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Kennet Andersson minns VM -94 i Pafs VM-kampanj
Det åländska spelbolaget Paf rullar nu ut sin VM-kampanj i samarbete med fotbollslegenden Kennet Andersson. Kampanjen bygger på nostalgi och känslor och fokus ligger på Sveriges bronsturnering i USA för 24 år sedan. Ett antal reklamfilmer och Native-filmer har producerats, i vilka Kennet minns VM 1994 och andra godbitar från karriären. Vi får bland annat se honom återskapa sina fem…
Prehistoric society Fibula
Early 2018 saw the ínaugruation of the new timber building of the prehistoric society Fornföreningen Fibula in Vikingabyn. Built with hand-hewn 9-meter beams from Bolstaholm, the exterior of the building resonates the same Iron Age feeling as the rest of the village, While the interior comprises of modern facilities adequate for holding courses all year round. The association is hoping…
Safety and companionship at sea
Ålands sjöräddningssällskap Work in the rescue services can be tough and demanding. On an everyday basis it involves drills, preventive work and assignments that are not in themselves dangerous. Åland’s Sea Rescue Company has six stations and approximately 120 active members of staff who carry out around 100 assignments every year in the waters around Åland. The activity is…
Motion for life
Folkhälsan på Åland Folkhälsan on Åland is a local association with the basic aim of contributing to a better quality of everyday life and health. In the association’s Allaktivitetshus, or activity house, there is housing available for the elderly providing services and activities. One example is sitting aerobics, which is suitable for those whose bodies are no longer in…
Work on your own terms
Fixtjänst In the employment market there are lots of people searching to fit in. People who need a place where they feel needed and important. Fixtjänst is a workshop enterprise for people with disabilities, who work as much or as little as they can manage and at their own pace for extended periods or just occasionally. The workshop…
Half a century of the volunteer coastguard
Breakdowns, vessels running aground, ambulance services, repairs, sea search operations– regardless of the weather the coastguard are ready to help, provide assistance and carry out rescue operations in local waters. Ålands Sjöräddningssällskap was founded in 1965 when a number of people involved in the Åland shipping industry took over the local coast guard which had previously been under Finnish control.…
A colorful lighthouse continues to shine
When the association Regnbågsfyren (en. Rainbow Lighthouse) was established on Åland in 2004, it was hard to imagine that ten years later 1,500 people would parade through the streets of Mariehamn in support of the local hbtq community. Though Åland Pride and the Pride parade are the most visible achievements of the association, much of the most important work is…
A joyful pet project
A hand strokes the fur, a soft nose pokes at the fingers. A voice that has been quiet wants to speak again. A smile appears in an absent face. It may only be a small miracle that is happening but it’s a miracle all the same. The Red Cross’s Friendship Dogs bring a little life to an otherwise often uneventful…