The arrival of the summer heat has made many people long for a bath. But some piers have signs marked as private. News24 have taken a closer look at what applies to these.
Danderyd is one of several municipalities where problems have been encountered with piers that are marked as “private”. There are about sixty piers on municipal land that have signs indicating that the pier is not for the public.
– The issue of private jetties on municipal land is nothing new this summer, says Helena Klangepress secretary at Danderyd municipality, to Nyheter24.
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In Sweden, so-called beach protection prevails, and this applies to all beaches by the sea, lakes and watercourses, regardless of size. On The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s website it says that the beach protection applies “100 meters from the shore both on land and out into the water, including the environment underwater”.
One of the general rules for jetties on municipally owned land is that the jetty must be open for the public to enter. This means that signs that reject other people are not allowed.
However, there are exceptions.
Piers that have been exempted from beach protection, but here it is not enough just to have a sign. Piers with an exemption must also have barriers, such as a gate or poles.
The county administrative board or the municipality decides whether or not a jetty receives an exemption from beach protection.
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Like those who live near piers, those who visit piers must follow certain rules.
In beach-protected zones, it is not permitted, for example, to have anything built, to change buildings or build fences, and to do anything that could harm wildlife and wildlife.