Åboland

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Åboland is a Swedish-speaking coastal and archipelago region in southwestern Finland known for its strong cultural and linguistic ties to the Swedish minority.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Åboland canonical 4
Åboland archipelago 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish-speaking area
archipelago region
geographical region
belongsTo Nordic countries cultural sphere
linked to: Nordic
bordersBodyOfWater Archipelago Sea
coastalRegionOf Baltic Sea
containsMunicipality Kimitoön
linked to: Kemiö

Pargas
linked to: Pargas (Parainen)
containsSettlement Houtskär
Iniö
Korpo
Nagu
Parainen
country Finland
hasCharacteristic island-based communities
maritime culture
strong Swedish-speaking majority in many islands
hasCulturalHeritage Finland-Swedish archipelago culture
hasCulturalPractice Swedish-language education
bilingual municipal administration
hasCulturalTiesTo Swedish-speaking minority in Finland
hasDemographicGroup Finnish-speaking Finns
linked to: Finnish people

Swedish-speaking Finns
hasEconomicActivity fishing industry
services sector
tourism
hasLinguisticTiesTo Swedish language
hasMinorityLanguage Finnish
hasNameInFinnish Turunmaa
hasNameInSwedish Åboland
hasOfficialLanguage Swedish
hasTransportConnection archipelago ferry network
historicalLanguage Finnish
Swedish
historicallyAdministeredFrom Turku
locatedIn Finland Proper
linked to: Egentliga Finland

southwestern Finland
linked to: Southwest Finland
nearCity Turku
partOf Finland-Swedish cultural area
Swedish-speaking coastal regions of Finland
relatedTo Archipelago Sea
Åland Islands
traditionalRegionOf Swedish-speaking Finns
usedFor fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RKP traditionalStronghold Åboland
Åboland hasNameInSwedish Åboland
Åboland Swedish spokenIn Åboland archipelago
linked to: Åboland
Åboland Swedish region Åboland