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The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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A good timing for this article, because today there was again somebody breaking the cables between Finland and Estonia. https://yle.fi/a/74-20133531

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This was a Russian ship, the last one was a Chinese ship.

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you've never visited the Stockholm archipelago, I highly recommend it. In fact, I think it's perhaps the best thing about Stockholm, and one of the most beautiful places in the world in general — if you're into sailing, islands and seas. It's almost too easy to find an island just for yourself for the weekend, and "Allemansrätten", the law that grants people the right to access wilderness, only makes it even more…

Is it legal to camp overnight on them? I’m from Europe and when I saw the islands on the ferry to Helsinki’s from Stockholm I have to say I was amazed at the beauty so much so I’d love own property there now. Truly astonishing seeing kids on tiny row boats chilling on random rocks in the estuary

It's completely legal, yes. As a matter of fact, it's so legal that sometimes you ask yourself why own land there, since technically you can even camp on private land thanks to allemansrätten.

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Looking at the sea charts[1] of the archipelago and following a few undersea cables, I think it might be this cabin[2], which roughly matches with a map on GlobalConnects website[3]. Funnily enough, it's right next to a base of the Swedish military. [1]: https://geokatalog.sjofartsverket.se/kartvisarefyren/ [2]: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6mYHFhaUp7Jzx1X69 [3]: https://globalconnectcarrier.com/our-network/

Geo-Guesser future champ right here

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Tangential, after reading the description of the archipelago. Sweden is the country with most islands in the world, followed by Norway and Finland. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-countries-have-the...

Do they use the same methods to define "island"? The section for Australia seems very broad: "Australia itself dominates the islands around its coastal fringe, which range in size from smaller rocks that are not covered by water at high tide to ..." While it says the US has 18,617 islands, I struggle to find an official source for that very precise number. I also see how https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_…

Part of it is based on population density. It is an island if it has a name and someone living on it. Canada has thousands, hundreds of thousands, of unnamed "islands" with nobody on them. Wherever land is relatively flat, every water body will have a few.

Canada's north is so vast that even unique features remain unnamed, such as the "Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island".

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/85342/island-in-a-l...

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it legal to camp overnight on them? I’m from Europe and when I saw the islands on the ferry to Helsinki’s from Stockholm I have to say I was amazed at the beauty so much so I’d love own property there now. Truly astonishing seeing kids on tiny row boats chilling on random rocks in the estuary

It's completely legal, yes. As a matter of fact, it's so legal that sometimes you ask yourself why own land there, since technically you can even camp on private land thanks to allemansrätten.

With one caveat: you can't be too close to any houses with your camp. I don't remember how far, but at least they should not be able to see you from their window...
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