Above all, it is the lock in Brokind that has been particularly popular.

- We have had several days in the lock in Brokind with a record number of boats in one day, says Karin Nybrolin, CEO of AB Kinda channel in a press release.

The company Kinda kanal AB is owned by Region Östergötland, Linköping Municipality and Kinda Municipality. The purpose is to preserve the soon-to-be 150-year-old building with hand-operated locks.

- For us, this is about making the whole region a relevant destination. There must be several goals within a region to attract visitors from outside to our entire hospitality industry. Kinda Canal is one of several players that together can attract people to Östergötland, says Karin Nybrolin.

See moving pictures from one of the Kinda canal locks in the clip above.