Blekinge län · 56.2° N
Karlskrona
In Swedish
Karlskrona was founded in 1680 as the base of the Swedish fleet and spreads across some 30 islands in the Blekinge archipelago. It is a small city surrounded by sea, with a technical university and island life a few minutes from the centre.
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Now in Karlskrona
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Things to do in Karlskrona
Marinmuseum on Stumholmen
Sweden's national museum of naval history. The exhibition Ytspänning recalls the 1981 grounding of the Soviet submarine U137 in Gåsefjärden.
Stortorget and its churches
The main square has two Baroque churches designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger: orange, twin-towered Fredrikskyrkan and Trefaldighetskyrkan, known as the German Church.
Amiralitetskyrkan and Rosenbom
A red-painted wooden church from 1685, one of the largest in Sweden. Outside stands Rosenbom, the statue from The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.
Out to the archipelago
Skärgårdstrafiken boats and the Aspö ferry take you out to the islands. On Aspö you will find Drottningskärs kastell, a well-preserved 17th-century fortification.
When to go
Best timeJune to August
More boats run and you can swim off islands such as Hästö, Långö and Saltö; the Karlskrona Skärgårdsfest takes place in late July. In late October the city hosts Världsarvsfestivalen.
The light of the year The longest and the shortest day of the year here.
- 21 June
- 17 h 40 min
- 21 December
- 6 h 55 min
From Santiago
- As the crow flies
- 12,800 km
- Time difference today
- 4 hours ahead of Chile
- County
- Blekinge län
The city
- Population
- 66,301 (municipality, SCB 2024)
- Known for
- Its naval port has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998, and it is described as Sweden's only Baroque city.
- To study
- Blekinge tekniska högskola