The name "Svartlöga" for "black lie" or even "illusion" is said to be related to the view of the island from a distance - then it appears like a black streak. In reality, however, it has nothing to do with sinister darkness; rather, the green archipelago island of Svartlöga is home to the largest contiguous forest area in the Swedish region of Uppland.
On the island, on the approximately five-hectare Lassas Hagar, north of the village of Svartlöga, lies a plantation of 2,000 historic shrubs and trees. They had been brought here from different countries to cultivate them to the prevailing climate conditions.
The island has a lush nature typical of the outer archipelago. It has a sandy beach and several rocky bathing places, as well as a small steamer dock, which is served year-round by the shipping company Waxholmsbolaget. Incidentally, the first summer visitors came to Svartlöga on a steamboat in 1928.
All around are old boathouses, a mission house and a small former post office, the smallest in the archipelago, which has since been converted into a summer kiosk. There is no electricity on Svartlöga, but there is landline telephony.
People have lived on the island since the 16th century and until the 1960s. More than a hundred years ago, boats were built on the island, of which a traditional schooner is still sailing in the archipelago today.
