A Rough Winter in Stockholm

The cold, harsh winter is tough on the fishermen in Strömmen (the water that flows next to the Castle and the Riksdag in central Stockholm).

"A shovel is not enough to remove the ice," says Jan Eriksson, who suspects that the boat has sprung a leak due to the cold weather. He must first loosen up the ice with salt in order to shovel it out of the boat. Then he can examine the hull for damage.
Text and pictures © Simon Johansson