VRÅNGÖ

Vrångö is the southernmost of the inhabited islands in the Gothenburg archipelago. The last in a string of islands that in ancient times were called Älvaskären, the islands around the opening of Götaälv. Today, Vrångö is populated by around 400 year-round residents. In the summer, the population triples as summer guests move into their holiday homes. The settlement stretches like a belt across the island between Mittvik, where the ferry docks, and Vrångö Harbour.

Fishing has always been important to Vrångö and even today the island can boast its own fish shop “Fiskeboa”. In the last century, lobster fishing and longline fishing have been most common. Today there are only a few professional fishermen left on the island. Although most year-round residents commute to the city to work, there are several active entrepreneurs on the island. You will find, among other things, a painting company, several construction companies, a grocery store and a couple of restaurant businesses.

Vrångöhuset is located in the middle of the island and here the islanders meet for parties and gatherings of various kinds. Vrångöhuset houses, among other things, a preschool, association activities, a conference room and a health center. When it’s time to start school, the children can take the ferry to Donsö and then Styrsö, where there is a school up to the ninth grade.

Vrångö has a very active associational life, here there is, among other things, a leisure association, village association, sports association and no less than three different churches with active parish life.

Vrångö is above all known for its beautiful nature and thousands of visitors come here every year. There are countless sandy beaches and rock baths here, and in summer, Vrångö is a popular destination for vacationers and sailors who stay overnight in the guest harbor. From Vrångö it is not far to scenic Kungsö and Tornö. In Vrångö harbour, where Kajkanten is located, it is close to the island’s older archipelago settlement and the old pilot’s lookout on the mountain, which bears witness to the time when pilots were stationed on the island to escort ships into Gothenburg harbour. From the lookout you have a panoramic view of, among other things, the Vinga lighthouse, Öckerö-islands and the entire southern archipelago.