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Jörgen Pettersson
Chairman

Dear friends,

As from Saturday 27th of June the Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea will be one of the busiest places on the planet. More than 3.000 people will gather on the small (27.000 inhabitants) island between Sweden and Finland. They do that in order to compete with islanders from all over the world. Each of the 25 member islands will be present and celebrate the NatWest Island Games XIII.

The association originates back to 1985 where the event started in Isle of Man. Since then the development has been intense. So has the interest in hosting the competition in the future. Next stop will be Isle of Wight (2011) and thereafter Bermuda (2013).

The NatWest Island Games offers islanders the opportunity to compete with other islanders. The ethos is The Friendly Games which is far more than an empty phrase. By bringing islanders together beautiful meetings take place which will help the islanders and their islands in their future development. The NatWest Island Games inspire and encourage islanders in their ongoing work towards a better future.

See you in Aland!

Jorgen Pettersson