Mariehamn (AX)

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Mariehamn (Finnish: Maarianhamina) is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city. Like all of Åland, Mariehamn is unilingually Swedish-speaking and around 88% of the inhabitants speak it as their native language.The town was named after Maria Alexandrovna, the Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. Mariehamn was founded in 1861, around the village of Övernäs, in what was at the time part of the municipality of Jomala. The city has since expanded and incorporated more of Jomala territory. Mariehamn was built according to a very regular scheme which is well-preserved. One of the oldest streets is Södragatan where many wooden houses dating from the 19th century can be seen.

Mariehamn as with all of the towns on the islands uses a 5 digit postal code suffixed by AX. Mariehamn is AX 22100 and the other towns are numbered up to AX22950.

Postmark Examples

MARIEHAMN. MAARIANHAMINA in 1938.
Mariehamn 1985.
Alandia Jazz Festival, Mariehamn 11 Jul 1998
Mariehamn 2005.
Mariehamn 2021.

IRC

IRC Mariehamn, Issued in 1984. IRC model "Lausanne".

Meter cancels

Meter cancel Mariehamn 1992.

Roller cancels

Roller cancel Mariehamn 1984.

21st Century

Maximum card No. 125 with sailing ship "Mozart", postmarked at "Marienhamn", 03-02-2020
Maximum card No. 126 with sailing Ship "Viking", postmarked at "Marienhamn", 03-02-2020
Stamp booklet LaPe v10, postmarked at "Marienhamn", 28-02-2002
Souvenir card as Christmas greeting of "Posten pa Aland" franked with Michel No. 181, postmarked at "Marienhamn", 09-10-2000

20st Century

MARIEHAMN used on FDC Frama Labels
FDC Michel No. 120-123, "Mariehamn", 03-02-1997
FDC Michel No. 124-126, "Mariehamn", 03-02-1997