The Islands of Saint Anna



Saint Anna comprises thousands of islands and skerries - a beautiful coastal landscape of rocks broken up and smoothened during the ice age 10 000 years ago. Glittering blue water, sailing boats in the horizon and the typical red and white little houses all make this an idyllic spot as peaceful and picturesque as they come.

And there is no better way to really appreciate this Scandinavian peculiarity of nature than sea kayaking. Cruising through the quiet wilderness in a kayak, with all the gear you need safely packed, your mate paddling by your side and your whole day ahead of you - you’ll feel free, it’s as simple as that!

You’ll be the explorer among the throng of islands and the path you choose will be one never travelled before. During the day you can pause on one of the numerous tiny flat skerries to swim, have a cold beer and enjoy the sun. In the evening you can always find an island completely your own to set up camp, cook a nice meal and watch the sunset.

Saint Anna is the most finely-chiselled of all of the Swedish archipelagos, making large areas too narrow or shallow for boats. That leaves sea kayaking as about the only way to get around and the six thousand islands so close to each other really make it a remarkable place to paddle. Saint Anna is approximately 70 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide.