Jeremy Duns is already a recognised author in England. With his new book “The Moscow Option” he hopes to be able to win over Ålander hearts as well. For the most part, the story in this thrilling crime novel takes place in little Degerby in Åland.

What five items can Åland offer in terms of world-class sights? Things that an international audience can only experience here? We ask a few experts in Åland’s past. The many wrecks generally, and especially the champagne wreck, get a mention. It’s possibly more surprising that the cultural landscape and a certain little farm should end up on the list.

The summer of 2010 is going to go down in diving history. In July several bottles of 200-year-old champagne were found on the seabed off Åland, Finland. At the end of the summer some bottles of beer were also found, and they are probably the world's oldest beers.

The Åland sea is a haven for shipwreck diving. Altogether there are some 500 known wrecks in the sea surrounding Åland, but it is estimated that the figure could be doubled.

- At a shipwreck diving session in Åland you'll see things that you normally won't see. I can promise that we offer diving to the best shipwrecks in the world, says diving guide Ville Lundqvist at Oxygène Åland.

Germundö – Åland’s biggest ski slope, is located in Saltvik, about 30 kilometres from Mariehamn. There is a lift, a cafe and two ski runs that are excellent for skiing, snowboarding and pulka.

Åland must become more accessible to people with disability. This is what Åland’s tourist trade has decided. A campsite that has come a long way with work towards this goal is Sandösunds Camping.
 “We want people to be able to stay here in comfort and at the same time have an active holiday, irrespective of whether or not they are wheelchair users,” says Olof Salmi, owner of Sandösunds Camping.

Every spring and autumn birdwatchers travel to Åland. It is the island of Kökar, furthest out in the southeastern archipelago, that is of particular interest to them. Some come here around New Year’s Eve, just to see the last birds of the year and the first. The real enthusiasts come every year – one group is into its fifteenth year in a row.