Crown Princess Victoria concluded her work week with a visit to Färnebofjärden National Park as part of her initiative to visit all of Sweden’s national parks.
Dressed casually and warm, and sporting what looked like binoculars around her neck, the heir to the Swedish throne undertook her trek through the Färnebofjärden National Park on Friday, 4 January.
The hike started from Gysinge and, after a lunch organised around a bonfire lit at the main entrance of the park, the group continued towards the Dalälven and Kungsslingan rivers. Along the second hike, the Crown Princess also visited Kungsstenen, the stone marking the official inauguration of the park by the King in 1998.
Throughout the walk, Crown Princess Victoria was accompanied by experts that pointed out the most unique features of the ecosystem that the park aims to preserve. During the lunch, Her Royal Highness also heard from local administration officials about the management of the park and the effects it has on the surrounding area.
Sweden is home to 30 national parks. Each reserve is created by government decision, and, from that moment, the land is owned by the state. The choice to create a national park is often made in order to preserve specific areas of Swedish ecosystems or particularly significant environments and protect them from destruction or disappearance.
The Crown Princess started her journey through all of the country’s national parks to promote the benefits of outdoor life for both the physical and mental health of an individual and shine a spotlight on the biodiversity that Sweden is home to.
The idea for this initiative came from her previous experience of visiting all of Sweden’s iconic landscapes, which she undertook between 2017 and 2019, also to promote a lifestyle more inclusive of the great Swedish outdoors.
