What's on in Mariehamn (Aland), Åland Islands through the year

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Winter on the islands (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Winter on the islands (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Winter on the islands (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Winter on the islands (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Opening

  Archipelago summer season

  15 May – 10 Sep · usuallySummer season opens

  The inter-island ferries move to the full timetable, the guest harbours and the Pommern open up, and the cafes on Torggatan put tables outside. Outside this window a lot of it simply is not running. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Aland Autonomy Day, Midsummer

• Holiday

  Aland Autonomy Day

  9 JunNational holidayClosures

  The islands' own public holiday on 9 June, marked with a ceremony at the parliament in Mariehamn. Offices close here but not on the Finnish mainland, which catches out anyone crossing that day. Source ↗

• Holiday

  Midsummer

  19–26 Jun · usuallyNational holidayClosures

  Aland raises its own decorated midsummer poles village by village on the Saturday, a tradition distinct from the Swedish and Finnish versions. Shops shut and the islands turn inward for two days. Source ↗

Still on: Archipelago summer season (15 May – 10 Sep (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Archipelago summer season (15 May – 10 Sep (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Archipelago summer season (15 May – 10 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Skordefesten harvest festival

  15–22 Sep · usually

  Farms, smokehouses and small producers across the islands open their gates for a weekend in the third week of September, with a shuttle bus doing the rounds. It is the last busy weekend of the year here. Source ↗

Still on: Archipelago summer season (15 May – 10 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Winter on the islands

  1 Nov – 15 Apr · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  Most of the guest harbours, museums and summer restaurants close and the small archipelago routes drop to a skeleton timetable. The big Stockholm and Turku ferries still call, so getting here is never the problem.

Quiet — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Winter on the islands (1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))