List of lakes in Sweden
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The list of lakes in Sweden contains the major lakes in the nation of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. However, Sweden has over 97,500 lakes larger than 2 acres (8,093.7 m²), so the list is not comprehensive.

Alphabetical list

Some of the major lakes in Sweden:
  • Åresjön
    Åresjön
    Åresjön is a lake situated at AMSL in Åredalen, Jämtland County, Sweden, with primary inflow and outflow being Indalsälven. The lake is large, it has of average depth and reaches at the deepest point. The European route E14 and Mittbanan railway runs along the northern coastline through Åre and...

  • Bolmen
    Bolmen
    Bolmen is a lake in Småland, Sweden. Covering 184 km², and with a maximum depth of 37 m, it supplies a considerable part of Skåne with fresh water by means of an 82-km long tunnel, the Bolmen Water Tunnel, built during the 1970s and 80s. Bolmen is situated at the heart of Finnveden, one of the...

  • Boren
    Boren
    Boren , is a lake in Östergötland, east of Motala, 73 m above sea level. It covers an area of 28 km² and is at most 14 meters deep. It forms a part of the Göta Canal and has given its name to Borensberg....

  • Dellen
    Dellen
    Dellen is a lake system in the province of Hälsingland, Sweden. It consists of two lakes, Northern Dellen and Southern Dellen, appreciated among fly-fishermen for their distinct population of brown trout....

  • Glan
  • Hjälmaren
    Hjälmaren
    Lake Hjälmaren is Sweden's fourth largest lake. It is situated adjacent to Lake Mälaren through which it drains into the Baltic Sea, west of Stockholm...

  • Ikesjaure
  • Hornavan
    Hornavan
    Hornavan [′hu:rna:van] is a lake in northern Sweden. It is located in Arjeplog Municipality in the province of Swedish Lapland, administratively known as Norrbotten County.- Geography :...

  • Mälaren
    Mälaren
    Lake Mälaren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and Vättern. Its area is 1,140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west...

  • Mien
    Mien crater
    Mien is a lake in southern Sweden, 12 km southwest of the town of Tingsryd. The lake is formed within a meteorite crater.The eroded crater is marked by a 5.5-km diameter circular lake ....

  • Roxen
    Roxen
    Roxen is a medium-sized lake in south central Sweden, east of lake Vättern, part of the waterpath Motala ström and the Göta Canal. South of lake Roxen is the city Linköping....

  • Runn
    Runn
    Runn, is a lake in Dalarna in central Sweden,between the cities of Falun and Borlänge.Runn has many islands and is popular for recreational boatingin the summer.In winter, Runn is popular for Tour skating and over 30 km...

  • Siljan
  • Sommen
    Sommen
    Sommen is a Swedish lake. Its area is 132 km² and its greatest depth is 60 m. The lake is located in southern Sweden, and is bounded by the provinces of Östergötland and Småland....

  • Sparren
  • Storavan
    Storavan
    Storavan is a lake in Norrbotten County, Lappland, Sweden, adjacent to Lake Uddjaure, 421 metres above sea level....

  • Storsjön
    Storsjön
    Storsjön is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, with an area of 464 km² and a greatest depth of 74 m. It is located in the province of Jämtland in modern Jämtland County. From Storsjön runs the river Indalsälven and the lake contains the major island Frösön...

  • Torne träsk
  • Tåkern
    Tåkern
    Lake Tåkern is a lake in Östergötland County, Sweden. It is considered one of northern Europe's foremost bird lakes. It is 12 km long and 8 km wide, with an average depth only 0.8 metres . The lake lies around 20 km west of Mjölby, bordering in the west to Omberg. The whole lake, with the...

  • Vänern
    Vänern
    Vänern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the EU and the third largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the southwest of the country.- History :...

  • Vättern
    Vättern
    Vättern is the second largest lake in Sweden, after Lake Vänern and the sixth largest lake in Europe. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden to the southeast of Vänern pointing at the tip of Scandinavia....


Largest lakes by area

Lakes of Sweden by area
Rank Lake Area
1. Vänern
Vänern
Vänern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the EU and the third largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the southwest of the country.- History :...

5648 km²
2. Vättern
Vättern
Vättern is the second largest lake in Sweden, after Lake Vänern and the sixth largest lake in Europe. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden to the southeast of Vänern pointing at the tip of Scandinavia....

1893 km²
3. Mälaren
Mälaren
Lake Mälaren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and Vättern. Its area is 1,140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west...

1140 km²
4. Hjälmaren
Hjälmaren
Lake Hjälmaren is Sweden's fourth largest lake. It is situated adjacent to Lake Mälaren through which it drains into the Baltic Sea, west of Stockholm...

484 km²
5. Storsjön
Storsjön
Storsjön is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, with an area of 464 km² and a greatest depth of 74 m. It is located in the province of Jämtland in modern Jämtland County. From Storsjön runs the river Indalsälven and the lake contains the major island Frösön...

464 km²
6. Siljan
Siljan (lake)
Siljan, in Dalarna in central Sweden, is Sweden's sixth largest lake. The cumulative area of Siljan and the adjacent, smaller lakes Orsasjön and Insjön is . Siljan reaches a maximum depth of , and its surface is situated above sea level...

 with Orsasjön*
354 km²
7. Torne träsk 330 km²
8. Hornavan
Hornavan
Hornavan [′hu:rna:van] is a lake in northern Sweden. It is located in Arjeplog Municipality in the province of Swedish Lapland, administratively known as Norrbotten County.- Geography :...

**
220–283 km²
9. Uddjaure
Uddjaure
Uddjaure is a lake in Norrbotten County, Lappland, Sweden, adjacent to Lake Hornavan....

190–250 km²
10. Bolmen
Bolmen
Bolmen is a lake in Småland, Sweden. Covering 184 km², and with a maximum depth of 37 m, it supplies a considerable part of Skåne with fresh water by means of an 82-km long tunnel, the Bolmen Water Tunnel, built during the 1970s and 80s. Bolmen is situated at the heart of Finnveden, one of the...

184 km²


Notes:
* Siljan counted separately covers 290km².
** Different figures occur; most commonly 250 or 280 km².

Deepest lakes

Subject to geological variations
  1. Hornavan
    Hornavan
    Hornavan [′hu:rna:van] is a lake in northern Sweden. It is located in Arjeplog Municipality in the province of Swedish Lapland, administratively known as Norrbotten County.- Geography :...

     - 228 meters
  2. Torneträsk
    Torneträsk
    Torneträsk or Torne träsk is a lake in Kiruna Municipality, Lapland, Norrbotten County in Sweden, in the Scandinavian mountain range. Träsk is the local word for lake . It is the seventh largest lake in Sweden, with a total area of and a length of...

     - 168 m
  3. Vojmsjön - 145 m
  4. Stor-Blåsjön - 144 m
  5. Stor-Rensjön - 140 m
  6. Virihaure - 138 m
  7. Kallsjön - 134 m
  8. Vastenjaure - 134 m
  9. Siljan
    Siljan (lake)
    Siljan, in Dalarna in central Sweden, is Sweden's sixth largest lake. The cumulative area of Siljan and the adjacent, smaller lakes Orsasjön and Insjön is . Siljan reaches a maximum depth of , and its surface is situated above sea level...

     - 134 m
  10. Kultsjön - 130 m

Largest lakes by volume

Lakes with the most water:
  1. Vänern
    Vänern
    Vänern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the EU and the third largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the southwest of the country.- History :...

     - 153,000 million m³.
  2. Vättern
    Vättern
    Vättern is the second largest lake in Sweden, after Lake Vänern and the sixth largest lake in Europe. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden to the southeast of Vänern pointing at the tip of Scandinavia....

     - 77,600 mio m³
  3. Torne träsk - 17,100 mio m³
  4. Mälaren
    Mälaren
    Lake Mälaren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and Vättern. Its area is 1,140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west...

     - 14,300 mio m³
  5. Hornavan
    Hornavan
    Hornavan [′hu:rna:van] is a lake in northern Sweden. It is located in Arjeplog Municipality in the province of Swedish Lapland, administratively known as Norrbotten County.- Geography :...

     - 11,900 mio m³
  6. Siljan
    Siljan
    Siljan is the name of:*Siljan, Norway, a municipality in Norway*Siljan , a lake in Sweden...

     - 8,090 mio m³
  7. Storsjön
    Storsjön
    Storsjön is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, with an area of 464 km² and a greatest depth of 74 m. It is located in the province of Jämtland in modern Jämtland County. From Storsjön runs the river Indalsälven and the lake contains the major island Frösön...

     - 8,020 mio m³
  8. Kallsjön - 6,140 mio m³
  9. Virihaure - 4,430 mio m³
  10. Storuman
    Storuman
    Storuman is a locality and the seat of Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,255 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

     - 4,180 mio m³

Water life

  • In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water
    Fresh Water
    Fresh Water is the debut album by Australian rock and blues singer Alison McCallum, released in 1972. Rare for an Australian artist at the time, it came in a gatefold sleeve...

    fish; but several of them are rare.
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