Decree relative to the measurement of the Swedish territorial sea. Country/Territory Sweden Document type Regulation Date 1966 (1978) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Decree defines straight baselines (art. 1), gives co-ordinates of baselines in the sea bordering Finland, indicates the width of the territorial sea (art. 2), and provides for the inclusion of co-ordinates of baselines in sea maps (art. 3). Straight baselines shall run between points on the coastline corresponding to the low-water line as indicated in a chart. The territorial sea shall measure 12 nautical miles from the baselines. Points of the baselines shall be included in sea charts by the Maritime Office. Full text English/Swedish Website 62.95.69.15