Grisslehamn

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Grisslehamn


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Norrtälje Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Stockholm County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Uppland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-20]
area_total_km2 = 1.22
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 277
population_density_km2 = 227
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=60 |latm=05 |lats=55 |latNS=N
longd=18 |longm=48 |longs=55 |longEW=E
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Grisslehamn is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality, Sweden. It is located on the coast by the Sea of Åland; the Eckerö Line ferries between Åland and Sweden operate between Grisslehamn and Eckerö on Åland.

The name Grisslehamn was first mentioned in a document from 1376 about the mail route between Sweden and Finland. This Grisslehamn was located some 20 km south of today's location. In the mid-18th century, most of the old village was destroyed in a fire, and it was decided to move Grisslehamn to its current location to make the mail route shorter. Conveying mail by row boat from Sweden to Åland, from whence it was transported to the Finnish mainland, was, together with fishing, one of the most important sources of income for the inhabitants of Grisslehamn and other parts of Roslagen for a long time, until steam ships took over the mail routes in the early 20th century.

The artist Albert Engström had a studio in Grisslehamn, where he painted oils and water colours of the Roslagen landscape. He lived in the town for a number of years, and his home is now a museum of his life and work.

Today Grisslehamn is perhaps best known for the ferry traffic (Eckerö Line) from Grisslehamn to the small village of Eckerö situated on the Åland islands.

References

*"Nordisk familjebok", 2nd ed. Stockholm 1909