Finnhamn is a natural harbour on the island of Stora Jolpan in the Stockholm archipelago. It is in

Österåker Municipality Österåker Municipality ( sv, Österåkers kommun, ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åkersberga, with a population of 26,727 (2005). From 1974 to 1982 Österåker was part of Vaxh ...

and lies to the east of

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and to the west of

Husarö Husarö is an island in the Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm and south of Norrtälje. History Husarö housed pilots from the 15th century until 1912 when the pilot station was closed. There is a small pilot museum on the island. In ...

. The name Finnhamn is derived from the

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boats which called into the harbour on their way to and from

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, and is often now used for the island as well as the harbour. Finnhamn was bought by Stockholm City in 1943. A wealthy coal merchant built a house here in 1915 and this is now a

youth hostel A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared ba ...

which is open all year round. Other facilities on Finnhamn are holiday cabins, and a seasonally open restaurant and shop. Two companies, ''Cinderellabåtarna'' and ''

Waxholmsbolaget Waxholms Ångfartygs AB, commonly referred to as Waxholmsbolaget, is a shipping company owned by Stockholm county council and is responsible for the seaborne public transport in the Stockholm archipelago and Stockholm harbour. The company, which i ...

'', have scheduled ferry services to the islands. The journey takes around two and a half hours from the centre of Stockholm.

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Finnhamn youth hostel
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