King Karl XI, whose statue stands in the square, founded the town in 1680 to strengthen control over the Baltic. The town is situated on 33 islands. Wide streets and monumental buildings provide classical purity and baroque splendour. During the reign of King Gustav III, ships were built under the supervision of the Master Shipwright Fredrik Henrik af Chapman. Karlskrona has experienced the strongest growth in IT in Sweden. The TelecomCity network has been developed, as has Blekinge Institute of Technology, which has a high profile in IT and research. The geographical position is favourable, and several of the town’s industrial companies operate globally. Sweden’s southernmost archipelago offers glorious swimming and boating. Karlskrona is alive with enterprise. Nevertheless, the fortifications have remained virtually untouched since the beginning of the eighteenth century.

	Country:	Sweden
	Location:	Southeast
	Country Code:	+46
	Population:	61,140
	Language:	Swedish
	Currency:	Swedish Krona (SEK)
	Time Zone:	GMT+1
	Train Station:	Karlskrona Station
	Tourism:	Karlskrona Tourism

By Car From Stockholm take the E22 south and follow the signs towards Karlskrona. From Gothenburg take the E22 east and follow the signs towards Karlskrona.

By Train Trains arrive at Karlskrona railway station direct from Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm (takes five hours).

By Ferry Ferries sail from Karlskrona to Gdynia with Scandinavia's leading ferry company - Stena Line.

• The Maritime Museum
• The Admiralty Church
• Lionardo Da Vinci Ideale Museum
• Baroque Garden at the Blekinge Museum
• Kungsholm Fortress

Karlskrona has many museums, monuments and other places of interest a selection of these are: The Maritime Museum, Adolf Fredrik launched the Naval museum, which was founded in 1752 to house model ships. Since then, the museum's job has been to collect and reserve objects from Swedish marine history. The Royal Church of the Admiralty, Ulrica Pia, dates from 1685 and is the largest wooden church in Sweden. Outside is the wooden statue of Rosenbom. The Lionardo Da Vinci Ideale Museum is an art museum with art from Renaissance to Modernism including works by Boulle, Braque, Bruegel, Fragonard, Friedrich, van Gogh, Hill, Le Prince, Leonardo, Matisse, Melendez, Moitte, Rembrandt, Reni, Schjerfbeck and Steer. The small baroque garden in front of the main building of the Blekinge museum was reconstructed in 1978 with an ornamental parterre of trimmed shrubs and a terraced garden. The second tier of the garden is reached via a double stairway that was also repaired. On either side of the stairs there are two very old and very large yews. These are believed to have been planted in 1704. The Kungsholm Fortress has guarded the entrance to Karlskrona since 1680 and is today part of the World Heritage.