Travelling to the Azores

Åland is an archipelago in the northern Baltic Sea between Sweden and the Finnish mainland.

The group of islands is an autonomous region of Finland and consists of over 6700 islands and skerries, which extend up to about 40 km to the Swedish coast and up to 15 km to the Finnish coast.

The main island is Fasta Åland, with the archipelago’s capital Mariehamn, venue of the 9th Hybrid Power Plants & Systems Workshop takes place.

Åland is part of the Schengen Area.

Citizens of Scandinavian countries and countries that have joined the Schengen Agreement do not need a passport but must have an identity card. Nationals of countries outside the EU/EWS should check any visa requirements before travelling to Finland or Åland.

• Please check visa/passport requirements.

The regional airport of Åland is MHQ – Mariehamn Airport, located in the north of the city. Connections from Helsinki and Stockholm to Mariehamn are operated by Finnair or the regional airline populAir.

• Important: When booking your flight, please check that the connecting time is sufficient, as you may have to check in your baggage again!

Flight times

As Åland is located in the heart of Scandinavia, halfway between Stockholm and Helsinki, the ferry journey past the archipelago islands is an impressive experience in itself.

• From Finland
  • You can travel by ferry from Turku (Viking Line and Tallink Silja) daily, in the morning and evening.
• From Sweden
  • The shortest ferry connection from Sweden is from Grisslehamn with Eckerö Linjen.
  • From Stockholm to Mariehamn take Viking Line or Tallink Silja.
• From Estonia
  • If you are travelling from Estonia you would opt for Tallink Silja from Tallinn.

Travel duration