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Spend a full day learning kayak fundamentals on Stockholm’s sheltered canals and rocky shorelines. This hands-on course from Pampas Marina offers small groups, professional instructors, and the Gult Paddelpass certification—perfect for beginners who want to paddle the city waterways with confidence.
Spend a full day learning kayak fundamentals on Stockholm’s sheltered canals and rocky shorelines. This hands-on course from Pampas Marina offers small groups, professional instructors, and the Gult Paddelpass certification—perfect for beginners who want to paddle the city waterways with confidence.
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Operated by Lek Mer · Solna, Stockholms län
From a sunlit dock at LEK MER Pampas Kajak & SUP in Pampas Marina, this full-day Grundkurs Kajak heldag unwraps Stockholm’s inner waters the way a good teacher unfolds a map: deliberately, with room to practice. The course begins with slow, hands-on instruction — grip, forward and sweep strokes, edging — then moves into guided paddling through the tree-lined canals around Karlberg and the rocky shorelines of Kungsholmen. You stop for a relaxed beach lunch at a quiet landing and return with the skills to move confidently across urban open water.
Designed for beginners and keen paddlers who want a thorough foundation, the day runs about seven hours and culminates in the Gult Paddelpass (EPP 1) when skills and safety checks are met. Groups are intentionally small (maximum six students per instructor), which means personalized feedback on technique, efficient practice of wet exits, assisted rescues, and basic navigation. Premium kit—stable touring kayaks, lightweight paddles, spray skirts, and approved life jackets—is provided so you can focus on stroke mechanics and reading the water.
What makes this course special is the setting: you learn in the calm channels that thread Solna and central Stockholm, where urban stone meets the archipelago’s glacially scoured granite and narrow reedbeds. The mix of city shoreline and sheltered passages makes every drill feel purposeful—landing practice, ferry glide, and sighting all happen within the same day. Expect to share the route with buoyant grebes, gulls, and resident mute swans that patrol the canals.
Practical points: minimum age is 16; bring a waterproof lunch, spare clothes in a waterproof bag, sun protection, and a refillable water bottle. Instructors adapt the plan to wind and weather—this is a skills-focused outing, not a race—so newcomers leave with competence and confidence rather than exhaustion.
LEK MER’s heldag model trades hurried instruction for repetition, which is why many students say they’d pick the full-day course over an evening class. It’s a concise way to turn curiosity into capability: walk away with the technical foundation required to explore Stockholm’s waterways on your own, and a printed Gult Paddelpass to prove it. Book on the linked reservation page to secure a spot and plan for a day of steady progress, fresh air, and urban aquatic scenery.
Meet at LEK MER Pampas Kajak & SUP on Karlbergs strand 6A, 171 73 Solna, Sweden, where instructors rig boats on the marina dock and brief participants before launch. Its proximity to Stockholm transit makes combining this course with city lodging simple, yet once you paddle past the piers the route opens into sheltered channels. The program is skills-focused and limited to small groups, so book early—especially for summer weekends—and arrive about fifteen minutes early to prepare kit and sign in.
moderate.
7 hours.
Moderate fitness: comfortable sitting for hours and using upper-body strength for paddling. Basic stamina and balance help during drills and re-entry practice.
Premium kayak, lightweight paddle, spray skirt, approved life jacket, professional instruction, and assessment for the Gult Paddelpass (EPP 1) upon successful completion.
Meet at LEK MER Pampas Kajak & SUP on Karlbergs strand 6A, 171 73 Solna, Sweden; instructors brief the group at the marina dock before launch.
No prior kayaking experience required; participants should be at least 16 and able to swim comfortably.
Yes—participants who demonstrate the required skills receive the Gult Paddelpass (EPP 1) certification at the course end.
Instructors monitor wind and water conditions and will modify the route, postpone, or cancel for safety; you’ll be informed in advance where possible.
Bring a packed lunch, snacks, and a refillable water bottle; there is a scheduled beach stop for a relaxed break during the day.
Stockholm’s inner waterways were shaped by glacial action and long served as transport routes; the canals around Karlberg carry both military and urban history into the present.
Keep a low profile near reedbeds and birds, pack out all waste, and use reef-safe sunscreen to protect the brackish Baltic waters.
Lek Mer is a Stockholm-based water activity provider specializing in stand-up paddleboard (SUP) and kayak rentals across inner-city locations such as Pampas and Eden. The business offers a range of timed rentals — including 2-hour, 4-hour and 8-hour options — as well as multi-day hires and group formats like Big SUP time rentals. Popular named experiences include SUP 2 timmar (Pampas and Eden), SUP 4 timmar, SUP 8 timmar, Kajakpaddling 2 timmar and Kajakpaddling 4 timmar. Lek Mer also lists multi-day rental options (SUP Flerdagarsuthyrning and Kajak Flerdagarsuthyrning) and recurring community sessions such as Torsdagspaddling. Lek Mer provides several skill-focused offerings: Fortsättningskurs Kajak and Räddningskurs Kajak are included among the experience catalog, supporting paddlers who want to build technique and safety knowledge. For multi-day kayak rentals at Pampas, the information notes a dedicated team of trained dockmasters, and some multi-day SUP and kayak listings reference over a decade of expertise. All descriptions and listed experiences reference Stockholm waterways and inner-harbor routes, highlighting access to the city’s islands, shores and scenic routes. Lek Mer’s catalogue positions it as a provider for beginners through experienced paddlers seeking rentals, group paddles, courses and multi-day exploration in Stockholm.
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