.ax domains list

What is .ax TLD

The .ax TLD is the country-code top-level domain for the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland. It designates online identity for institutions, companies, and individuals connected to Åland or targeting its Nordic audience. In our index, we track .ax domains and map .ax websites across hosting providers, languages, and industries to describe a compact, regionally meaningful namespace. Contextually, Swedish and Finnish content dominates, and maritime, tourism, and public-sector use cases are prominent. Our analytics show concentrated name-server footprints, cross-border hosting in Finland and Sweden, and comparatively low churn relative to larger ccTLDs. Such characteristics make the signal of local relevance strong and measurable for search and geotargeting strategies. Explore .ax domain datasets from webatla.

History and key features of .ax TLD

Established after Åland received the ISO “AX” country code, the .ax TLD evolved from a limited, locally administered space into a modern ccTLD accessible through international registrars. Governance remains rooted in Åland authorities and aligned with Nordic operational norms. In our longitudinal crawls, we study .ax domains for lifecycle signals—creation bursts, renewal behavior, and naming trends—and profile .ax websites for technology stacks, certificate usage, and uptime patterns. Key features typically include a small zone size, policy stability under Finnish and EU frameworks, and hosting proximity to Baltic infrastructure. These factors shape discoverability, trust cues, and region-specific SERP performance for audiences in and around the archipelago. Explore historical .ax domain datasets from webatla.

Why and who choose the .ax domain

Organizations select the .ax TLD to signal geographic authenticity and serve bilingual Swedish–Finnish audiences. Typical adopters include Åland public bodies, local SMEs, maritime and logistics firms, regional media, and tourism operators, often pairing .ax domains with .fi or .se equivalents for cross-market coverage. We analyze .ax websites to quantify benefits: cleaner brand matching due to lower namespace contention, stable local backlinks, and user trust where country cues matter. For international companies, .ax can anchor island-specific initiatives while keeping global sites separate, reducing cannibalization in search. Data from our registry-scale scans informs market sizing, competitor mapping, and infrastructure choices across the archipelago’s digital economy. Explore comparative .ax domain datasets from webatla.