Demogrpahic patterns in the Åland Islands, Finland, 1750-1900

Regional differences in birth size: a comparison between the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study and contemporaneous births on the Åland Islands

“…In a study analysing demographic patterns in the Åland Islands from 1750 to 1900, the mean life expectancy at birth was higher in Åland than in mainland Finland from the second quarter of the 19th century and onwards. 12 Furthermore, anthropometric studies from the beginning of the 20th century on Ålandic men indicate that the inhabitants of Åland a P-value represents significant F change for a model including all predictor variables in addition to an interaction term between birth cohort and the row's predictor variable, compared with a model without the interaction term. The marital status and year of birth interaction terms were added simultaneously; therefore, only one P-value is presented for these.…”

“…In addition, the current mean remaining life expectancy at 80 years of age (+10 years) for women is the highest in the Nordic countries. In a study analysing demographic patterns in the Åland Islands from 1750 to 1900, the mean life expectancy at birth was higher in Åland than in mainland Finland from the second quarter of the 19th century and onwards 12 . Furthermore, anthropometric studies from the beginning of the 20th century on Ålandic men indicate that the inhabitants of Åland historically have been taller than their mainland peers and even among the tallest people in the world 18…”

“…The archipelago is located in the Baltic Sea, between Finland and Sweden, and consists of around 6000 islands. 12 For purposes of this study, we have included singleton births between 1937 and 1944 and compared them with births from the Helsinki cohort from the same years. The years from 1934 to 1936 were excluded as the dataset only included births from three out of Åland's 13 parishes for these years.…”

“… 9 – 11 Åland is an autonomous province of Finland with its own legislation and administration. The archipelago is located in the Baltic Sea, between Finland and Sweden, and consists of around 6000 islands 12 . For purposes of this study, we have included singleton births between 1937 and 1944 and compared them with births from the Helsinki cohort from the same years.…”

Childhood epidemics and the demographic landscape of the Aland Archipelago

“…A symposium volume published in 1980 featured studies focused on the population structure, history, and various genetic studies of the Åland communities (Eriksson, 1980c). The research presented built upon demographic and ethnographic studies and paved the way for further studies which demonstrated, among other things, the close kinship ties, high levels of endogamy, genetic isolation, and limited migration patterns in the Åland archipelago (Eriksson, 1980b;Eriksson et al, 1980;Mielke, 1980;Mielke et al, 1982;Mielke et al, 1987;Mielke et al, 1994;Mielke et al, 1976).…”