What to do in Blekinge and what to see and experience? There is a lot to do on your visit to Blekinge. We have been to Blekinge and looked up all the best sights and what you can do in the landscape. We can start by mentioning the UNESCO heritage naval city of Karlskrona. Join us!
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Things to see and do in Blekinge
Blekinge is a landscape in south-eastern Sweden that borders to the west with Skåne, in the north to Småland and in the east and south to the Baltic Sea. Blekinge has just under 160 000 inhabitants. It is Sweden's second smallest province in terms of area (after Öland) and the smallest on the mainland. Often referred to as 'Sweden's garden', Blekinge also has a beautiful archipelago.
Strolling in Wämöparken in Karlskrona, Sweden
Wämöparken in Karlskrona is an outdoor park and a popular destination. Sometimes the park is called "Blekinge's Skansen" and that is how it can be described, albeit less so.
Stay at a campsite in Kristianopel
Kristianopel was the first Renaissance town in the Nordic region, once fortified with walls up to nine metres high. However, it only functioned as a town for a limited period in the 17th century. Today it is a peaceful and quiet little town, with a nice campsite inside the old ring wall.
Take the ferry to Aspö in the Bekinge archipelago.
Aspö is located just outside Karlskrona and is one of all the islands in the Blekinge archipelago. You can get here by car ferry from Karlskrona and we chose to go over with our electric bikes for a day trip.
Fascinated by naval museum in Karlskrona
Marinmuseum in Karlskrona is a museum that tells the story of the Swedish Navy from 1522 to the present day. The museum is beautifully located on the island of Stumholmen and offers a modern and exciting museum experience.
Get around in the fantastic Ronneby Brunnspark.
Ronneby Brunnspark offers a historical environment and a fantastically beautiful park. Once upon a time, people came here to drink the well and take health baths. Today you can enjoy the lovely park, stay in a spa hotel, swim in the pools or, perhaps, eat almond cake.
Things to do in Blekinge: Staying at home in beautiful Karlskrona
Karlskrona offers archipelago life, military history and beautiful scenery, and the naval town of Karlskrona is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its military history, with a naval museum and the history of the navy from 1522 to the present day.
See the Trinity Church, completed in 1709, and the Frederick Church on the main square, both designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger.
Indulge in ice cream at Glassiären, donate a coin to Rosenbom outside the Admiralty Church, see beautiful Brändaholm with colonial cottages from the past, take the ferry and cycle on Aspö, take a guided tour of Lindsö and experience the rope course, Wasaskulet and Polhem's dock. Don't forget the Blekinge Museum.
Karlskrona is located in the centre of the Blekinge archipelago, about 9 miles southwest of Kalmar.
Things to see and do in Blekinge - facts
- Part of the country: Götaland
- County: Blekinge County
- Pin: Diocese of Lund
- City of residence: Karlskrona
- Biggest lake: Halen
- Largest island: Sturkö
- Highest point: Rävabacken - 189.65 metres above sea level.
- Surface: 2 941 km 2
- Population: 159 606 (2019)
- Titular: Duchess Princess Adrigenne
- Element: magnesium
- Insect: coxcomb
- Landscape fish: Cod
- Landscape moss: Blue moss
- Landscape stone: Coastal gneiss
- Landscape singing: My Bleaching Village
- Landscape flower: Oak (goldenrod)
- Landscape animals: coxcomb
- Landscape bird: Nutcracker
- Landscape mushrooms: Giant tick
- Landscape apples: Melon apple
- Constellation: Oxen
- Star: Aldebaran
- Weapons: In blue field an oak tree with three crowns strung on the trunk, all of gold.
- National Park:
- Fine nature reserves: Pieboda nature reserve with the 83-metre Fricka Bridge, Gummagölsmåla reserve, Hanö nature reserve located on the island of Hanö and take the ferry from Nogersund, Hjärthalla nature reserve,
- Cultural reserve: Ronneby Brunnspark in the municipality of Ronneby in the county of Blekinge with a fountain park and agricultural landscape. The facility dates back to 1705 and was Sweden's most visited spa in the late 1870s. Brunnsparken has won many awards with its fantastic park.
- Largest centres: Karlskrona, Karlshamn, Ronneby, Sölvesborg, Olofström
- Largest watercourse: Mörrum river
- Landscape law: Eel soup, Seafood steak, Mustard marinated herring with potato salad. More about Swedish food here.
- Main sights: Karlshamn Castle (World Heritage Site), Stumholmen, Aurora and Kunghall bastions, Kungsholm Fort, Drottningskär Castle, Tjärö, Hanö Lighthouse.
- Sölvesborg Bridge, Europe's longest pedestrian and cycle bridge. Eriksberg - the Nordic region's largest safari park, Amiralitetskyrkan sommar - one of Sweden's largest wooden churches, Repslagarbanan - Sweden's longest wooden building.
- Alltidhult School, one of the first primary schools in Sweden, the Asschierska House at Karlhamn Square, the Baroque Garden at Grevagården, the Björketorps Stone. See idyllic Björkholmen or Brändaholm cottage area, Ebbamåla mill is a must, just like the fishing camps Listerlandet and Fisktorget. The Blekinge Museum should be seen, we understand. Karlshamn's cold bath house which is crazy cool according to Vaga Bond, Ronneby brunnspark is chosen as Sweden's most beautiful park and Kristianopel.
- Famous people: Pianist Patrik Jablonski, actor Ernst Günthner, musician Frej Larsson, politician Jimmie Åkesson, swimmer Emma Igelström, comedian Henrik Schyffert,
- Unnecessary knowledge: Blekinge is Sweden's smallest landscape on the mainland with everything from archipelago to wilderness, the Nordic region's largest safari park is in Blekinge, Europe's longest pedestrian bridge Ljungaviksbron (765 metres) is in Blekinge, Denmark has owned Blekinge longer than Sweden, the queen of wisdom Alice Tegner with "Bä bä vita lamm" came from Blekinge.
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