A sea voyage is an exciting beginning of your trip. Several fine shipping companies traffic from Finland and Sweden to Åland - which will you choose?

The Scandinavian Islands are located in an area that stretches from Stockholm's archipelago in the west, across the island state of Åland and then over to the archipelago areas of Turku Land and Western Nyland in the east.

Now you can have your journey by air all the way to Mariehamn in one booking. Travellers from countries all over the world can change flights in Helsinki or Stockholm and land in the island state an hour later. Getting your luggage out is really quick and after a ten-minute taxi ride you can be at a hotel in the town centre.

How about flying to the conference? For me it almost felt like getting out of a private plane. Travelling on the daily flights to Mariehamn from Helsinki, Turku and Stockholm is not particularly expensive. It’s not just conference guests and business travellers who fly to Mariehamn airport; young people and tourists do as well.

This is a suggested cycle ride if you prefer to take it easy along the way. You'll get not just exercise out of it, but also the best of Åland food and drink. You can try out wonderful Åland oddities like bicycle ferries and Ålvados. Reckon on a total of three days and 80 agreeable kilometres.

All ferries and flights from Sweden, Finland and Estonia to Åland are now available collected together in an easy-to-use and smart timetable. Visit Åland has produced this so that those of you who are planning to travel to Åland don't have to bother to search around on the websites of different shipping companies and airlines.

More and more visitors to Åland visit our official tourist portal - www.visitaland.com. Now there is also a new mobile site that is especially designed for you if you have a smartphone. Find accommodation and restaurants. Search on a map and check the weather - everything you need so that you can travel and plan more easily!