"" ( fi, "Ahvenanmaalaisten laulu", italics=no; en, "Song of the Ålander") is the
official anthem of the
Åland Islands, an autonomous
Swedish-speaking province of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. Adopted in 1922, the anthem's words are by
John Grandell, and the music was composed by
Johan Fridolf Hagfors. The song was first performed during the song festival in
Mariehamn 1922. In Åland, the song is mostly sung on
Midsummer's Eve and on the
national day of Åland on 9 June. The song originally had four verses, but the third verse has been omitted for a long time when the song is sung and often when it appears in print.
Lyrics
See also
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National anthem of Finland
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National Anthem of Sweden
Notes
References
External links
Ålänningens sång MP3
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History of Åland
Finnish music
European anthems
Åland society
Swedish-language songs