What are the Aland Islands?

The answer

Åland is an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland in the Baltic Sea. According to the Nordics information site, the archipelago has about 6,500 islands and skerries, and in 2019 some 29,789 people lived on 65 of them. Swedish is the sole official language. It is known for cycling, farmland, red granite shores and ferry links, and entry and travel details can differ from the mainland, so check official sources.