About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Nämdöskärgården National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Nämdöskärgården National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
County: Stockholm
Municipality: Värmdö
Established: 26 June 2025
Purpose of the National Park: To preserve a representative and diverse marine and archipelago landscape in the Baltic Sea in a largely unchanged state.
Area: 25,300 hectares
Nature: Sea, shallow and deep soft‑bottom habitats, shallow and deep hard‑bottom habitats, islands and skerries, cleft‑valley terrain, sparse pine forests on rock outcrops, maritime deciduous forest
Landowner: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket)
Manager: Länsstyrelsen Stockholm
Parts of the national park are also included in Natura 2000, the European Union’s network of protected natural areas.