Ålänningens sång explained

Swedish: italic=no|Ålänningens sång
English Title:Song of the Ålander
Prefix:Regional
Composer:Johan Fridolf Hagfors
Author:John Grandell
Adopted:1922
Sound:Song of the Ålanders.ogg
Sound Title:Instrumental version

"Swedish: italic=no|Ålänningens sång" (Finnish: "'''Ahvenanmaalaisten laulu'''"|italics=no; English: "'''Song of the Ålander'''") is the official anthem of Åland, an autonomous Swedish-speaking province of Finland. Adopted in 1922, the anthem's words are by John Grandell, and the music was composed by Johan Fridolf Hagfors. The song was first performed during the song festival in Mariehamn 1922. In Åland, the song is mostly sung on Midsummer's Eve and on the national day of Åland on 9 June. The song originally had four verses, but the third verse has been omitted for a long time when the song is sung and often when it appears in print.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ålänningens sång. Government of Åland. Mariehamns Town Library. 2006-04-15. sv. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060420223449/http://www.mhbibl.aland.fi/alandica/alsang/. 2006-04-20.
  2. Web site: Aland Islands. Nationalanthems.info. Aland Islands. 2006-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061205225741/http://www.nationalanthems.info/ax.txt . 2006-12-05.