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SKÄRGÅRDSKOMPANIET

EXPERIENCES BETWEEN SEA AND LAND IN ÖSTERGÖTLAND
EXPERIENCES

WELCOME TO THE ARCHIPELAGO

Explore our beautiful archipelago by boat. Experience a day on an island with sunbathing and swimming, enjoy a stunning evening cruise with food and beverages or cruise on Göta canal to the bay of Slätbaken. 

Stay in red idyllic cabins on the islands of Harstena and Ämtö in the Gryt archipelago

The Östergötland archipelago offers a variety of activities. Are you looking for an activity and want to explore more of the archipelago? Read more about our activities.

Are you dreaming of an extraordinary experience in the Swedish archipelago? Customise your day and rent your own boat for your wedding, conference, party or other festivities.

M/S Athene offers day and evening tours that give you the chance to experience Göta Canal from the waterside.
The tours depart from Söderköping and pass through three locks towards the inlet Slätbaken.

M/S Ellen af Harstena departs daily from the harbour in Fyrudden to Harstena, via Ämtö.
M/S Svanö operates the daily route Arkösund-Tyrislöt-Harstena.

Join us for a wonderful nature experience in the outer archipelago.

Why not hire a private charter and personalise your own adventure in the archipelago?

A FORMER PLEASURE YACHT

M/S Athene was built at Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB in 1915 as a private pleasure yacht. In the 1930s, she was converted into a passenger vessel, and in 1950, the steam engine was removed and replaced with a Seffle semi-diesel engine of 120 hp in Fisketången. Before coming to us, she has served various routes, including Stockholm archipelago, the West Coast, Lake Vättern, Göta Canal, and most recently, Lake Mälaren and Lake Hjälmaren. Now, she is back on the Göta Canal, with Söderköping as her home port.

BACK HOME

Ellen was built at Motala Mekaniska Werkstads AB in 1885 as an icebreaking tugboat. In 1955, she was motorised with a 300 hp Skandia diesel engine at Lunde shipyard. In 1979, she was converted into a passenger vessel at Visingsö. She then served on various routes, including the West Coast and Lake Vänern. In 2014, she was sold to the West Coast where she was given her current appearance, with a staircase leading up to the sun deck and taller chimneys. Since 2019, she has been back home in Östergötland after 134 years of service around Sweden!

FROM TUGBOAT TO PASSENGER BOAT

Svanö was built in 1899 at Hernösands Mekaniska Verkstad & Warfs AB as a steam-powered tugboat. She was motorised in 1952 and was converted into a passenger vessel in 2010. Since then, she has operated in passenger traffic on Lake Hjälmaren under the name Liden before finding her way to us. She is now once again named Svanö and, during the summer, operates the route Arkösund-Tyrislöt-Harstena daily. 

DIRECTIONS

Our tours depart either from the harbour in Söderköping, Fyrudden, Tyrislöt, or Arkösund.