Femöre - barren rocks and military history in Oxelösund

On the way home from Jogersö camping in Oxelösund, we took the opportunity to drive past the island of Femöre, which is connected to the mainland by a small bridge. We had been advised to check out the lighthouse keeper's house, the Femöre fortress and, not least, the view. We were not disappointed, so to speak! In addition, it was a real British summer on Sunday, with sunny and warm autumn weather.

Femöre in Oxelösund

Femöre is an island with beautiful nature, scenic hiking trails and fine cliffs. At the far end of Femörehuvud is the former top-secret Femöre Fort, which is now a museum of the Cold War. The fort is open during the summer and on special occasions for guided tours. Femörehuvud is also home to the lighthouse keeper's house (top picture), which can be rented for overnight stays.

Utsikt från Femörehuvud — View from Femörehuvud

Svanar — As we look down from the cliffs, we see two swans

Femörehuvud oktober — Soooo hot! Talk about British summer this Sunday!

Memories of the Cold War

Femörefortet is a giant nuclear-armed facility where 70 soldiers would defend the Bråviken area against a major invasion of the Baltic Sea by the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. The fort was in use between 1966 and 2003, and is now a museum.

Since the museum is only open in the summer, we couldn't go inside, but instead we could look around at all the military remains that are everywhere in the area.

Femöre kalla kriget — A "pretend play" aimed at attracting the attention of the enemy.

Guest harbour and camping site

In Femöre marina there is a guest harbour and a parking place for motorhomes. We only parked at the site for ten minutes to look around, but if you want to stay overnight the price is 150 SEK without electricity and 200 SEK with electricity.

According to the information board, there are bins for rubbish, toilets and showers (SEK 5 for a three-minute shower), water and emptying of grey and black water. You look out over rather dull cranes, but next door there is a cosy little harbour and a restaurant.

Red houses at the guest harbour in Femöre

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17 October 2017 6:00

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Only British says:

Even my swans...! <3. What weather you had.

17 October 2017 - 7:34

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  Helena says:
  
  "Your" swans, haha, I didn't know that 😉 Yes, we had fantastic weather!
  
  17 October 2017 - 20:16
  
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  - Only British says:
    
    Well they stay between the lighthouse and "my rocks" on the other side of the bay you drove along to get out there. A hard-working couple.
    
    17 October 2017 - 20:54
    
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      Helena says:
      
      What fun! 🙂 Understand what you mean, we have a heron and have had a struggling duck pair in the same way here in marina 🙂 .
      
      17 October 2017 - 21:25
      
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snort says:

How funny! My blogger friend has a summer house there called "Femöre" so I wonder if it's the same....

17 October 2017 - 8:50

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  Helena says:
  
  The whole island is called Femöre, but it sounds like the summer house could be over there, maybe? 🙂
  
  17 October 2017 - 20:17
  
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- Only British says:
  
  Exactly, that's the whole island. Actually a peninsula until they dug a canal (in the 20's I think, we have been living there since 1924).
  
  17 October 2017 - 20:48
  
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    Helena says:
    
    Only British, impressive! You have really been around for a long time! 🙂
    
    17 October 2017 - 21:26
    
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Ama de casa says:

What a lovely October day! 🙂

Looked very nice, but I don't think BP will agree with your judgement about boring taps... 😉.

Have a great day - hope the sun continues to shine on you!

17 October 2017 - 9:30

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  Helena says:
  
  Haha, no apparently BP did not agree ... saw the comment further down 😉 The weather was fantastic! 🙂
  
  17 October 2017 - 20:22
  
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Marina says:

Exciting! You might wonder how many places there are that you have never heard of just in your neighbourhood.

17 October 2017 - 9:30

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  Helena says:
  
  Isn't that right? That's what I think too. The motorhome helps us to discover the neighbourhood. You don't always have to travel far away 😉.
  
  17 October 2017 - 20:23
  
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Lennart says:

We have visited Femöre and the site many times, nice place with a good restaurant!

17 October 2017 - 10:18

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  Helena says:
  
  Glad you have been here and like the place! 🙂
  
  17 October 2017 - 20:24
  
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Mr Steve says:

Femöre doesn't sound like much, but there seems to be a lot to see there. An overnight stay in the lighthouse keeper's house sounds quite cosy. What fantastic weather on an October Sunday.

17 October 2017 - 12:53

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  Helena says:
  
  Haha, no five pennies doesn't sound like much ... but this was a nice place! 🙂
  
  17 October 2017 - 20:25
  
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- Only British says:
  
  Haha, no, the fort was sold for five cents by the Fortification Authority, I think. Otherwise the name is the same as in Öregrund etc.
  
  17 October 2017 - 20:49
  
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    Helena says:
    
    Is it true? It was a cheap fortress! 🙂
    
    17 October 2017 - 21:26
    
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Ditte says:

It's really beautiful here and we've been here in the guest harbour on a couple of occasions many years ago. The archipelago outside here, both south and north, is very nice.
The weather was so nice and the capital city also had a beautiful weekend.
Thanks for visiting here and good info.

17 October 2017 - 15:22

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  Helena says:
  
  Glad you were here with the boat! Nice place to visit both by boat and by caravan!
  
  17 October 2017 - 21:27
  
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Ruth in Virginia says:

The header is absolutely gorgeous! Love barren rocks.
My kind of beach! 🙂 And so perfect with the little sailboat!
and the red belt on the lighthouse. Exquisite composition!

May not have been particularly sought after by the military to be a
based there during the Cold War.

What cute little cottages! -
The weather - WOW - in the middle of October.

17 October 2017 - 15:28

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  Helena says:
  
  How nice that you like the top picture Ruth! I also like this kind of landscape, beautiful and soothing!
  
  17 October 2017 - 21:28
  
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Mr Nils-Åke Hansson says:

Looks like a nice place

17 October 2017 - 16:11

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  Helena says:
  
  We liked this place! Beautiful nature and also interesting history! 🙂
  
  17 October 2017 - 21:28
  
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BP says:

What do you mean "view of boring cranes". The cranes are the attraction;-) Like Ruth, I like the composition of the header image, it's outstanding!
The view from Femörehuvudet is not bad either. Then I really like the cute red cottages by the water - a great picture there too!

17 October 2017 - 17:51

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  Helena says:
  
  Haha, Ama was right that you would like the cranes! 😉 And fun that you like the pictures! It helps with nice places when you want to take nice pictures 🙂.
  
  17 October 2017 - 21:29
  
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Matts Torebring says:

We discovered the Stockholm Archipelago for just over a week last summer. It gave us a taste for more.

17 October 2017 - 18:04

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  Helena says:
  
  Oxelösund is south of Stockholm, but the archipelago looks the same! Glad that the Stockholm archipelago gave more flavour!
  
  17 October 2017 - 21:31
  
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Britt-Marie Lundgren says:

What a lovely place, especially a little "off-season", and then this wonderful weather, just to enjoy!

17 October 2017 - 18:46

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  Helena says:
  
  Off season can be very cosy, especially when the weather is nice as it was now! 🙂
  
  17 October 2017 - 21:32
  
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Anette says:

I have been there a lot. My father lived in Oxelösund in the later years, he loved sailing so there were some sailing trips for me in this area as well. Beautiful archipelago.

18 October 2017 - 1:18

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  Helena says:
  
  Then I understand that you have been part of this area, Anette! Nice area 🙂
  
  18 October 2017 - 6:58
  
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Lena - good for the soul says:

I have never been there, only heard about it. Maybe there will be an excursion there sometime. Looks beautiful!

Hug Lena

18 October 2017 - 6:13

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  Helena says:
  
  Can definitely recommend a trip here! Nice area! 🙂
  
  18 October 2017 - 6:59
  
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Lena in Wales says:

Exciting!!!
Have only seen signs for Femöre, but have not been there.

18 October 2017 - 11:02

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Johnny Friskilä says:

Exactly! This is where I'm going today! 🙂

09 July 2020 - 7:58

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