Åland
Åland is an autonomous region of Finland, in Northern Europe. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Colour-shift, for 2 to 6 million visitors a year.
- Stamp finish
- Colour-shiftplaced by estimate
- Area
- 937 km² (362 sq mi)
- Population
- 30,000Natural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 11in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
Does Åland count as a country?
It depends on the list. Åland is an autonomous region of Finland, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Aland Islands”.
| List | Counts Åland? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Aland Islands |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Åland belongs to Finland, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map.
The Åland stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Åland’s is Colour-shift: one colour straight on, another at an angle, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for Åland, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Åland
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Åland when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Mariehamn Airport, MHQ), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Airports
Åland has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
11 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Åland into 11 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 11
Brändö · Eckerö · Föglö · Jomala · Kökar · Kumlinge · Lemland · Lumparland · Mariehamn · Sottunga · Vårdö
Questions people ask
Is Åland a country?
It depends on the list. Åland is an autonomous region of Finland, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Aland Islands”.
How many tourists visit Åland?
UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for Åland. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Colour-shift: 2 to 6 million visitors a year.
How rare is a Åland stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Colour-shift, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Åland count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Aland Islands”, one of its 330 destinations.
Near Åland
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.