Möja is located at the outer edge of the Stockholm archipelago within easy reach. The Storö-Bockö-Lökaö island grouping is collectively called Möjareservatet.
With its fine country roads, Möja is an excellent island for cycling and walking. To get to the island from the mainland, you can drive or take a bus to Sollenkroka ferry landing at the far eastern tip of Värmdö. Or you can take a ferry from downtown Stockholm to one of six landings on Möja. There are approximately 150 permanent residents on Möja, and the island has a school, grocery store, restaurant and accommodation year-round. In summer, many people escape to the islands. Then, the pizzeria, ice-cream stand, fish shack, craft shops, dance hall and museums open. During the short high season (July), the population increases tenfold. In spring and autumn, the pace slows significantly with less visitors. This is the best time to enjoy the unique natural island environment!
800s
In the 1200s, the island was called Myghi in King Valdemar’s sailing itinerary. Möja is again mentioned in a land registry from 1543, when there were eleven farms distributed among the villages of Berg, Löka, Ramsmora and Långvik as well as Södermöja.
1700s
The only building that survived was a chapel in Berg. It was later demolished and replaced in 1768 with the current church on the same site. Its current appearance is the result of a renovation in the 1800s.
1900s
Catches and harvests were rowed to market in Stockholm. Island life was depicted by the artist Roland Svensson. Writer-songwriter-composer Evert Taube drew inspiration from Södermöja when he wrote his famous song, “Det går en dans på Sunnanö.”
2000s
Leave in peace, leave no trace—public-access law grants everyone access to the island of Möja. The Swedish Environmental Agency film shows in brief how to enjoy the outdoors even on private land in Sweden
Several generations have seen it and have their own relationship to it: Astrid Lindgren's story We at Saltkråkan. It was first shown on TV in 1964. Now, 60 years later, a new version of it is being made and filming began in June and in August scenes were filmed on Möja for several weeks.
- We film a lot at the steamboat pier in Löka and at Långvik where Tjorven's parents run Grankvist's store. Many scenes are filmed on the water outside Möja, such as when the Melkersson family arrives at Saltkråkan, says Brita Lundqvist, who is a producer together with Jon Nohrstedt.
For Möja, this is something fantastically big, both now with the entire film crew for several weeks, which benefits accommodation, food stores, restaurants, boat transporters, associations, etc., but above all in the future when new generations will be inspired by the archipelago and hopefully want to visit te. Möja, says Cesar Grivan, Chairman of the Möja Tourist Association.
Click on the link below to download a PDF of a folder created with Värmdö municipality. It contains a map and information on Möja island in the Stockholm archipelago.