Aland

Posten Aland, Frimarken

Fotograf: Robert Jansson

postmarked in 2011 with an Aland stamp from 2009

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The Åland Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. They are situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and form an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The islands collectively constitute the smallest region of Finland.

Aland's Motto: "Islands of Peace" 

Aland stamp 2009
Martti Ahtissaari
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Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari is a Finnish politician, the tenth President of Finland (1994–2000), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work.