Sandviken

What a find! Kopparnäs is an outdoors and nature preserve area with easy access, just 25 minutes from my office. And I had not been there. And, if you skip the main hub around the parking lot and walk just a bit over a kilometer, you get to the pristine, sunny beach of Sandviken. No one around, with swimming, grill place, firewood, camping opportunities just for you, very likely.

The coordinates are N 60.05911 E 24.28718. Read more from Uuvi's official page and Ant's trail blog article.

Photos from Sandviken:

The overall area of Kopparnäs is wonderful, here's a map:

There's also another sandy beach, smaller/more busy but with spectacular facilities for grilling and staying, they have these covered wooden huts. I need to stop by here for another swim some other day:

This article has also been published at Planetswimmer.com here. Read the full series of sauna and swimming stories from planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool, or all blog articles from Blogspot. Photos and text (c) 2026 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved. No photos of swimmers or sauna goers are taken in these articles.