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• To contribute to Orkla's overall goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2025, Orkla's factory on the Aland islands must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by at least 20%. The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) - Eur
• NATO membership will not affect the status of the Aland Islands, which under international agreements are demilitarised in peacetime and neutral in wartime (Finland is obliged to defend their neutrality). OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
• Finland's Aland Islands have 18% risk of employment loss and Poland's Silesia region with 7%. OECD
• There is a risk of Russia moving against some exposed element of Finnish territory, for example, the Aland Islands or a corner of the long and exposed border. CSIS
• There is a risk of Russian intrusion against some exposed element of Finnish territory, for example, the Aland Islands or some corner of the long and exposed border. CSIS
• 2022 will mark 100 years since the Åland Islands gained autonomy. Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Last updated: 17 June 2025