Saltsjön

Stockholm's Saltsjon and the Viking Line terminal

Saltsjön is a bay of the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and fr ...

that extends from Stockholm archipelago to the inner city of Stockholm. Its innermost part reaches the eastern shore of

Gamla stan Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla st ...

Skeppsbrokajen Skeppsbrokajen (Swedish: "Ship's Bridge's Quay") is a quay in central Stockholm, Sweden. Passing along Skeppsbron, it forms the east waterfront of the old town Gamla stan. History Skeppsbrokajen was preceded by a medieval quay called ''Koggab ...

. It is navigable for large craft and the major ferry lines to and from Stockholm pass through it. Saltsjön is connected to

Lake Mälaren A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

through

Norrström Norrström is one of the shortest rivers in Europe in central Stockholm. It connects Lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea. It runs from Riddarfjärden, north of Gamla stan, to Stockholms ström (the western part of Saltsjön). Two islands lie wi ...

, through Karl Johanslussen at Slussen, and through Hammarbyslussen and

Hammarbyleden Hammarbyleden is an artificial waterway in Stockholm which connects Lake Mälaren with Saltsjön, the westernmost bay of the Baltic Sea. The waterway is located along the southern edge of Södermalm, one of Stockholm's many islands. The water ...

. ''Saltsjö'' or ''Saltsjön'' may also denote other parts of the Baltic in the Stockholm region, as opposed to Mälaren or inland lakes. The word appears as part of place names such as

Saltsjöbaden Saltsjöbaden is a locality in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,491 inhabitants in 2010. It is on the Baltic Sea coast, deep in the Stockholm Archipelago. History Saltsjöbaden () was developed as a resort by Knut Agathon W ...

Saltsjö-Boo Boo, sometimes referred to as ''Saltsjö-Boo'', is a locality situated on the island of Värmdö in Sweden's Stockholm archipelago. From an administrative perspective, it is located in Nacka Municipality and Stockholm County, and has 24,052 inhab ...

or Saltsjö-Duvnäs which are not related to Saltsjön proper. {{DEFAULTSORT:Saltsjon Nacka Municipality Bays of Sweden Stockholm archipelago Landforms of Stockholm County