Åland Swedish (
åländska) is a
dialect of Swedish spoken in the
Åland Islands, an autonomous province of Finland. Åland Swedish has similarities to both
Finland Swedish and the historical dialects of
Uppland, but it is generally considered to be a variant of
Eastern Swedish (
östsvenskamål, varieties of Swedish spoken in Finland and Estonia).
Swedish is the sole official
language of Åland, and its status is protected in the
självstyrelselag, a law that guarantees the islands'
autonomy within Finland.