Swedish series Bottenviken

The official Swedish recreational boating chart set Bottenviken is the northernmost of the Swedish recreational boating chart sets and covers the northwestern part of the Gulf of Bothnia from Bygdea to Tornio on the Finnish-Swedish border. This map set is mainly at a scale of 1:50000. More detailed maps are available for particularly demanding navigational sections. For an overview there are 3 overview charts at a scale of 1:250000.

The chart set includes

• 3 nautical charts 1:250000
• 46 coastal charts 1:50000
• 14 detailed charts 1:20.000
• further details in better scales of harbours and narrows
• Application-oriented plastic spiral binding
• High-quality transparent pocket
• In Swedish and English Language
• Meets legal requirements for up-to-date paper charts on board

Update - Update

The official Swedish recreational boat charts are reissued at irregular intervals. Mostly the intervals are between 2 and 4 years. It is possible to update the charts via the website of the Swedish Maritime Administration using NFS.

Our recommendation

The Swedish recreational boat charts are definitely the best products for this region. However we would still recommend that you carry a harbour handbook of the region as this makes it easier to find harbours and anchorages. Unfortunately the selection of good books here is not that large either so we would recommend the Coastal Handbook Baltic Sea by Delius Klasing.

Official Swedish Sport Boat Charts

The Swedish sport boat chart series consists of 17 sets each of which covers a coastal or inland section. These chart sets have a plastic spiral binding. The archipelago fairways are shown in detail and the beacon sectors are colour-coded. Each map sheet has clear references to the connecting maps within the map set. A clear pocket is included in the delivery. This product does not contain digital portions.

Handling and appearance

The map sheets are 30 x 42 cm spiral bound in a clear pocket printed on both sides. The spiral binding makes it possible to "turn" the pages. Furthermore the official Swedish recreational craft charts are printed on extremely durable paper. In addition there is also an extract from Map 1 describing the most important symbols of the chart series.

Containing places

Karlsborg Axelsvig - Haparanda Hamn - Sikeå - Axelsvik -Båtskärsnäs -Sandviken Seskarö -Halön -Ratan