What are Sweden's best beaches?

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What are Sweden's best beaches? As more and more people want to holiday in Sweden in the summer, they want to find the best sandy beaches. We list some of Sweden's top-rated beaches, offer some tips of our own, and hope you'll tell us about your favourite beaches!

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Holidaying in Sweden

Holidaying in Sweden has become increasingly popular for a number of reasons. The weather has been really good in recent years, the Swedish krona is doing poorly and many people want to holiday in a way that is sustainable for the environment. So, where should you go if you want to experience long, beautiful sandy beaches in Sweden?

Sweden's best beaches

There are plenty of fine beaches in Sweden, and which ones are the "best" can of course depend on taste. For a beach to be considered really good, you might think of a long sandy beach with soft, fine-grained sand and a fine sandy bottom under the water surface. In addition, the surroundings can play a role, and the experience can be influenced by nature and the range of restaurants and entertainment. According to a list of the 5 best Swedish beaches in 2019 the top list looks like this:

1. Tylösand, Halmstad
2. Böda Sand, Öland
3. Skanör & Falsterbo, Skåne
4. Pite sea baths, Piteå
5. Sandhammers, Ystad

Tylösand beach

Tylösand is first on the list above, with its four kilometres of sandy beach. At the beach you can sunbathe and swim or rent different kinds of boats, and there are also lifeguards in a lifeguard tower. Around the area you will find restaurants, cafés, After Beach, golf courses and mini-golf. There is also a campsite and several large and small hotels. The most famous is Hotel Tylösand, owned by Per Gessle.

I (Helena) spent all my summers as a child in Tylösand, as my family has a summer cottage there. We mostly swam on the rocky beaches around, or on the beaches called "Tjuvahålan" and "Svärjarehålan", but despite that I have swum countless times on Stora stranden in Tylösand. I remember the beach as very nice with soft fine-grained sand.

Unfortunately, the fine sand moves upwards and settles in large drifts well away from the beach, while the sand on the beach becomes thin and hard. A lot of effort should be put into planning how to bind the sand (e.g. through fences, barriers and plantings), but unfortunately far too little is done.

Tylösand is amazingly beautiful in many ways, but unfortunately we believe that in the future it may be difficult for Tylösand beach to make it to the top of the list of Sweden's best beaches if no one does anything about the sand drift.

So what are Sweden's best beaches?

Of the beaches on the list, we have visited Tylösand beach and Pite havsbad. When we visited Pite havsbad it was unfortunately very cold, so we have no lasting memory of the beach. We have not been to Böda sand, but we have been to the beach in Löttorp on Öland. This is a long and beautiful beach with soft, lovely sand.

What do you think are Sweden's best beaches?

What do you think are Sweden's best beaches? Tell us about your favourites and why you like them!

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