Haparanda Archipelago National Park, National park in Norrbotten County, Sweden

Haparanda Archipelago National Park spreads across around 60 square kilometers of multiple islands in the Baltic Sea, with Sandskär and Seskar Furö representing its largest areas. The landscape features rocky shores, shallow coastal zones, and forests that vary between the different islands.

The national park was established in 1995 and covers 6,600 hectares, of which the main island Haparanda Sandskär makes up about a tenth. The islands rose from the Bothnian Bay over roughly the last 1,500 years through post-glacial rebound, and the land still rises about 8.5 millimetres a year. In 2020–2021 the archipelago hosted filming of the TV4 season of Expedition Robinson after the pandemic halted foreign travel.

The archipelago gained wider attention in 2020–2021 when TV4 moved filming of the 2021 season of Expedition Robinson here, after the coronavirus pandemic stopped the production company from travelling abroad. The park, established in 1995, is reached by boat in summer and on skis or snowmobile over the ice in winter.

Reaching the islands requires careful boat handling through shallow waters, so visitors should either hire an experienced guide or have solid navigation knowledge. Bring your own food and water since facilities on the islands are minimal and services are sparse.

The ground beneath these islands rises roughly 8 millimeters each year, constantly creating new shorelines and expanding the landmass. This rare and ongoing geological shift is something visitors can literally witness happening under their feet.