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Take a colour & design themed walk around Mariehamn. The local crafts association, Ålands slöjd- och konsthantverksförening, presents a new summer exhibition 2,8KM FORM in 2013. – We wish to give the visitor a new kind of experience and something more than an ordinary exhibition, says Hanna Wiik-Rosenqvist, head for the Crafts Association.

Visit Åland arranges a photo contest with focus on food & drink in co-operation with the new Nordic food project ”Ny Nordisk Mat Åland”. The aim with the competition is to create a broader picture of the Ålandic gastronomy and to document the gastronomic region.

The annual Mail Rowing Contest over The Åland Sea will be arranged on the third Saturday in June. This year this unique event also celebrates its 40th anniversary with special programme and festivities held in Eckerö.

Between 23th and 29th of June, Åland’s oldest annual music event takes place. This year’s Åland Organ Festival is the 39th in a row and starts the local cultural summer. The Festival offers highclass concerts with both national and international artists from Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, Moldova, Poland and Spain.

Sandösund's Resort & Camping, as the name denotes, is more than just a campsite. The owners Olof and Lena Salmi have run the establishment for 28 years. They know that visitors don't choose the destination for accommodation only - you have to be able to offer activities too.

Freedom to move around in nature, on land and water, has been a public right in the Nordic countries since ancient times. The essence of the right is “Do not disturb and Do not destroy”

Naturally, the smallest family members are also welcome to enjoy angling on Åland.

Mariehamn is a charming small town with tranquil pace and idyllic streets with wooden houses and blooming gardens. But the services and wide range of shopping possibilities are far from small-scaled - quite the contrary!