details
- Name
- Government of Åland
- Address
- Nygatan 5
- Zipcode
- 22100
- City
- Mariehamn
- State
- Åland Islands
- Country
- Finland
- Phone
- +3581825000
- info@alandliving.ax
- Centre Website
- https://www.aland.ax/en
organisation profile
The Government of Åland, which may have up to eight members, is headed by the Chairman, lantrådet. The Government of Åland is appointed by the Parliament according to parliamentary principles after negotiations among the various political factions. The objective is to achieve a government which enjoys the support of as wide a majority as possible, but a minority government is also possible. The Government of Åland is assisted by an administration. The administration mainly comprises the regional civil service and has six departments. The Government of Åland is responsible for all areas of government in which the Autonomy Act devolves authority to Åland. The Åland government and civil service thus handle tasks which in other parts of Finland are handled by the Finnish Government, their ministries and various central government authorities.
Economic Autonomy. Apart from passing laws, the main task of the Parliament is to distribute the budget of Åland. The income consists of Åland's own revenues and a lump sum received from the Finnish Government, which constitutes a form of repayment of a part of the taxes paid by Åland to the Finnish State. The State collects taxes, duties and fees also in Åland. In return, the Finnish Government places a sum of money at the disposal of the Åland Parliament. The sum is 0.45 per cent of total Government income, excluding Government loans. Åland uses this "lump sum", about € 243 million in 2019, to pay for services that would otherwise be provided by State authorities.
The Autonomy Act devolves responsibility to Åland's governing bodies for many of the tasks that are administered by national authorities in the rest of Finland. The judiciary, tax collection, customs, surveying and the coast guard, however, are the responsibility of the State. The County Administration is the general Finnish Government agency in Åland. The Finnish Government's representative in Åland is the Governor, who is appointed by the Finnish President in consultation with the Speaker of the Parliament of Åland. His duties involve chairing the Åland Delegation and opening and closing the sessions of the Parliament on behalf of the President.
results in other services
edmo metadata
- EDMO record id
- 5423
- Collating centre
- Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR)
- Latest update
- 15 September 2021 5:16:43 PM