Business opportunities

Bringing ideas to life 

The business community of Åland is often described as an arena wherein innovations happens trough imitation. It is a community distinguished by traveling seamen who come home with new ideas that are then adapted to the Scandinavian conditions. This had been and still is a success factory within the corporate community of Åland.

Surprisingly wide economy

With 2,300 companies per a population of 28,000, it is safe to say that Åland have a good business climate with a strong enterprising spirit. Åland is like "a country of its own". This is reflected in the local business community, which includes almost every branch imaginable, from shipping to finance, insurance, IT enterprises, telecommunication, hi-tech plastic industry, advertising and other knowledge-intensive business services.