The Blekinge Archipelago runs along nearly the entire Baltic Sea coastline of the Blekinge region in southern Sweden, covering about 210,000 hectares in total, of which roughly 54,000 hectares are land. Its major islands include Tjaro, Aspo, Hasslo, and Tarno, and the naval town of Karlskrona, built on the island of Sturko, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its Baroque architecture and shipbuilding history; Karlshamn is the archipelago's other significant town. About 85,000 people live in the region, with roughly 4,000 permanent residents on the islands themselves, and the mix of oak pasture and deciduous woodland supports unusually high biodiversity, leading to the archipelago's designation as a Ramsar wetland in 2001.
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