The Sanderling does not breed in Sweden but on the open high-arctic tundra. The nest is a simple scrape on the ground, often in gravelly or sparsely vegetated terrain near the coast. The clutch usually comprises four eggs, and in parts of the range the female may lay two clutches that the male and female incubate separately. The young are nest-leavers that forage for themselves shortly after hatching during the short arctic summer.