Matvik
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Matvik is a small harbor in Karlshamn Municipality
in southeastern Sweden
. It is used for ferry services into the Hällaryd
, or Karlshamn, archipelago
out south to Tärnö
, its biggest island. Matvik is also the largest harbor for private vessels in Karlshamn Municipality with some 600 slots.
Karlshamn Municipality
Karlshamn Municipality is a municipality in Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It borders to Olofström Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Ronneby Municipality and Tingsryd Municipality...
in southeastern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It is used for ferry services into the Hällaryd
Hällaryd
Hällaryd is a locality situated in Karlshamn Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 553 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated between Karlshamn and Ronneby, featuring the archipelago south of Matvik with Tärnö as its far out landmark....
, or Karlshamn, archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
out south to Tärnö
Tärnö
Tärnö is the largest and southernmost island in Hällaryd archipelago, in Blekinge's Karlshamn municipality.-Geography:The island measures 115.7 ha in surface.The island boasts forty homesteads, now nearly all in use as summer residences....
, its biggest island. Matvik is also the largest harbor for private vessels in Karlshamn Municipality with some 600 slots.