Söderköping

Kanalhamnen in Söderköping is one of the Göta Canal's most popular guest harbours, situated right at the lock in the middle of town where the Storån river meets Slätbaken bay. The harbour offers 50 guest berths with 18 electrical outlets (6A), and boats moor with a bow line, buoy or alongside.

Both boating guests and land visitors flock here in summer, and the popular canal harbour can get crowded. If you are travelling the whole or part of the Göta Canal with a canal ticket, 5 nights in the guest harbour are included; otherwise a night costs 225 SEK, or 1,170 SEK for a full week.

The harbour has toilets and showers, a laundry room, and pump-out for holding tanks. Shore power is available at the berths, along with a chandlery selling boat accessories, a restaurant and a café, plus wireless internet for a fee. By the lock there is also a playground, well liked by the harbour's younger visitors.

The restaurant and café scene in Söderköping grows every year, with eateries intermingling with charming summer shops along the quay. Here you'll find, among other things, a chandlery and Smultronstället ice cream restaurant, known for Sweden's largest selection of ice cream. The passenger boats M/S Göta Lejon and M/S Athene also depart from the harbour for day and evening trips along the canal. Tie up right in the bustling canal harbour and experience Söderköping's lively summer atmosphere up close.