Future of Åland

The Future of Åland (Swedish: Ålands Framtid) is a separatist[1] political party on the Åland Islands. The goal of the party is to make Åland an independent state. At the 2003 elections, the party won 6.5% of popular votes and 2 out of 30 seats. In the 21 October 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won 8.1% of the popular vote and 2 out of 30 seats. In the 2011 elections, the party won 9.7% of the vote and 3 out of 30 seats. In the 2015 elections, the party won 7.4% and 2 seats. In the 2019 elections the party won only one of the 30 seats.

Future of Åland

Ålands Framtid
LeaderPia Eriksson
Founded2001
HeadquartersBox 69, AX-22101 Mariehamn
IdeologySocial liberalism
Ålandic independence[1]
Souverainism
Cultural conservatism
Pacifism
Political positionCentre[2] to centre-right[3]
European affiliationEuropean Free Alliance
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
ColoursOrange
Parliament of Åland
1 / 30
Municipalities
3 / 208
Website
www.alandsframtid.ax

See also

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Åland/Finland". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. Mac Dougall, David (16 October 2017). "Viva Åland! Independence Dream Not Dead, But More Autonomy Comes First". News Now Finland. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. Hepburn, Eve (5 May 2014). "Forging autonomy in a unitary state: The Åland Islands in Finland" (PDF). Comparative European Politics. 12 (4–5): 468–487. doi:10.1057/cep.2014.10. S2CID 144944459.


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