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The Scandinavian Mountains, in Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
 Skanderna, Fjällen ("the Fell
Fell

Fell is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Manx English, and parts of England....
s") or Kölen, and in Norwegian
Norwegian language

Norwegian is a North Germanic languages language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. It is also spoken as a second language among Norwegian-Americans in the United States of America, especially in the central northern states....
 Kjølen, with the two latter meaning the Keel
Keel

In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, the construction is dated from this event, with only the ship's Ship_naming_and_launching considered more significant in its creati...
, are a mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula

The Scandinavian Peninsula is a geographic region in northern Europe, consisting of Norway and Sweden. The name Scandinavian is etymology Scania, a region at the southernmost extremity of the peninsula....
. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 and Norwegian Sea
Norwegian Sea

The Norwegian Sea is part of the North Atlantic Ocean northwest of Norway, located between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea.It adjoins the Iceland Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast....
, forming the famous fjords of Norway
List of Norwegian fjords

An alphabetic list of Norway fjords follows. The category :Category:Fjords of Norway and List of Norwegian Fjords provide further information....
, while to the northeast they gradually curve towards Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
. To the north they form the borders between Norway, Sweden and Finland, but are scarcely more than hills in the vicinity of the North Cape
North Cape, Norway

North Cape is a Headlands and bays on the island of Mager?ya in northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp. Its 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at , 2102.3 km from the North Pole....
.

The mountains are not very tall, but are at places very steep; Galdhøpiggen
Galdhøpiggen

Galdh?piggen is the List of mountains in Norway by height in Geography of Norway and Scandinavia, at 2,469 m above sea level. It is located within the municipality of Lom, Norway, in the Jotunheimen mountain area....
 in southern Norway is the highest peak, at , Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise

Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden and S?pmi . The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, has two peaks, of which the southern, glaciated one is highest at 2,104 metres above sea level at the latest time of measurement....
 has the highest peak on the Swedish side, at , while Halti
Halti

The Halti mountain is the highest point in Finland, at 1,324 m above sea level. The Halti fell is located in the municipality of Enonteki? in the province of Lapland at the border between Finland and Norway....
 is the tallest in Finland, at . The combination of a northerly location and moisture from the North Atlantic ocean has caused the formation of many icefields and glacier
Glacier

A glacier is a large, slow-moving mass of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity and high pressure....
s, which coupled with the steep mountains, creates spectacular and dramatic scenery.

The Scandinavian mountain system is geologically
Geology

Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structural geology, physical properties, dynamics, and History of the Earth of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed....
 connected with the mountains of Scotland
Geography of Scotland

The geography of Scotland is highly varied, from rural lowlands to barren uplands, and from large cities to uninhabited islands. Located in north-west Europe, Scotland comprises the northern one third of the island of Great Britain and over 790 surrounding List of islands of Scotland and archipelagoes....
, Ireland
Geography of Ireland

The geography of Ireland describes an island in northwest Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The main geography features of Ireland include low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains....
 and, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains or , often called the Appalachians, are a vast mountain range in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians....
 of North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
.






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The Scandinavian Mountains, in Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
 Skanderna, Fjällen ("the Fell
Fell

Fell is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Manx English, and parts of England....
s") or Kölen, and in Norwegian
Norwegian language

Norwegian is a North Germanic languages language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. It is also spoken as a second language among Norwegian-Americans in the United States of America, especially in the central northern states....
 Kjølen, with the two latter meaning the Keel
Keel

In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, the construction is dated from this event, with only the ship's Ship_naming_and_launching considered more significant in its creati...
, are a mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula

The Scandinavian Peninsula is a geographic region in northern Europe, consisting of Norway and Sweden. The name Scandinavian is etymology Scania, a region at the southernmost extremity of the peninsula....
. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 and Norwegian Sea
Norwegian Sea

The Norwegian Sea is part of the North Atlantic Ocean northwest of Norway, located between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea.It adjoins the Iceland Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast....
, forming the famous fjords of Norway
List of Norwegian fjords

An alphabetic list of Norway fjords follows. The category :Category:Fjords of Norway and List of Norwegian Fjords provide further information....
, while to the northeast they gradually curve towards Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
. To the north they form the borders between Norway, Sweden and Finland, but are scarcely more than hills in the vicinity of the North Cape
North Cape, Norway

North Cape is a Headlands and bays on the island of Mager?ya in northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp. Its 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at , 2102.3 km from the North Pole....
.

The mountains are not very tall, but are at places very steep; Galdhøpiggen
Galdhøpiggen

Galdh?piggen is the List of mountains in Norway by height in Geography of Norway and Scandinavia, at 2,469 m above sea level. It is located within the municipality of Lom, Norway, in the Jotunheimen mountain area....
 in southern Norway is the highest peak, at , Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise

Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden and S?pmi . The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, has two peaks, of which the southern, glaciated one is highest at 2,104 metres above sea level at the latest time of measurement....
 has the highest peak on the Swedish side, at , while Halti
Halti

The Halti mountain is the highest point in Finland, at 1,324 m above sea level. The Halti fell is located in the municipality of Enonteki? in the province of Lapland at the border between Finland and Norway....
 is the tallest in Finland, at . The combination of a northerly location and moisture from the North Atlantic ocean has caused the formation of many icefields and glacier
Glacier

A glacier is a large, slow-moving mass of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity and high pressure....
s, which coupled with the steep mountains, creates spectacular and dramatic scenery.

The Scandinavian mountain system is geologically
Geology

Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structural geology, physical properties, dynamics, and History of the Earth of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed....
 connected with the mountains of Scotland
Geography of Scotland

The geography of Scotland is highly varied, from rural lowlands to barren uplands, and from large cities to uninhabited islands. Located in north-west Europe, Scotland comprises the northern one third of the island of Great Britain and over 790 surrounding List of islands of Scotland and archipelagoes....
, Ireland
Geography of Ireland

The geography of Ireland describes an island in northwest Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The main geography features of Ireland include low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains....
 and, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains or , often called the Appalachians, are a vast mountain range in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians....
 of North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
. Geologists hold that all these formed a single range prior to the breakup of the ancient supercontinent
Supercontinent

In geology, a supercontinent is a landmass comprising more than one continental core, or craton. The assembly of cratons and terrane that form Eurasia qualifies as a supercontinent today....
 Pangaea
Pangaea

Pangaea, Pang?a or Pangea was the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras about 250 million years ago, before the component continents were separated into their current configuration....
. The current mountains are remnants of the Caledonian mountains
Caledonian orogeny

The Caledonian orogeny is a mountain building era recorded in the northern parts of the British Isles, western Scandinavia, Svalbard, eastern Greenland and parts of north-central Europe....
, which many geologists believe is the biggest mountain range in history.

The Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands
Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands

The Scandinavian Montane Birch forests and grasslands PA 1110 is one of the terrestrial ecoregions as defined by the World Wildlife Fund....
 terrestrial ecoregion is closely associated with the mountain range.

The highest mountains in Norway


Of the 10 tallest mountain peaks in Scandinavia
Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a historical and geographical subregion in northern Europe that includes the Scandinavian Peninsula. It consists of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; some authorities also include Finland and some might even include Iceland....
 (prominence greater than 30 m), 8 are situated in Oppland
Oppland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, M?re og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer....
, Norway. The other 2 are situated in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane

is a County municipality in Norway, bordering M?re og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger....
, Norway. There are 83 peaks equal to or taller than 2,200 m (7,218 ft) in Norway.

  1. Galdhøpiggen
    Galdhøpiggen

    Galdh?piggen is the List of mountains in Norway by height in Geography of Norway and Scandinavia, at 2,469 m above sea level. It is located within the municipality of Lom, Norway, in the Jotunheimen mountain area....
     (Oppland)
  2. Glittertind
    Glittertind

    Glittertind , also known as Glittertinden is the List of mountains in Norway by height in Geography of Norway, at 2,465 m above sea level, including the glacier at its peak ....
     (Oppland)
  3. Store Skagastølstind
    Store Skagastølstind

    Store Skagast?lstind is the List of mountains in Norway by height. It is situated on the border between the municipalities of Norway of Luster and ?rdal and is part of the Hurrungane range....
     (Sogn og Fjordane)
  4. Store Styggedalstinden east
    Store Styggedalstinden

    Store Styggedalstind, is the List of mountains in Norway by height, located within the area known as Hurrungane, which is part of the Jotunheimen mountain range....
     (Sogn og Fjordane)
  5. Skarstind
    Skarstind

    Skarstind is a prominent part of the Galdh?piggen mountain range in northwestern Jotunheimen, Norway, and is the List of mountains in Norway by height in the country....
     (Oppland)
  6. Vesle Galdhøpiggen
    Vesle Galdhøpiggen

    Vesle Galdh?piggen is a mountain summit close to Galdh?piggen in Lom, Norway, Norway. It is the List of mountains in Norway by height.It lies approximately 600 m north-northwest of Galdh?piggen....
     (Oppland)
  7. Surtningssue
    Surtningssue

    Surtningssue is the List of mountains in Norway by height. It lies in Jotunheimen, on the border between the municipalities Lom, Norway and V?g?....
     (Oppland)
  8. Store Memurutinden
    Store Memurutinden

    Store Memurutinden is the List of mountains in Norway by height, and lies in the municipality Lom, Norway, Oppland.References...
     (Oppland)
  9. Jervvasstind
    Jervvasstind

    Jervvasstind is List of mountains in Norway by height, and lies in Luster, Norway, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway....
     (Oppland)
  10. Sentraltind
    Sentraltind

    Sentraltind is a mountain in Hurrungane, Jotunheimen, Norway. It is the List of mountains in Norway by height.Sentraltind lies on a ridge between Store Skagast?lstind and Store Styggedalstind....
     (Oppland)


The highest mountains in Sweden


There are 12 peaks in Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 that reach above 2000 meters, or 13 depending on how you define a peak. This list is defined according to UIAA. Eight of them are located in Sarek National Park
Sarek National Park

Sarek National Park is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, in the province Swedish Lapland in northern Sweden. Sarek borders the national parks Stora Sj?fallet and Padjelanta....
 and the neighbouring national park Stora Sjöfallet
Stora Sjöfallet

Stora Sj?fallet is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, in G?llivare Municipality. It is situated by the Norwegian border. It was declared national park in 1909....
. The other four peaks are located in the further north region of Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise

Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden and S?pmi . The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, has two peaks, of which the southern, glaciated one is highest at 2,104 metres above sea level at the latest time of measurement....
. All mountain names are in Sami
Sami languages

Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe....
 but with the more common Swedish spelling of it.

  1. Kebnekaise
    Kebnekaise

    Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden and S?pmi . The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, has two peaks, of which the southern, glaciated one is highest at 2,104 metres above sea level at the latest time of measurement....
     (Lappland)
  2. Kebnekaise Nordtoppen
    Kebnekaise

    Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden and S?pmi . The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, has two peaks, of which the southern, glaciated one is highest at 2,104 metres above sea level at the latest time of measurement....
     (Lappland)
  3. Sarektjåkka Stortoppen (Lappland)
  4. Kaskasatjåkka (Lappland)
  5. Sarektjåkka Nordtoppen (Lappland)
  6. Kaskasapakte (Lappland)
  7. Sarektjåkka Sydtoppen (Lappland)
  8. Akka Stortoppen
    Áhkká

    ?hkk? , also known in its "Swedish language" form Akka, is a massif in the southwestern corner of Stora Sj?fallet National Park in northern Sweden....
     (Lappland)
  9. Akka Nordvästtoppen
    Áhkká

    ?hkk? , also known in its "Swedish language" form Akka, is a massif in the southwestern corner of Stora Sj?fallet National Park in northern Sweden....
     (Lappland)
  10. Sarektjåkka Buchttoppen (Lappland)
  11. Pårtetjåkka (Lappland)
  12. Palkatjåkka (Lappland)


Other popular mountains for skiers, climbers and hikers in Sweden

  • Sulitelma 1,860 m (Lappland)
  • Helagsfjället
    Helagsfjället

    Helagsfj?llet, the mountain of Helags, is a mountain in H?rjedalen, Sweden, and is part of the Scandinavian Mountains. The peak reaches 1,797 metres above sea level, which makes it the highest mountain south of the Sarek National Park....
     1,796 m (Härjedalen
    Härjedalen

    , is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap in the centre of Sweden. It borders the country of Norway as well as the provinces of Dalarna, H?lsingland, Medelpad, and J?mtland....
    )
  • Norra Storfjället 1,767 m (Lappland)
  • Templet 1,728 m (Jämtland
    Jämtland

    , or 'Jamtland' , is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to H?rjedalen and Medelpad in the south, ?ngermanland in the east, Lapland, Sweden in the north and Tr?ndelag and Norway in the west....
    )
  • Lillsylen 1,704 m (Jämtland)
  • Åreskutan
    Åreskutan

    ?reskutan at ?re in J?mtland in central Sweden is one of the better-known mountains in Sweden. The mountain is easily accessible by train. The mountain massif features ?re ....
     1,420 m (Jämtland)
  • Storvätteshågna
    Storvätteshågna

    Storv?ttesh?gna is a peak of the L?ngfj?llet massif in the southern part of the Scandinavian mountain range, near Gr?velsj?n in Idre parish, ?lvdalen Municipality....
     1,204 m (Dalarna
    Dalarna

    is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap in central Sweden. English name forms established in literature are Dalecarlia and the Dales....
    )
  • Molnet 1,191 m (Dalarna)


The highest mountains in Finland

  1. 1,328 m (4,357 ft) Halti
    Halti

    The Halti mountain is the highest point in Finland, at 1,324 m above sea level. The Halti fell is located in the municipality of Enonteki? in the province of Lapland at the border between Finland and Norway....
     (Lappi
    Lapland Province

    The Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland of Finland. The municipalities in the province cooperate in a Regional Councils of Finland, which also makes it the Region of Lapland....
    /Troms
    Troms

    or Romsa is a Counties of Norway in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten L?n in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland....
    )
  2. 1,317 m (4,321 ft) Ridnitsohkka
    Ridnitsohkka

    Ridnitsohkka is the second-highest mountain in Finland....
     (Lappi)
  3. 1,280 m (4,200 ft) Kiedditsohkka (Lappi)
  4. 1,240 m (4,068 ft) Kovddoskaisi (Lappi)
  5. 1,239 m (4,065 ft) Ruvdnaoaivi (Lappi)
  6. 1,180 m (3,871 ft) Loassonibba (Lappi)
  7. 1,150 m (3,773 ft) Urtasvaara (Lappi)
  8. 1,144 m (3,753 ft) Kahperusvaarat (Lappi)
  9. 1,130 m (3,707 ft) Aldorassa (Lappi)
  10. 1,100 m (3,609 ft) Kieddoaivi (Lappi)