Relationship dossier
Sweden
Åland
Relationship assessment
Sweden participated in the international settlement protecting Åland’s autonomy and demilitarized status; Åland remains part of Finland.
Sweden toward Åland
+25Sweden participated in the 1921 convention establishing Åland’s demilitarized and neutralized status, as part of a settlement that recognized Finnish sovereignty and protected Åland’s autonomy.
Åland toward Sweden
Not assessedÅland is an autonomous region of Finland and does not conduct an independent foreign policy toward Sweden.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Åland is an autonomous, demilitarized region of Finland, not a sovereign state with an independent foreign policy. Sweden was a party to the 1921 international convention establishing the islands’ demilitarized and neutralized status, within a settlement that also recognized Finnish sovereignty and protected Åland’s autonomy. The scope of more recent direct cooperation between the Swedish government and Åland’s government is unclear.
Key developments
Sweden joined the international convention establishing the demilitarized and neutralized status of the Åland Islands.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of recent direct cooperation between the Swedish and Åland governments is unclear.
- The extent of Sweden’s current role in supporting Åland’s autonomy arrangements is unclear.