2. Facts about Hemsö Fästning
• The fortress was the largest coastal defense facility in
Sweden, and is the only surviving of it’s kind
• It has been of a great importance for the Swedish
army because of its location
• 1809 was the last time the enemies were in the area
• At 40 meters deep in the mountain 320 soldiers
served in the shelter of the rock wich would survive a
nuclear attack
3. More facts
• Hemsö Fästning was built This is the entry of the fortress
during the First World War
for the Defense of
Ångermanälven mouth.
• Hemsö Fästning is located
on the 140 meter tall
Storråberget with
panoramic views over the
sea, islands and coast.
• In the fortress there are
a kitchen, dining
room, exhibition, dormitori
es and washrooms.
4. Facts about
Hemsön
• The island has a resident
population but also holds
summer cottage areas and
camping. Sågsand is a
popular sandy beach, with
a couple of disused
bunkers and trenches in
the vicinity.
• Hemsön has a ferry for
car traffic, which runs
every half hour from Sanna
berth.
