Kumlinge Church

Kumlinge - suomeksi

Kumlinge Lentomajakka, Kumlinge Flygfyren, Aerial Beacon Kumlinge

Kumlingen lentomajakka ilmasta kuvattuna. Majakka on yksi Turku - Maarianhamin lentoreitin majakoista, muut ovat Turku, Iniö ja Maarianhamina.

Majakka on rakennettu 1937 ja toiminta lakkasi virallisesti 1939. Sodan jälkeen navigointilaitteiden kehitys oli tehnyt majakan turhaksi. Majakkatorni on betonirakenteinen, 15 metriä korkea. Sen huipulla sijaitsi aikanaan päävalaisin, jonka korkeus oli 42 metriä merenpinnasta.

- jasakuva

Kumlinge Island / Vlåg Åland day 2

The second day of the bicycle adventure in Åland takes Kirikou to the island of Kumlinge.

Watch the other episodes of our four-day Vlåg Åland:
Day 1 / Kirikou learns Swedish -
Day 2 / Kumlinge Island -
Day 3 / It's not always sunny in Åland -
Day 4 / Adventure minigolf! -

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Rollin at 5 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hitta på Kumlinge

Kumlinge 2011

Land Rovers climbing uphill

J.S. Bach Prelude in C major BWV 545

J.S. Bach Prelude in C major BWV 545 played in Kumlinge church, Åland islands, Finland.

J.S. Bach Prelude in C major BWV 545

J.S. Bach Prelude in C major BWV 545 in Kumlinge church, Åland islands, Finland.

Mariehamnskvartetten 2

Konsert i Jomala kyrka 15/12 2007

Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland

The Åland Islands or Åland (Swedish: Åland, Swedish pronunciation: [ˈoːland]; Finnish: Ahvenanmaa) is an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland that consists of an archipelago lying at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. Collectively, the islands in the archipelago form the smallest region of Finland, constituting 0.49% of its land area and 0.50% of its population.

Åland comprises Fasta Åland (Main Island, on which 90% of the population resides)[5] and a further 6,500 skerries and islands to its east. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Sweden by 38 kilometres (24 mi) of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is contiguous with the Finnish Archipelago Sea. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket,[6] which it shares with Sweden.

Åland's autonomous status means that those provincial powers normally exercised by representatives of the central Finnish government are largely exercised by its own government.

Mariehamn (Finnish: Maarianhamina) is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city. Like all of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking and around 88% of the inhabitants speak it as their native language.[3]

The town was named after Maria Alexandrovna, the Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. Mariehamn was founded in 1861, around the village of Övernäs, in what was at the time part of the municipality of Jomala. The city has since expanded and incorporated more of Jomala territory. The city is located on a peninsula, and has two important harbours, one located on the western shore and one on the eastern shore. The Western Harbour is an important international harbour with daily traffic to Sweden and mainland Finland. A powerful incentive for Baltic ferries to stop at Mariehamn is that, with respect to indirect taxation, Åland is not part of the EU customs zone and so duty-free goods can be sold aboard. Mariehamn Airport is located in the neighbouring municipality of Jomala, some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Mariehamn city centre.
Åland and Mariehamn have a reputable heritage in shipping. The Flying P-Liner Pommern museum ship is anchored in the Western Harbour. The Eastern Harbour features one of the largest marinas in Scandinavia. The famous Dutch steamer Jan Nieveen (now called F.P. von Knorring, after Åland teacher and vicar Frans Peter von Knorring) can also be found here.

The city is an important centre for Åland media; both of the local newspapers (Ålandstidningen and Nya Åland), several radio stations and the local TV channels (TV Åland and Åland24) operate out of the city.

Mariehamn features several buildings drawn by Finnish architect Lars Sonck, who moved to Åland as a child. Buildings drawn by him include the church of Mariehamn (1927), the main building of the Åland Maritime College (1927) and the town hall (1939). Hilda Hongell has also designed several buildings, although only a few are still standing.

Isole Aland: il bello di perdersi tra migliaia di isole (Finlandia)

L'arcipelago delle Aland è composto da migliaia di isole e scogli. Si trova in Finlandia, all'ingresso del Golfo di Botnia, a circa 25 km dalla costa finlandese e 40 km da quella svedese.
E' una meraviglia zompettare da un'isola all'altra utilizzando i comodi e panoramici traghetti.