| Official Name: | Rindö |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Stockholm#Sweden#European Union |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vaxholm Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stockholm County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uppland |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.46 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 59.4°N 42°W |
Rindö is an island in the central area of Sweden's Stockholm Archipelago, some north-east of the city of Stockholm. From an administrative perspective, it is located in Vaxholm Municipality and Stockholm County. The island is about long and wide and has an area of . There are two localities on the island, Rindö (formerly known as Oskar-Fredriksborg) and .[1]
The island is connected to Vaxholm town by the at its western end, and to Värmdö island by the at its eastern end. connects the two, as does Storstockholms Lokaltrafik bus route 688, with some buses crossing on the ferry to Vaxholm. There is a bridge connection to the smaller adjacent Skarpö island.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Situated between the two main shipping routes from the open sea into Stockholm, the Kodjupet strait to the west and the to the east, Rindö has long been an important defensive site. Whilst the Kodjupet strait was principally protected by the Vaxholm Fortress built on an islet within the channel, it was also defended by the on Rindö. At the other end of the island, the and the protected the Oxdjupet strait.Translated from WP:SV but uncited there. June 2023.