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25-477: From 1974 to 1984 Vaxholm was united with Österåker Municipality , making up a municipality called Vaxholm, but with the seat in Åkersberga . After the "divorce" the new Vaxholm Municipality came out larger than it had been before the amalgamation. The municipality prefers to style itself City of Vaxholm . The municipality is located within the Stockholm archipelago some 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of

50-652: A foreign background was (per the same definition) 1 044, or 10.84% of the population (9 631 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 11 831 residents in Vaxholm, of which 1 285 people (10.86%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden . The municipality has

75-492: A significant amount of tourism . Ships transporting passengers between the islands began running on a daily basis in the 1850s. Today, many of islands (among them the main island Vaxholm) can also be reached by bridges from the mainland. The tourist boats depart from Stockholm's Slussen . Stockholm archipelago The Stockholm Archipelago ( Swedish : Stockholms skärgård ) is the largest archipelago in Sweden , and

100-490: A total overhaul of Slussen was funded. Buildings were demolished, a new Karl-Johan Lock was built, and a cloverleaf interchange was built. Pedestrian tunnels and walkways were built on three different levels. The project was praised by Le Corbusier as "the modern era's first large project". Political plans for reshaping the area began in the 1970s. A vigorous discussion in Swedish media followed with some arguing that Slussen

125-613: Is Waxholmsbolaget owned by the Stockholm County government. Taxi boats are also available. In summer the archipelago bristles with private boats filled with people who often take advantage of Allemansrätt (or "everyman's right"), a law which gives anyone the right to go ashore or anchor on any ground not in the direct vicinity of buildings. Slussen 59°19′16″N 18°04′19″E  /  59.32111°N 18.07194°E  / 59.32111; 18.07194 Slussenområdet ( Swedish: [ˈslɵ̂sːɛnɔmˌroːdɛt] ,

150-562: Is a hub of public transport in Stockholm , serving the red and green lines of the Stockholm Metro , with an adjoining bus terminal and Saltsjöbanan commuter rail station serving the eastern parts of Stockholm and its surroundings. The Djurgården ferry departs adjacently. It is unclear exactly when the channel at Slussen was created, but in the centuries up to the 17th century the differences in level between Lake Mälaren and

175-526: Is situated on Resarö in the Stockholm Archipelago. The shipping routes from the Baltic to Stockholm pass through the archipelago. There are three main entrances suitable for deep- draught craft, namely, those near Landsort , Sandhamn , and Söderarm . The Stockholm Archipelago is a joint valley landscape that has been shaped – and is still being shaped – by post-glacial rebound . It

200-647: The Sluice area ) is an area of central Stockholm , on the Söderström river, connecting Södermalm and Gamla stan . The area is named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea . Called Karl Johanslussen , the locks themselves allow passage between these two bodies of water (of different levels). Slussen also refers to the cloverleaf interchange and associated pedestrian passages and walkways opened on 15 October 1935. The Slussen metro station

225-552: The city of Stockholm . It includes the Bogesundslandet peninsula , along with 64 islands and islets. Principal islands include Edholma , Edlunda , Granholmen , Hästholmen , Kullö , Ramsö , Resarö , Rindö , Risholmen , Skarpö , Skogsön , Stegesund-Hästholmen , Tynningö , Vaxholmen and Vaxön . The municipality includes five urban areas or localities as defined by Statistics Sweden . These are Resarö , Rindö , Skarpö , Tynningö and Vaxholm . In 2010, Kullö

250-592: The 8th highest median income per capita in Sweden . The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden 's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 36.4% (national average: 27.0%) and the 14th highest in the country. This is a demographic table based on Vaxholm Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT 's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 11,987 residents, including 9,096 Swedish citizens of voting age. 41.6% voted for

275-725: The Baltic Sea made it increasingly difficult to pass through the Söderström channel. The first lock was built here in 1642, Queen Christina's Lock. By the early 1700s the lock proved too small and in 1751 the Christopher Polhem Lock was completed. In 1850 an even larger lock was completed, the Nils Ericson lock. In the 1860s rail traffic started crossing the locks and in the ensuing decades more and more wagon and carriage traffic, as well as pedestrians, crossed

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300-438: The Stockholm Archipelago. Among them are August Strindberg , Ture Nerman , Roland Svensson , Ernst Didring and Aleister Crowley . Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson from the group ABBA wrote most of their songs in a cabin located on the archipelago. Boating is an extremely popular activity with the sailing race Ornö runt (or Around the island of Ornö) being the largest in the archipelago. This annual race, organised by

325-536: The Tyresö Boat Club, has taken place every year since 1973. It is open to anyone with a sailing boat but requires registration. There are different entry classes, with the family class being the least competitive. In the winter skaters make excursions over the ice. Visiting the larger islands in the archipelago is easy all year round, but during winter period the routes depend on the ice conditions. Several companies have regular routes. The largest of these

350-475: The better-known islands are Dalarö , Finnhamn , Nässlingen  [ sv ] , Grinda , Husarö , Ingarö , Ljusterö , Möja , Nämdö  [ sv ] , Rödlöga , Tynningö , Utö , Svartsö and Värmdö . The biggest towns of the archipelago, apart from Stockholm, are Nynäshamn , Vaxholm and Norrtälje . The village of Ytterby , famous among chemists for naming no fewer than four chemical elements ( erbium , terbium , ytterbium and yttrium ),

375-514: The east. In a north–south direction, it mainly follows the coastline of the Södermanland and Uppland provinces, reaching roughly from Öja island, south of Nynäshamn , to Väddö , north of Norrtälje . It is separated from Åland by a stretch of water named South Kvarken . A separate group of islands lies further north, near the town of Öregrund . Between Arholma and Landsort there are approximately 24,000 islands and islets . Some of

400-462: The firm of Norman Foster had been selected to create a new master plan of the Slussen area. The design of Foster and Partners features two linked pedestrian bridges and one for traffic. It removes many of the existing roads and creates several new blocks of buildings in proximity to the waterfront. The interchange was closed in 2016 and the demolition of the present structure started. The area will be

425-443: The inner parts. The salinity varies between freshwater and brackish water with poor salinity. In the outer parts of the archipelago, the salinity reaches around 0.6–0.7 per cent by weight, to be compared with at least 1.5 for beginning to taste salty and around 3.0 or more for proper oceanic water. Sea ice is regularly formed in the inner parts every winter. The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometres (37 miles) to

450-401: The left coalition and 57.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 1 599, or 13.52% of the population (11 831 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with

475-549: The lock between Gamla Stan and the Södermalm suburb. Various plans to improve the traffic situation were drawn up between 1895 and 1919. With the arrival of the automobile, by the 1920s, the traffic situation was being called "Slussen Misery" ( Slusseneländet ) in the press. In 1930 a committee was appointed with the task of solving this and other traffic congestion issues. (See article in Swedish Misplaced Pages ) In 1931

500-470: The long distances to their permanent houses in the inner archipelago. The combined farming and fishing culture lasted until around 1950–1955 when the younger generation, born during and directly after the war, started to leave the archipelago and look for jobs in the cities on the mainland. Today most of the small farms on the islands are closed and the fishing industry has almost disappeared. Many poets, authors and artists have been influenced and fascinated by

525-410: The preservation of the nature and culture of the archipelago, owns some 15% of its total area. The inhabitants in the archipelago, from around the mid-1400s to the end of the second world war , were combined farmers and fishermen. Spring and autumn fishing was quite intensive in the outer archipelago from 1450 until the mid-1800s, and many fishermen lived for long periods in the outer islands because of

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550-532: The second-largest archipelago in the Baltic Sea (the largest being the Archipelago Sea across the Baltic in Finland). Part of the archipelago has been designated as a Ramsar site since 1989. The water has a pH value of 7.0 (neutral) or slightly lower, to be compared with approximately 8.0 for seawater. Together with humic substances this sometimes causes a bit brownish water colour, especially in

575-478: Was a unique historic example of traffic engineering and thus should be preserved, while others argued that many of the original design features were either no longer needed due to other traffic relief projects such as tunnels that had been completed over the previous few decades, or were unusable due to physical deterioration of the structure. After conducting a competition, in May 2009 the city of Stockholm announced that

600-558: Was also considered an urban area, but it has now been redefined as part of the Vaxholm urban area. Other, less formally defined, places within the municipality include Karlsudd , Rindöby  [ sv ] , Rindö smedja  [ sv ] and Ytterby . Ytterby is known for its geology, and for the fact that no less than eight chemical elements were first discovered there. Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år . The population in Vaxholm Municipality has

625-498: Was not until the Viking Age that the archipelago began to assume its present-day contours. The islands rise by about three millimeters each year. In 1719 the archipelago had an estimated population of 2,900, consisting mostly of fishermen . Today the archipelago is a popular holiday destination with some 50,000 holiday cottages (owned mainly by Stockholmers). The Stockholm Archipelago Foundation  [ sv ] , dedicated to

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