WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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Sweden
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Finland
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Denmark
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Norway
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Detailed explanation-1: -Åland was granted extensive autonomy by the Parliament of Finland in the Act on the Autonomy of Åland of 1920, which was later replaced by new legislation by the same name in 1951 and 1991.
Detailed explanation-2: -The League of Nations granted Finland sovereignty over Åland in 1921. Finland was placed under an obligation to guarantee to the population of the islands their Swedish culture, language, local customs and the system of self-government.
Detailed explanation-3: -32 A referendum was held on the Aaland Islands on December 31, 1917, and the population voted overwhelmingly for union with Sweden.
Detailed explanation-4: -The peace settlement at the end of the war changed the geography of Europe and affected the borders of many countries. Both Sweden and Finland claimed the Aaland Islands.
Detailed explanation-5: -In the aftermath of the First World War the islands-inhabited by the Swedish-speaking population but belonging to Finland-became an object of a territorial dispute between Finland and Sweden. The residents of the islands claimed their right to self-determination and demanded a reunification with Sweden.