Seskar Furö is an uninhabited island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the
Bay of Bothnia. It is now part of a national park.
Location
Seskar Furö is the second largest island in the
Haparanda Archipelago National Park ( sv, Haparanda skärgårds nationalpark), in the
Haparanda archipelago
The Haparanda archipelago ( sv, Haparanda skärgård) is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The islands are used for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter.
Location
The north of ...
, to the west of the Finnish
Perämeri National Park.
All of the islands in the Haparanda archipelago have emerged in the last 1,500 years or so, as the bed of the bay has risen due to
post-glacial rebound following the last ice age. The land continues to rise at about per year, so the island is steadily expanding.
The island is sandy, with large dunes on the western shores. It is mostly covered by relatively undisturbed pine forests.
There are remains of a former fishing village, including a turf maze.
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Swedish islands in the Baltic
Islands of Norrbotten County
Uninhabited islands of Sweden