No. Aland is an autonomous territory. This means that for all intents and purposes, it may function like an indpendent country, but is actually under the rule of a different country. In the case of Aland, it is actually an autonomous territory of Finland.
A similar case to Aland would be Gibraltar (UK), French Polynesia (France), or Aruba (Netherlands).
The main language of the Åland Islands is Swedish, and the main minority language is Finnish.
Here is a list of the languages spoken in the Åland Islands (with the number of speakers as of 2016):
Like the rest of Finland, the Aland Islands use the euro. However, the Swedish Krona is also accepted there.
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The Aland Islands are an autonomous province of Finland, although their language is Swedish. As their autonomy is fully recognised they have their own government.
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