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Local Sweden
20-05-2025
- Local Sweden
Five beautiful beaches to visit in Sweden this summer
Beaches might not be your first thought when you think of Sweden, but the country's many lakes and islands, not to mention the long coastline, mean that there are countless scenic bathing spots to add to your bucket list this summer. Advertisement Tylösand, Halmstad One of Sweden's most popular beaches is Tylösand in Halmstad in the south of Sweden. It's even the top-rated beach in Sweden on Tripadvisor. Tylösand is a sandy beach located in the small town of the same name, just seven kilometres from Halmstad. The town is also famous for its golf courses and local hotel owned by legendary Swedish musician Per Gessle, half of pop duo Roxette. The beach itself is seven kilometres long and provides opportunities for windsurfing and beach volleyball. Skanör-Falsterbo, Skåne Pretty beach huts on the sand dunes in Skanör-Falsterbo. Photo: John Sander/ The town of Skanör-Falsterbo on the south coast of Sweden is a popular summer house location, famous for its white sandy beaches and colourful beach huts. Technically two towns, Skanör and Falsterbo, around 30 kilometres south of Malmö, are situated on a peninsula, meaning that they are almost entirely surrounded by the coast. Advertisement Falsterbo beach, the most popular, is around 4.5 kilometres long. There's also a lighthouse you can visit, built in the 1700s, and two of Sweden's oldest golf clubs. Fårö, Gotland Limestone raukar on the beach at Fårö. Photo: Jerker Andersson/ Fårö, an island northeast of Gotland, another island, is perhaps most well known for being the former home of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. It has a number of different beaches – it's an island, after all – and the most popular for swimming is Sudersand. The island is also known for its striking nature, including raukar, limestone monoliths created by erosion during the ice age. Nåttarö, Stockholm The Nåttarö section of the Stockholm Archipelago Trail from above. Photo: Roger Borgelid/ The Stockholm archipelago is also home to some beautiful beaches. Nåttarö, around 10 kilometres east of Nynäshamn, has a few of them. The largest and most popular is the inventively named Stora sand (big sand), while Östermar is a more child-friendly beach with a nearby kiosk where you can buy refreshments. Nåttarö is also part of the 270 kilometres long Stockholm Archipelago Trail, which covers more than 20 different islands. The Nåttarö section is just over 10 kilometres long. Storön, Kalix A woman sunbathing on Storön near Kalix. Photo: Helena Landstedt/TT Norrbotten may conjure images in your head of snowy mountains rather than beaches, but the Kalix archipelago in the far north of the Bay of Bothnia is home to almost 800 islands, making it a great summer destination for a swim in the sea. Storön, around 17 kilometres from central Kalix, is one of the most popular islands in the archipelago during the summer, as the shape of the beach (long and curved) means that the water warms up quickly. During the summer there's a kiosk on the beach selling ice cream, fika and occasionally soups for lunch.
Daily Mirror
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Beloved rock star 'speaks from beyond grave' amid heartbreaking final wish
DR Feelgood legend Wilko Johnson is heading to the West The guitarist, one of the forefathers of punk, died aged 75 in 2022. He once joked he would love to have made opening night of a play about him that was in the works. Sadly, that was not to be, but he would be thrilled Wilko: Love and Death and Rock 'n' Roll is heading to the Leicester Square Theatre. He once told the play's writer Jonathan Maitland: "I dunno if I will make opening night? I might be brown bread but there is nothing I can do about that - but otherwise I would be there applauding like mad. I just hope you enjoy the show." The play has had two well received runs already at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch, East London, last year, and South London's Southwark Playhouse this spring. It went down a storm with audiences and was snapped up for the West End by theatre bosses. Unseen footage: Wilko Johnson opens up about his excitement over a play about his life shortly before his death (Image: Daily Mirror) Producers say the play, which stars Johnson Willis as Wilko, "explores the extraordinary events when [he] was told he had one year to live in 2012" after being diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. It adds: "Refusing all treatment, he decided to spend his last months living meaningfully. Seeing the people, places and things which meant most to him during his life until a miracle happened." That miracle came when, against the odds, tests showed the cancer was not as aggressive first thought. The legendary punk artist died in 2022 (Image: Getty Images) He had the tumour removed and was declared cancer-free. By then he had already gone on a farewell tour and bagged a role as the executioner in Game of Thrones. Wilko, born John Wilkinson in Canvey Island, Essex, formed pub rock band Dr Feelgood with singer Lee Brilleaux in 1971. Early singles included She Does It Right, Back in the Night and Roxette. Their 1976 live album Stupidity topped the charts. But in 1977 Johnson left the band after a bustup. In 1980 he joined Ian Dury's band The Blockheads and had a lengthy career touring with the Wilko Johnson Band. His wife Irene died of cancer in 2004. They had two sons. ? Wilko: Love and Death and Rock 'n' Roll runs from July 3-27 . Tickets at
