COUNTRY & TERRITORY REFERENCE

Aland Islands

Get to know Aland Islands through its recorded places and international travel. Read the story, understand the sources, and choose a useful business question.

GEONAMES · CITIES, TOWNS & VILLAGES338

City, town, and related location records

Named cities, towns, villages, city sections, and related locations in the October 20, 2026 reference.

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FOURSQUARE · BUSINESS & OTHER PLACES1,808

Historical place records

Businesses and other recorded places in the August 18, 2026 source build. This is a separate collection from GeoNames.

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THE COUNTRY STORY · FACTS WITH MEANING

Åland Islands: A recorded place footprint. A story to explore.

Åland Islands has 1,808 place records in the Foursquare historical reference. Of these, 1,718 were outside the source’s closed and quality-review groups, placing it 174 of 248 on that count. The collection includes businesses and other places where people work, visit, and gather.

From a location to a useful lead

100% of the recorded places have valid coordinates. Almost every record can be placed on a map. 1,621 records also meet the source-status and category rules for exploration, placing this count 173 of 248.

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1,708 records (94.47%) have a category field. 100 have no category field. Category labels can help organize the recorded activities and places. A website is recorded for 19.97% of the places. A blank website field does not establish whether a business has a website elsewhere.

LANGUAGE & BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING

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Languages listed in the GeoNames country reference: Swedish.

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What the snapshot shows, and what it means for your research
What the snapshot showsWhat it means
Category coverage94.47%Source position: 175 of 237The category fields help describe the recorded place types.
Records meeting the exploration rules1,621Source position: 173 of 248These records combine an eligible source status, valid coordinates, and a category.
Records with a website19.97%Source position: 38 of 237The reference can offer a direct research route where a website is recorded. A blank field does not establish website absence.
Records carrying quality-review flags7 · 0.39%Source position: 183 of 237Review these source records before using them for detailed comparisons or introductions. The source position compares the review share.
Your business question

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Based on the dated Foursquare snapshot and available outbound travel records. The story explains the evidence and adds no index points. Read the organized data and source notes →

Country reference codesAX · ALA
CapitalMariehamn
CurrencyEuro

EUR

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Start with its languages.

The country reference for Aland Islands lists these languages:

  • SwedishSource code: sv-AX

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International calling code++358-18
GeoNames reference identifier661882

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Language names come from the country reference, rather than city-level speaker counts. Source: GeoNames countryInfo, retrieved October 20, 2026.

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SHARED ROOTS · U.S. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Shared heritage.
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A community connection can help two places start listening to one another. Find a U.S. area, choose a business or cultural goal, and look for people who want to take part.

This connected release has no exact country-of-birth or related-origin view assigned to Aland Islands. The community directory and ZIP Heritage Search keep the available views open to explore.

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Make the next step reciprocal. Ask what each place hopes to learn, sell, buy, or build. Community presence is a starting point for research, rather than confirmation of a Sister City agreement.

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TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS · ROUTES TO MARKET

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Airports, ports, and the transport between them help explain how a place can connect with the world. Use the recorded infrastructure to plan questions about deliveries, supplier visits, tourism, and meetings.

Covered airport references0

In this supplied lookup for Aland Islands

Port codes in the link referenceNot covered

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Air and sea gateways

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Road, rail, and the last mile

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Your next question: “Who can help us move our goods or people between these places, and what would the whole journey cost?”

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INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS · REVIEWED MEMBERSHIPS

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International organizations and forums provide context for cross-border conversations. Follow the official links below to explore the programs, policy information, and regional connections that fit your business question.

No membership or observer relationship for this geography is matched in the seven lists reviewed here. You can still consult the official organization lists and explore other available country evidence.

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Which organizations were checked, and what does membership mean?

Reviewed lists: UN, NATO, APEC, G20, ASEAN, EU, and WTO. Reviewed October 23, 2026. This selection is not a complete list of every international affiliation.

APEC lists member economies. Observer relationships retain their source status. A regional organization’s membership is kept separate from the membership of its individual countries.

Membership alone does not establish a tariff preference, access to a particular program, or a completed business deal.

FOURSQUARE · 2026 HISTORICAL PLACE REFERENCE

Picture the places.
Shape your next question.

What kinds of businesses and gathering places might help you understand Åland Islands? Start with the scale and detail of its recorded places, then explore the industries and people behind them.

All place records in the snapshot1,808

Foursquare country source coverage

Mapped and categorized records1,621

Source position 173 of 248

Records with a website19.97%

Source position 38 of 237

CUSTOMERS

Where might your offer fit?

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SUPPLIERS & CULTURE

What could you learn here?

Historic business and cultural records can help you imagine supply chains, visitor experiences, and places where people meet.

INTRODUCTIONS

Who could explain the market?

A chamber, university, or local partner can help you turn a recorded place into a useful conversation.

This is a historical reference collected in 2026. The counts describe records in the Foursquare Open Source Places snapshot, including businesses and other places. They help you see source coverage and imagine possibilities; they do not measure total businesses or sales.

See all eight source measures and their positions
MeasureValueSource position
Mapped and categorized place recordsRecords with a usable map location and a place category, outside the source’s closed and review groups.1,621173 of 248
Place records retained for explorationRecords outside the closed and source-review groups when this historical collection was built.1,718174 of 248
Records with a websiteThe share of all country place records with a website address.19.97%38 of 237
Records with a categoryThe share of all country place records with a category name or identifier.94.47%175 of 237
Records with valid coordinatesThe share of all country place records with valid latitude and longitude.100%1 of 237
Records retained for exploration: shareThe share of all country records outside the closed and source-review groups.95.02%166 of 237
Records marked for source reviewThe share of all country place records with unresolved source flags.0.39%183 of 237
Records with a closure dateThe share of all country place records with a closure date recorded in the source.4.59%51 of 237

Count measures cover 248 geographies. Share rankings cover the 237 that meet the source’s minimum-base rule; values remain visible for the other 11. Positions and ties are preserved from NDS publication tables. A position is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall Commercial Diplomacy score.

Foursquare Open Source Places · NDS snapshot built August 18, 2026 · Source and coverage

WHAT MAKES UP THE FOURSQUARE FOOTPRINT?

Businesses. Gathering places.
See the recorded mix.

Start with all 1,808 Foursquare place records for Åland Islands. Category fields describe recorded business and place types. A record can carry more than one category.

With a category field1,708

94.47% of all Foursquare records

Without a category field100

5.53% of all Foursquare records

375 of 375 recorded categories

Source categories · all 1,808 country records form the share denominator
Category positionRecorded categoryRecord countShare of all records
1Travel and Transportation > Boat or FerryFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d12d951735Explore recorded places in this category →623.43%
2Dining and Drinking > Cafe, Coffee, and Tea House > CaféFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d16d941735Explore recorded places in this category →472.60%
3Landmarks and Outdoors > Harbor or MarinaFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1e0941735Explore recorded places in this category →432.38%
4Dining and Drinking > RestaurantFoursquare ID 4d4b7105d754a06374d81259Explore recorded places in this category →422.32%
5Business and Professional Services > OfficeFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d124941735Explore recorded places in this category →382.10%
6Community and Government > Residential Building > Apartment or CondoFoursquare ID 4d954b06a243a5684965b473Explore recorded places in this category →351.94%
7Dining and Drinking > BarFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d116941735Explore recorded places in this category →341.88%
8Business and Professional Services > Health and Beauty Service > Hair SalonFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d110951735Explore recorded places in this category →311.71%
9Landmarks and Outdoors > BeachFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1e2941735Explore recorded places in this category →291.60%
9Landmarks and Outdoors > Other Great OutdoorsFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d162941735Explore recorded places in this category →291.60%
9Landmarks and Outdoors > StructureFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d130941735Explore recorded places in this category →291.60%
12Travel and Transportation > Lodging > HotelFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1fa931735Explore recorded places in this category →271.49%
13Business and Professional Services > Automotive Service > Automotive Repair ShopFoursquare ID 52f2ab2ebcbc57f1066b8b44Explore recorded places in this category →261.44%
14Retail > Food and Beverage Retail > Grocery StoreFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d118951735Explore recorded places in this category →231.27%
15Community and Government > Spiritual Center > ChurchFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d132941735Explore recorded places in this category →221.22%

Each source row is counted once in each distinct source category it carries. Multiple categories can make category counts or shares sum above the country total or 100%. Source rows are counted; no new unique-business census is implied. IDs define categories when usable IDs exist. Label-only rows retain exact source labels. Labels are paired to IDs only when array lengths agree; no parent-category rollup or NAICS/ISIC mapping is inferred.

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Foursquare source categories are retained as supplied. The standalone hierarchy was not materialized in this source build. Business and place types can still be counted directly; no industry crosswalk or parent-category grouping is inferred.

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