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A 2013 statistics report concluded that there are 267,570 islands in Sweden, though less than 1,000 of these are inhabited. [1] The total area of the islands is 1.2 million hectares, which corresponds to 3% percent of the total land area of Sweden. Most of the islands are in the Baltic Sea regions of the Bay of Bothnia and the Bothnian Sea. [1]
The islands rise by about three millimeters each year. In 1719 the archipelago had an estimated population of 2,900, consisting mostly of fishermen. Today the archipelago is a popular holiday destination with some 50,000 holiday cottages (owned mainly by Stockholmers).
Blidö. Blidö is an island in the northern Stockholm archipelago "roslagen" [1] and a part of the Norrtälje Municipality.Its northernmost point is called Kråknäset.There is a car ferry to neighboring Yxlan and ferries to Stockholm, as well as an ICA grocery store.
Map showing Möja's location in the Stockholm Archipelago. Möja is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. Möja is one of the most popular islands in the archipelago for travelers and boaters, and is also fairly large. Möja is frequented by the ferries of Waxholmsbolaget and other companies, and is easily accessible from Stockholm ...
Swedish islands in the Baltic (3 C, 74 P) L. Lake islands of Sweden (1 C, 7 P) R. River islands of Sweden (1 C, 1 P) U. Uninhabited islands of Sweden (11 P) W.
The islands in the Swedish sector make up the Norrbotten archipelago. [2] They are divided into the Piteå, Luleå, Kalix and Haparanda archipelagos. [3] The Luleå archipelago lies in the Luleå Municipality, part of the Norrbotten county. The port of Luleå is one of the largest in Sweden in terms of tonnage, shipping iron ore and steel. [2]
The Kalix archipelago (Swedish: Kalix skärgård) is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The largest island in the Kalix archipelago is Rånön. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter.
Positioned strategically at the Baltic Sea entrance to Stockholm, it has traditionally been the location of several military buildings. [1] Today, the military presence is low, and several museums can be found there instead, such as the Museum of Modern Art ( Moderna museet ), the main modern art museum of Stockholm, the architectural museum in ...