Junköns skärgårdsmuseum

About the museum

Junkön is one of the largest islands in the Luleå archipelago and was first mentioned in writing in 1491. On the island there are a small number of permanent residents, a living commercial fishing trade and an archipelago museum that tells the story of life in the archipelago in former times.

The fishing hamlet was inaugurated in 1998 with a new quay and newly built fishing sheds (sjöbodar) in the old style. The archipelago museum lies in the village core by the guest harbour and shows old tools and other cultural objects. Right next to it is a boat engine museum with everything from old Penta engines to hot-bulb engines. During the summer, harbour and cabin hosts run a café in the archipelago museum.

On the island there is also a hattkvarn (hat mill, a type of windmill), which was probably built at the end of the 1700s. Large parts of Junkön are a firing range, with a ban on entry.

Highlights

• Archipelago museum with old tools and cultural objects
• Boat engine museum with Penta and hot-bulb engines
• Fishing hamlet from 1998 with fishing sheds in the old style
• Windmill from the end of the 1700s
• Summer café in the archipelago museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Skärgårdsmuseet – Old tools and other cultural objects that tell the story of life in the archipelago in former times.
• Båtmotormuseet – Engines from old Penta engines to hot-bulb engines, next to the archipelago museum.

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Large parts of the island are a firing range, and entry is prohibited.

Amenities & dining

• Café

In summer there is a café in the archipelago museum. At the guest harbour there are toilets, showers, drinking water and barbecue sites.

Events & venue rental

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