Stockholm Archipelago

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Overview

Mention the archipelago to Stockholmers and prepare for gushing, well-earned adulation. Buffering the city from the open Baltic Sea, its seemingly endless sweep of rocky isles are a wonderland of deep forests, fields of wildflowers, red wooden cottages and bobbing yachts.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Siaröfortet Museum

    Siaröfortet Museum

    Stockholm Archipelago

    At this fortress-turned-museum you can check out the officers’ mess, kitchen, sleeping quarters and tunnels, plus two impressive 15.2cm cannons (they’re…

  • Iron Mine

    Iron Mine

    Stockholm Archipelago

    The most unusual of Utö's sights is the remains of Sweden’s oldest iron mine, which opened in 1150 and closed in 1879. The three pits are now flooded –…

  • Batteri Arholma

    Batteri Arholma

    Stockholm Archipelago

    Fans of military history can tour this formerly top-secret Cold War–era base, complete with cannons aimed at sea and underground living space for 340 men…

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Wildlife & Nature

Why Sweden should be your next safari holiday

Feb 10, 2020 • 6 min read

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