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Batteri Arholma - a secret world under the mountain

At the northern tip of Arholma, strategically located by the Sea of Åland, lies a piece of Swedish military history - one of the country's most impressive Cold War coastal defence installations.

Gun turret with cannon pointing out to the sea

Completed in 1968, Battery Arholma was a top-secret part of Swedish defence - built to stop a possible invasion from the east.

Behind the big 10.5-centimetre gun, still looking out to sea, lies an underground world. It contains accommodation, kitchens, medical facilities, a power generator room and a battle control centre - everything needed for 340 men to live and defend the coast in the event of war.

Today, the battery is only shown through guided tours - a unique opportunity to step straight into Swedish military history.

Arholma can be reached by Waxholm boat from Stockholm and pass boat from Simpnäs all year round. There is also a guest jetty on the island for those who come with their own boat.

Information:

  • Riddarviksvägen 40, Arholma
  • www.arholmanord.se/batteri

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"In the bosom of Roslagen on the flowering island, where the waves lapping against the shore, and the reeds waving and freshly cut hay, it smells against me sometimes, there I sit on a bench in the bersong and watch terns and seagulls"

Evert Taube / Swedish composer,
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