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You can also rent a kayak or rent the private little sauna hut bobbing in the
harbor. There's no bike rental here—and the island is a bit too small to keep a
serious biker busy—but you could bring one on the boat from Stockholm.
As you stroll, you might spot a few haggard-looking tents through the
trees. The right to pitch a tent here was established by the Swedish govern-
ment during World War II, to give the downtrodden a cheap place to sleep.
Those permissions are still valid, inherited, bought, and sold, which means
that Grinda has a thriving community of tent-dwelling locals who camp out
here all summer long (April-Oct). While some may be the descendants of
