This study gauges the extent and the effects of volunteer work by associations in the Åland Islands. First, a review of volunteer associations in Åland was conducted. Extensive economic data was coupled with mail surveys and interviews with key persons. Second, estimation of the volume and the...

Åland Islands, a small Finnish island region with its own governmental powers, is rapidly aging together with its neighboring regions in mainland Finland and Sweden. The demographic momentum affects its labor market in various ways. Aging will keep exits from labor market high in the near...