MARIEHAMN

märēˈəhämnˌ or Maarianhaminamäˈrēänhäˌmĭnä, city (1996 pop. 10,399), capital of Åland prov., SW Finland, on Åland island. It is an active trade center and a popular summer resort. It was founded in 1861 by Czar Alexander II.

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books on: Mariehamn  - 22 results

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Beyond a One-Dimensional State: An Emerging Right to Autonomy?
Book by Zelim A. Skurbaty; Martinus Nijhoff, 2005
Subjects: Autonomy, Minorities--Legal Status, Laws, Etc, Self-Determination, National
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A Bolt from the Blue: Coping with Disasters and Acute Traumas
Book by Salli Saari, Annira Silver; Jessica Kingsley, 2005
Subjects: Crisis Intervention (Mental Health Services)--Finland, Disaster Victims--Rehabilitation, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder--Patients--Rehabilitation, Psychic Trauma--Patients--Rehabilitation, Psychological Debriefing, Traumatic Neuroses--Patients--Rehabilitation
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Europe's New Security Challenges
Book by Heinz Gärtner, Adrian Hyde-Price, Erich Reiter; Lynne Rienner, 2001
Subjects: Europe--Defenses, National Security--Europe
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Planning and Urban Growth in the Nordic Countries
Book by Thomas Hall; E & FN Spon, 1991
Subjects: City Planning--Scandinavia--History, Urbanization--Scandinavia--History
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Transformation in Russia and International Law
Book by Tarja Langstrom; Martinus Nijhoff, 2003
Subjects: Democratization--Russia (Federation), International And Municipal Law--Russia (Federation), International Law--Russia (Federation), State Succession
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A Tax Paradise in the Making? Alcohol Regulations in the Aland Islands
Journal article by Thomas Karlsson; Contemporary Drug Problems, Vol. 26, 1999
Subjects: Aland Islands, Alcohol, Sales taxes
...bilingual. The capital of the region is Mariehamn, with approximately half of the islands...outpatient alcoholism treatment facility) in Mariehamn, the number of Alanders with alcohol...Turku, Naantali) to the Aland Islands (Mariehamn) and back. These cruises, marketed as...


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newspaper articles on: Mariehamn  - 8 results

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Cruising through Finland's Aland Isles
Newspaper article by John Mccaslin; The Washington Times, July 14, 1996
Subjects: Finland
...berth was Fasta Aland (Main Island) and Mariehamn, the tidy maritime capital of this autonomous...presidential election, the tranquillity of Mariehamn and the nearby islands of Saltvik, Finstrom...preserves, two of them wooded meadows in the Mariehamn area. The majority of birds and even...
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Life: Waiting for the World
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 28, 2004
Life: Waiting for the World. Byline: Ian Parri AS they trotted out on to the neat little pitch in Mariehamn on the Finnish island of Aland, 11 footballers puffed their chests with pride as the Red Dragon fluttered overhead. The first Welsh...
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WORLD TRAVEL: A Tour around Some of the Best Deals on the Market; GREAT ESCAPES
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 13, 2007
Subjects: Kirker Holidays
...ship, which has recently undergone a major refurbishment, sets sails from Dover on August 28 and makes seven ports of call: Mariehamn, on the remote Finnish island of Ahland Helsinki St Petersburg Gydnia in Poland Sassnitz on the German island of Ruegen Copenhagen...
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Travel: Euro Stars; THE 52ND EUROVISION SONG CONTEST TAKES PLACE TONIGHT IN HELSINKI KEN BENNETT GOES ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY TO SOME OF THE NATIONS PART
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), May 12, 2007
Subjects: Music festivals
...11 performances promise a musical treat. The cruise sails from Dover on August 28 and makes seven ports of call, firstly to Mariehamn, on the remote and beautiful Finnish island of Ahland, then Helsinki. Next is St Petersburg, then the elegant medieval city...
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Let's Go
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 26, 2000
...Poland, July 5-8, then races to Helsinki, Finland, where the ships will be in the harbor July 14-17 before proceeding on to Mariehamn, Finland, July 21-25. They then sail to Stockholm, Sweden, where they will be in port July 26-30 before racing to Flensburg...
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encyclopedia articles on: Mariehamn  - 2 results

 
 
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Mariehamn
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MARIEHAMN mare hamn or Maarianhamina ma reanha mina, city (1996 pop. 10,399), capital of Aland prov., SW Finland, on Aland island...
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Åland Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of about 7,000 islands, but fewer than 100 are inhabited. The climate is mild. The chief town and provincial capital is Mariehamn , a port on Aland, the largest of the islands. Shipping, fishing, forestry, farming, and tourism are the chief occupations...


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