipalities in Åland and 6 of these are situated in the archipelago. The municipal sector is responsible for areas such as comprehensive school, child care and elderly care.

Over the last decades, Åland has developed into a service economy. Concurrently, the population has increased and the contribution of immigrants expanded.

Åland has its own flag since 1954 and stamps of its own since 1984. Starting in 1970, Åland is represented in the Nordic Council and participates in the work of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Åland joined the European Union in 1995, but remains outside the EU tax union. The statistical information in Åland in figures is mainly from the Statistical Yearbook of Åland, which is produced annually by Statistics and Research Åland (ÅSUB). ÅSUB's main tasks are to function as the official statistics authority of the Åland Islands and to conduct research and surveys. ÅSUB produces statis­ tics in several subject areas including population, public finance, manu­ facturing, education, social welfare, health and medical care, environment and elections. All statistics as well as all reports and other information pub­ lished by ÅSUB are available on the web site www.asub.ax. [email protected] Telephone +358 (0)18 25490

Address P.0.B. 1187, AX-22111 MARIEHAMN

ISSN 1457-1617 (print) ISSN 2737-0739 (online)

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