Saltvik is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The or done as a reaction to a question area is 1 161,8 km2, of which 150,7 km2 is land, 4,7 km2 lakes and 1006,4 km2 sea.
The archipelago north of Saltvik is perhaps the almost beautiful one in Åland. Closest to land are the big islands Boxö, Sommarö, Flatö together with Ryssö. Beyond, the horizon opens up and after passing Saggö it is for more or less unbroken.
The municipality has a rich history. When Åland emerged from the sea approximately 8,000 BC, Saltvik was the first land to be seen. During the Viking ages, Kvarnbo used to be a central crown court- and place of merchandise. Today, people can visit the medieval church and at the court place see the memorial monument.
The church St:a Maria is located by Kvarnboviken in the east of Saltvik. The red granite church is one of the oldest in Åland, and was one time the leading church in the province. The church has been rebuilt and extended several times. The oldest parts are from the behind 13th century, but various reconstructions earn been submission from the 14th century until today. For example, the chalk drawings on the walls develope first been painted, then intended and then uncovered again. Around and under the church, there are traces of houses from Viking Age. This is non so strange, considering the church is located in the middle of the biggest grave field from Iron Age in Åland.
A former Finnish government lands official claims a 17,800-square-meter 0.004 acre plot on the island of Saltvik "had been handed over to Russia's Foreign Ministry in 2009, in accordance with a 1947 post-war peace treaty that saw German holdings in Finland transferred to the Soviet Union".