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The Stockholm archipelago is 30,000 islands and skerries spread across 80 nautical miles of Swedish coastline between Stockholm city and the open Baltic. The charter season runs mid-June to mid-August, with late June to early August as peak. Charter rates in 2026 run €40K to €80K per week for the local Swedish-flag motor yacht fleet in the 24m to 32m range, €90K to €170K per week for crewed motor yachts 35m to 50m repositioning north from the Med for July, and €180K to €260K per week for the rare 50m+ yacht the Baltic. APA 30%, as of May 2026.
The cruising ground is unlike anything in the Mediterranean. 30,000 islands inside 80 nautical miles of coast. Most are uninhabited granite skerries. A small fraction have summer-cottage settlements. A handful (Sandhamn, Möja, Utö, Grinda, Vaxholm) have villages, harbour cafés, and a Stockholm-ferry connection. There is no equivalent in the Med. There is no equivalent in the Caribbean. The cruising ground itself is the product, and most clients have never seen it.
The reason this week is not on the typical charter shortlist: the weather window is narrow (eight weeks), the water is cold by Med standards (18 to 20 degrees Celsius peak), and the local fleet is small enough that brokers do not push it. The clients who do this charter do it once, then sometimes book it again the next summer.