Escape the urban tumult to live as close as possible to nature in the heart of an archipelago made up of some 30,000 islands… A habit that the inhabitants of the Swedish capital have long adopted. Let’s follow them!
By Olivier Reneau (text) and Stanislas Fautré for Le Figaro Magazine (photos).
As we approach Stockholm, from the plane’s window, we are struck by the incredible presence of water that seeps far into the land. A bit like bluish veins that contrast with the intense greenness of the vegetation on the outskirts of the Swedish metropolis. From the 13the century, Stockholm developed on a group of islands located at the crossroads of Lake Mälar and the Baltic Sea. Thus, the agglomeration has become the gateway to the archipelago to which it gave its name. It extends over some 7,500 km2 and has nearly 30,000 islands, from a simple reef flush with the surface of the water to cultivated heathland and land covered with coniferous forests. Suffice to say that this territory is a vast maritime labyrinth which, from the XIXe century, a popular destination for Stockholmers.
