Sandön, by far the Luleå Archipelago´s biggest island, has an area of no less than 25.7 km2 and a large number of permanent residents. Close to the city of Luleå, the island starts on the outer edge of Tjuvholmssundet and stretches all the way to Klubbviken Havsbad, where the inner archipelago ends.
As its name suggests, Sandön consists of sand, gravel and other alluvial deposits from the Lule River. The island is relatively flat, with attractive pine heaths and long, shallow-water beaches.There are several rubble fields of varying sizes on the island. The largest is near Lappmyrberget. This 1,400-metre long, 300-metre wide field, known as Stenåkern, “the stone meadow", is a nature reserve.
At Klubbviken Beach on Sandön Island there is a holiday village, a camping site and a restaurant, all in the close vicinity of a superb sandy bathing beach.
You can sail to the island in your own boat or catch the tourboat M/S Stella Marina from the southern harbour (Södra Hamnen) in central Luleå. There is also a large guest harbour, and drinking water and toilet facilities, at Klubbviken.
Worth seeing:
The bathing beaches, the pine moors, the Stenåkern nature reserve (stone rubble fields) and we strongly recommend a walk along the shallow shores on the south side of the island.