Saltsjöbaden - the famous seaside resort

Saltsjöbaden is the most famous part of Nacka. Knut Wallenberg, an important financier and banker, formed the Stockholm-Saltsjön company to build and run a railway between Stockholm and Saltsjöbaden. The company also aimed at marking and selling plots of land. All this helped the Saltsjöbaden community to grow and develop. The Saltsjö railway (Saltsjöbanan) was inaugurated in 1893, and several communities, such as Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Storängen and Lillängen, grew up along its length. The railway also created the right conditions for the area´s first major industries. Saltsjöbaden has a number of famous buildings, some of which are described below:

The Grand Hotel was designed by Erik Josephson and opened in the summer of 1893. With its towers and ornamental gables, the building is similar in style to Gripsholm castle. It has played host to a number of important meetings and conferences over the years: in 1938, the Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed here between the SAF (the Swedish employers´ confederation) and the LO (the Swedish trade unions´ confederation). This turned Saltsjöbaden and the "Saltsjöbaden spirit" into household words in Sweden. The Grand Hotel itself achieved international fame in 1977, when it hosted an OPEC conference.

Uppenbarelsekyrkan (the Church of the Revelation). Saltsjöbadens church was created in 1913 by the famous Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg. Archbishop Nathan Söderblom gave the church its name and drew up its ideological principles, while the sculptor Carl Milles created many of the church´s important objects, including its impressive bronze main doors. The figurative paintings inside the church are the work of Professor Olle Hjortzberg.

Skärtofta Gård is one of the most fashionable houses in Saltsjöbaden. It was designed by the architect Gustaf Lindgren in 1897. At Stockholmsutställningen (the Stockholm Exhibition), it was judged to be the best example of Swedish architecture of the 1890s. The mansion is owned by the Swedish Cooperative and Wholesale Society (Kooperativa Förbundet) and is now used as a conference venue.

Read more about the Marinas in and around Saltsjöbaden.

 

Facilities
Company	Contact	Address	Information
Lodgings
Cottages
Eating
Gulan  Saltsjöbadens Hamnkrog		tel 08-717 06 66	Beautiful view of the harbour and the  impressive yachts.
Skärgårds- Krogen		Vikingavägen 17A 133 33  Saltsjöbaden tel 08-717 15 60
Other
Saltsjöbaden Grand Hotel Marina tel 08-7170020	59°16,6'N 18°19,1'E	tel 08-7170856	Marina at Baggensfjärden, 8 M ESE of Stockholm. 20 berths for visitors at the visitors jetty at Restaurangholmen, depth 5 - 2 m. 15 berths for visitors at Hotellbryggan, depth 4 - 2 m. When all visitors berths are full the harbour master will show you to another berth. Mandatory registration on arrival. The people at the filling station will show you temporary mooring at Dalaröbryggan. Facilities: Garbage, Mailbox, Bus service, Boat accessories, Drinking water, Petrol, Showers, Electric outlets, Gas, Hotel and accommodations, Crane, Provisions, Restaurant, Ramp, Laundry, Toilets.
Pålnäsviken Marina	59°17,3'N 18°18,3'E	tel 08-7171231	Marina and visitor's berths at Saltsjöbaden in Baggensfjärden. 2 berths all the way out and on the inside of the pontoon, depth 2 m. 2 more berths at the jetty along land next to the crane, depth 2 m. Facilities: Garbage, Mailbox, Bus service, Drinking water, Crane, Mast crane, Slips, Telephone, Toilets.