Tynningö is an island in the central area of
Sweden
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's
Stockholm Archipelago. From an administrative perspective, it is located in
Vaxholm Municipality and
Stockholm County
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. As of 2015, the island has 380 permanent inhabitants, although this population increases significantly in summer.
Tynningö is linked to the
city of Stockholm
Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm ( sv, Stockholms kommun or ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, maki ...
and the
town of Vaxholm by passenger ferries of the
Waxholmbolaget
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 ...
, which serve a number of jetties on the island, including Höganäs, Norra Tynningö, Orrlunda and Norehill. It is also linked to
Norra Lagnö on the
island of Värmdö by the vehicle ferry route, operated by
Trafikverket, which gives road access via the bridge to the mainland.
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik operates bus route 689 that provides service on the island and links to the Tynningöleden and the Waxholmbolaget ships at Höganäs and Norra Tynningö.
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Islands of the Stockholm archipelago
Islands of Vaxholm Municipality
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