Baltic Sea Project

Supporting environmental projects has been a part of Ålandbankens activities since 1997.

Our environmental work took a more ambitious course in 2014, when Anne-Mari Salonius, Head of Finnish Business Area at the Bank of Åland, took off sailing with her friends from Åland to the Archipelago Sea and witnessed first-hand the sorry state of the Baltic Sea. The sea they saw was a far cry from the beautiful Baltic Sea of our imaginations. At the end of the day’s sailing the group was convinced that something had to be done. Later that summer the pieces fell into place, and the observations made at sea together with the Bank of Åland’s background in environmental work formed the basis for the Baltic Sea Project.

The mission of the Baltic Sea Project is to help the Baltic Sea by funding good ideas and inspiring people into action. With this simple process we can get our clients, our partners and the public mobilized and engaged.

So far, we have contributed almost 5 million euros to environmental efforts. Our Baltic Sea accounts have played a crucial role: annually, the bank has donated a sum from its own funds to nature conservation, equivalent to up to 0.2% of the deposits on Baltic Sea accounts.