Parliament of Åland: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Lagting, or Lagtinget, is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland.

Parties

Following the elections in October 2003:

• Åland Centre (Åländsk Center): 7 seats
• Åland Liberals (Liberalerna på Åland): 7 seats
• Åland Social Democrats (Ålands Socialdemokrater): 6 seats
• Moderates (Frisinnad Samverkan): 4 seats
• Independent coalition (Obunden samling): 3 seats
• The Future of Åland (Ålands framtid): 2 seats
• The Progressive Group of Åland (Ålands framstegsgrupp): 1 seat