Gustaf Erikson Shipping Company archives in the Åland Islands from the era of the last Windjammers in global trade 1913-1949

Gustaf Erikson Shipping Company archives tell the story of the time when the last commercial sailing ships (windjammers) in global trade 1913-1949 disappeared from the oceans. The fleet of Gustaf Erikson was the biggest and most well known in the world. The windjammers sailed between Europe and Australia and South America. Kept at the Provincial Archives of Aland Islands and at the Aland Maritime Museum, these archives are used by researchers from around the world and are available also for the public. The documentary heritage consists of the records of the company, correspondence, logbooks and a big quantity of photographs and films.