Skitviken, stop in Västerås
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Skitviken

Drop anchor just below the Steam Hotel and Kokpunkten at this wonderfully scrappy artificial peninsula known as Skitviken — roughly translated as 'Shit Cove'. What makes it unlike anywhere else is the ramshackle shanty settlement clinging to the shoreline, where residents keep hammering and building despite the gleaming new apartments looming overhead. It's raw, alive, and completely unbothered by its fancy neighbours.

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Popular Times

Boats arriving and leaving, by local hour — the hours the quay is actually working.

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  • Busiest on Fridays and Sundays
  • Busiest around 13:00 — boats coming and going
  • Half the boats that stop here have arrived by 14:00
  • 87% of visits are overnight
  • Typical stay: ~112h
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9 legs boats have actually been recorded sailing.