The Collins Family on the Web - The Baltic: The Åland Islands, Finland

We were greeted in Mariehamn, Åland Islands, by ladies dressed in traditional fashions and were served a snack. The Åland Islands are situated between Sweden and Finland at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. Although its inhabitants speak Swedish as their first language, they are an autonomous, self-governed principality within the country of Finland.

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We were greeted in Mariehamn, Åland Islands, by ladies dressed in traditional fashions and were served a snack. The Åland Islands are situated between Sweden and Finland at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. Although its inhabitants speak Swedish as their first language, they are an autonomous, self-governed principality within the country of Finland. / We were greeted in Mariehamn, Åland Islands, by ladies dressed in traditional fashions and were served a snack. The Åland Islands are situated between Sweden and Finland at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. Although its inhabitants speak Swedish as their first language, they are an autonomous, self-governed principality within the country of Finland.

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More evidence we were not in Kansas anymore

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The big attraction in Mariehamn was the Pommern, a 4-masted ship from the Flying P-Line, built in 1903. It was based in Mariehamn for many trips to South America and around the horn to Australia.

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The big attraction in Mariehamn was the Pommern, a 4-masted ship from the Flying P-Line, built in 1903. It was based in Mariehamn for many trips to South America and around the horn to Australia. / The big attraction in Mariehamn was the Pommern, a 4-masted ship from the Flying P-Line, built in 1903. It was based in Mariehamn for many trips to South America and around the horn to Australia.

The Pommern

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The Pommern / The Pommern

The Pommern

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The Pommern / The Pommern

The Pommern

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The Pommern / The Pommern

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Our guide aboard the Pommern

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Our guide aboard the Pommern / Our guide aboard the Pommern

On deck

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On deck / On deck

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Captain's dining room

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Captain's dining room / Captain's dining room

Captain's cabin

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Captain's cabin / Captain's cabin

Officer's dining room

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Officer's dining room / Officer's dining room

Below deck

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Below deck / Below deck