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Excursion Excursion sea. by rounded Tourist information: www.haparandatornio.com information: Tourist - ice becomes Gulf Bothnian the December, In century. per - sur Sandskär, of point most [email protected] the land has been rising, which it continues to do at 85 cm cm 85 at do to continues it which rising, been has land the - northern the to out bar sand www.nationalparksofsweden.se the one-kilometre, tapering tapering one-kilometre, the today’s coastal zone was completely under water. Since then then Since water. under completely was zone coastal today’s It is an experience to walk walk to experience an is It make the area unique in the world. Ten thousand years ago, ago, years thousand Ten world. the in unique area the make CONTACT / GETTING HERE CONTACT / GETTING NORDUDDEN 6 the extreme seasonal contrasts and the brackish seawater seawater brackish the and contrasts seasonal extreme the and recreational value. Land uplift due to glacial rebound, rebound, glacial to due uplift Land value. recreational and the second half of summer. summer. of half second the which is done daily during during daily done is which unique archipelago setting of considerable natural, cultural cultural natural, considerable of setting archipelago unique Visitors can watch ringing, ringing, watch can Visitors The purpose of the national park national the of purpose The is to preserve a scenic, scenic, a preserve to is birds on Sandskär since 1981. 1981. since Sandskär on birds Society has been ringing ringing been has Society long sandy beaches. beaches. sandy long marked hiking trail from Kumpula to Nordudden. Nordudden. to Kumpula from trail hiking marked Norrbotten Ornithological Ornithological Norrbotten labyrinths, sand dunes, and and dunes, sand labyrinths, are also facilities at Nordudden, the northern point. There is is There point. northern the Nordudden, at facilities also are OBSERVATORY pine forests, fishing cabins, cabins, fishing forests, pine sauna, a woodshed, fireplaces, a well, and tent pitches. There There pitches. tent and well, a fireplaces, woodshed, a sauna, The island offers beautiful beautiful offers island The BIRD THE 5 Here you find a small jetty. jetty. small a find you Here information, overnight cabins, a stopover cabin, latrines, a a latrines, cabin, stopover a cabins, overnight information, Sandwort and Lyme Grass. Grass. Lyme and Sandwort At Kumpula in the south of Sandskär of south the in Kumpula At there is a harbour, harbour, a is there SESKAR-FURÖ baptisms and weddings. and baptisms sand include Sea Pea, Sea Sea Pea, Sea include sand chapel is used for religious services, services, religious for used is chapel shine. Plants growing in the the in growing Plants shine. pitch and a latrine. latrine. a and pitch church attendance. 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The plain plain The stadium. football cabins, fireplaces and more. and fireplaces cabins, area extends, resembling a a resembling extends, area find information, rental rental information, find TO WELCOME dunes, a large flat sandy sandy flat large a dunes, Near the harbour you will will you harbour the Near Surrounded by high sand sand high by Surrounded dredged to a depth of 2.9 m. m. 2.9 of depth a to dredged culture and nature. and culture fishing settlement was was settlement fishing STADIUM 3 and for others wanting to experience the island island the experience to wanting others for and In 2014, the marina in the the in marina the 2014, In destination for summer visitors intent on bathing, bathing, on intent visitors summer for destination KUMPULA Sandskär in 1886. in Sandskär here for centuries. Today, the island is a popular popular a is island the Today, centuries. for here seaman who drowned off off drowned who seaman landscape. People have been hunting and fishing fishing and hunting been have People landscape. water meadow, forest, those buried is a young young a is buried those Moor, sand, deciduous forest, coniferous coniferous forest, deciduous sand, Moor, TYPES: NATURE still rising, and waves and wind are forming the the forming are wind and waves and rising, still at Kumpula harbour. Kumpula at behind the chapel. One of of One chapel. the behind Norrbotten PROVINCE: broke the surface 1,500 years ago. The land is is land The ago. years 1,500 surface the broke to the national park is on the island of Sandskär, Sandskär, of island the on is park national the to There is a small burial ground ground burial small a is There Norrbotten COUNTY: most national park. The largest island, Sandskär, Sandskär, island, largest The park. national most club manages a small campground. The entrance entrance The campground. small a manages club GRAVE Haparanda COMMUNITY: CLOSEST - eastern Sweden’s is Archipelago Haparanda excursion boats, and a marina, and Bothnia boat boat Bothnia and marina, a and boats, excursion SEAMAN’S SEAMAN’S 2 YEAR INAUGURATED: 1995 INAUGURATED: YEAR sizeable harbour on the mainland. There are are There mainland. the on harbour sizeable 60 square kilometres square 60 AREA: from Haparanda harbour, which is the closest closest the is which harbour, Haparanda from THE SEA THE THE NATIONAL PARK IN BRIEF IN PARK NATIONAL THE Most summer visitors cross to the national park park national the to cross visitors summer Most atmosphere. atmosphere. timbers give it a special special a it give timbers FROM RISEN to this day. The massive massive The day. this to AND SIX EXCURSIONS EXCURSIONS SIX AND high chapel is a landmark landmark a is chapel high the 18th century, the 8,5 m m 8,5 the century, 18th the % 1 % 2 % 4 % 5 % 87 Constructed at the end of of end the at Constructed ENTRANCES THREE Meadow Meadow Sand Moor Forest Sea THE CHAPEL CHAPEL THE 1 FIVE THINGS FOUR SEASONS NOT TO BE MISSED Summer is the busy season for visitors to the national park. Excursion boats are most frequent in July – August. Once the ice has disappeared 12. BLÅ JUNGFRUN An island of in May, the sea warms up relatively quickly. legends, with smooth rocks, deciduous trees and beautiful views. Light nights, flowers and occasionally large 13. NORRA KVILL One of the few numbers of mosquitoes characterise June-July. old growth type woodlands in Here are five jewels in the southern Sweden. national park you should 14. TÖFSINGDALEN Valley with Autumn is the time when visitors become fewer ancient pine woodlands, rich in try not to miss. HAPARANDA boulders and rushing waters. and nature prepares for winter. Jetties are pulled 15. MUDDUS / MUTTOS The land of ashore before the autumn storms sweep in. vast wetlands and old growth Soon the first snow will fall. ARCHIPELAGO woodlands. 16. PADJELANTA / BADJELÁNNDA Rolling mountain moors and big In winter, the ice settles on the Bothnian Bay in NATIONAL PARK lakes, far from the nearest road. November-December and the snow covers the 17. STORE MOSSE The largest SHIFTING SAND DUNES wetland area in Sweden south of landscape for several months. Many animals walk GEM OF THE Lapland. A grain of sand smaller than 0.6 between the islands. In March-April, it is nice to 18. TIVEDEN A wooded landscape mm can easily be blown by the visit the national park on a snowmobile or skis. with a wilderness feel. wind. On Sandskär, shifting sand BOTHNIAN GULF 19. SKULESKOGEN Coast with has formed the island, and the magnificent views and the world’s In spring, the ice usually melts in May and boats highest isostatic lift.