ess , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁en su ing ▁peace ▁negoti ations ▁held ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁Å land ▁was ▁dem il itar ised ▁through ▁a ▁one - s ided ▁commit ment ▁from ▁Russia . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁resolved ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁Å land ’ s ▁constitution al ▁affili ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁a ▁decision ▁was ▁also ▁taken ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁an ▁international ▁convention . ▁The ▁convention , ▁which ▁confirmed ▁the ▁dem il itar isation ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁also ▁neutral ised ▁Å land , ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁ten ▁states . ▁Russia ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁party ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁convention , ▁but ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Moscow ▁Tre aty ▁on ▁the ▁Å land ▁Islands ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Paris ▁Peace ▁Tre aty ▁contain ▁prov isions ▁on ▁the ▁dem il itar isation ▁of ▁Å land . ▁Ne ut ral isation ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned , ▁however . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁have ▁right ▁of ▁dom icile ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Å land ▁before ▁the ▁age ▁ 1 2 ▁are ▁ex empt ▁from ▁military ▁service . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁of ▁Finland ▁Category : Å land ▁Islands <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁N BL ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁League ▁since ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁teams ▁cont ested ▁the ▁league .