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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Åland Photography Museum turns 25 on 9 June 2026

On 9 June, Åland Post marks the 25th anniversary of the Åland Photography Museum with a miniature sheet designed by renowned stamp artist Martin Mörck.

Olle Strömberg’s collection of photographic technology forms the foundation of Åland Photography Museum. He began the collection already in the 1950s, and together with his wife Benita, he opened the museum on 9 June 2001.

Objects on the miniature sheet

  • Hasselblad Supreme Wide Angel from 1954
  • Photosphère, French glass-plate camera from 1889
  • Tailboard travel camera from early 1900s
  • Kalart Busch Pressman from 1948
  • Szabad-kamera, Swedish large-format camera
  • Graflex Speed Graphic
  • Contaflex, single-lens reflex camera from Zeiss Ikon

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