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The oldest champagne found at the bottom of the sea
In the summer of 2010 a shipwreck was discovered in Föglö in Åland’s outer archipelago. The wreck contained 145 bottles of champagne and five bottles of beer from the 1840s.
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Eat well and sustainably
Eating well and experiencing interesting flavours are an important part of life, both on an everyday basis and in a celebratory context. In Åland you can eat authentic food that tastes great and is produced locally. Many restaurants and cafés work hard on their sustainability credentials.
Celebrate Easter in Åland
Markets, newborn lambs, excellent food and budding nature. Just some of the things you can enjoy in Åland at Easter. Take a few days’ holiday and come to the Åland Archipelago to get into the feeling of spring!
Guided brewery tours and beer tastings at Stallhagen, Åland
Join a guided tour at Stallhagen brewery and a beer tasting with different titbits in the eco-label awarded restaurant Pub Stallhagen.
Åland Harvest Festival
Come and enjoy the bounty of Åland harvest! It’s fresh, locally produced and pure pleasure for the eye and taste buds. Welcome to celebrate Åland Harvest Festival 18–20 September. Visit Open Farms, take part of the lovely atmosphere, taste local food and learn more about the life in the countryside.
Scent memories at Johanna’s
Bread, cakes and pastries seem to reach right into people’s souls,” says Johanna Strand, owner of Johannas Hembakta and genuine baking nerd.
Gastronomic experiences at Kvarnbo Guesthouse
Åland Tourist Entrepreneurs, chef, sommelier, wine lover… Ella Grüssner Cromwell-Morgan and her husband Martin Cromwell-Morgan are a couple who are passionate about making the life around them taste even better. They jointly run a guesthouse, Kvarnbo Gästhem. In 2014, they …
Goat – a stubborn source of cheese
To make goat’s cheese, the milk is first heated slowly to 72 °C, as recommended by Louis Pasteur. Add the rennet and white mold culture, and the mass will coagulate and become grainy. Let the cheese set in the mould …
Welcome to culinary Åland!
New ideas are bubbling in pots and pans as local gastronomers enthusiastically head toward the future armed with traditional Åland foods and culinary skills.
Christmas buffets in Åland
Come and taste Christmas buffets with an archipelago twist! Choose between restaurants with a sea view or view over a medieval castle. Why not try a restaurant with a Green Key certification, listed in the White Guide Nordic or located on an island including a short boat trip?
