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For hundreds of years, shipping has been permanently linked to Åland’s economic and cultural history. Since they gained self-government in 1920, Åland became a base for the largest commercial deep-sea sailing ships in the world, which, among other things, operated the wheat route, often called “The Great Grain Race”.

It is rare to have the opportunity to work or travel on a really large sailing vessel called a Tall Ship or Windjammer today… Here you will find video clips from its fate