At present Åland in Finnish, Ahvenanmaa enjoys a special autonomous status within Finland, enabling the province to conduct its affairs entirely in Swedish, without the need for the people who live there to learn and speak Finnish at all. From Wordnik.com. [Land of one language? - 2] Reference
Finnish has three more letters than the English alphabet: ä and ö are used in Finnish words, while å is hardly ever used, i.e. in Swedish loan words or names, such the Åland island in the Finnish Archipelago Sea which is perhaps not the best example as it is called Ahvenanmaa by Finnish speakers. From Wordnik.com. [Command Line Warriors] Reference
It worked OK, albeit not very good (didn't have problems with 'Ahvenanmaa' this time. From Wordnik.com. [Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine] Reference
12 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Ahvenanmaa, Hame. From Wordnik.com. [The 1994 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Ahvenanmaa, Hame, Keski-Suomi, Kuopio, Kymi, Lappi, Mikkeli, Oulu. From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
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