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WILD CAMPING HOTSPOTS
Langøyene Island –
Oslo, Norway
Utö –
Stockholm, Sweden
Nuuksio National Park –
Helsinki, Finland
Luscious Langøyene is the only island in Oslo Fjord
where tenting is allowed. City rules stipulate wild
campers can stay for a maximum of two nights,
assuming they don’t light fires, make noise after 11pm,
or privatise their camp sites by barricading their tents
with windbreaks to shut out other campers. Cheap,
regular-running ferries mean you can hop to-and-from
the city as much as you like. The views from the sandy
beach are also a spectacle of an evening.
The Stockholm Archipelago is one of the city’s prime
visitor attractions, so chances are you were going to
visit here anyway. Pitch your tent on Utö, one of the
archipelago’s southernmost islands, renowned for its
many hours of simmering sunshine. Transport links to
the city via bus and boat are fantastic, and the island is
home to a hostel if ever the realities of wild camping in
a cold northern country get to be too much.
Nuuksio
may not be as central as
Langøyene
or as
exclusive as
Utö
, but this forested national park is
still a wild-campers’ haven, and costs around €2.80
– €3.20. Keep your eyes peeled for Scandinavian
wildlife galore, and go hiking to breathe in that
Finnish country air. Just remember: “do not disturb,
do not destroy”.
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WILD CAMPING HOTSPOTS
Langøyene Island –
Oslo, Norway
Utö –
Stockholm, Sweden
Nuuksio National Park –
Helsinki, Finland
Luscious Langøyene is the only island in Oslo Fjord
where tenting is allowed. City rules stipulate wild
campers can stay for a maximum of two nights,
assuming they don’t light fires, make noise after 11pm,
or privatise their camp sites by barricading their tents
with windbreaks to shut out other campers. Cheap,
regular-running ferries mean you can hop to-and-from
the city as much as you like. The views from the sandy
beach are also a spectacle of an evening.
The Stockholm Archipelago is one of the city’s prime
visitor attractions, so chances are you were going to
visit here anyway. Pitch your tent on Utö, one of the
archipelago’s southernmost islands, renowned for its
many hours of simmering sunshine. Transport links to
the city via bus and boat are fantastic, and the island is
home to a hostel if ever the realities of wild camping in
a cold northern country get to be too much.
Nuuksio
may not be as central as
Langøyene
or as
exclusive as
Utö
, but this forested national park is
still a wild-campers’ haven, and costs around €2.80
– €3.20. Keep your eyes peeled for Scandinavian
wildlife galore, and go hiking to breathe in that
Finnish country air. Just remember: “do not disturb,
do not destroy”.
