List of lakes of Sweden
The list of lakes of Sweden contains the major lakes in the nation of Sweden. However, Sweden has 22,600 lakes larger than 0.1 km2 and over 97,500 lakes larger than, so the list is far from comprehensive. Using 0.1 km2 surface area as the measuring limit, Sweden places fifth among countries with most lakes in the world. The great number of lakes in southern Sweden could, according to Alfred Gabriel Nathorst, be indebted to the creation of basins due to the stripping of an irregular mantle of weathered rock by glacier erosion.
Alphabetical list
Some of the major lakes in Sweden:- Agunnarydsjön
- Alkvettern
- Ånnsjön
- Åresjön
- Bolmen
- Boren
- Bosarpasjön
- Dellen
- Edasjön
- Gammelstadsviken, Norbotten
- Glan
- Hjälmaren
- Ikesjaure
- Kedträsket
- Lake Immeln
- Hornavan
- Mälaren
- Mien
- Roxen
- Runn
- Siljan
- Sommen
- Sparren
- Storavan
- Storvindeln
- Storsjön
- Torneträsk
- Tåkern
- Vänern
- Väsman
- Vättern
- Yngen
Largest lakes by area
Deepest lakes
Subject to geological variations- Hornavan -
- Torneträsk -
- Vojmsjön -
- Stor-Blåsjön -
- Stor-Rensjön -
- Virihaure -
- Kallsjön -
- Vastenjaure -
- Siljan -
- Kultsjön -
Largest lakes by volume
- Vänern -
- Vättern -
- Torneträsk -
- Mälaren -
- Hornavan -
- Siljan -
- Storsjön -
- Kallsjön -
- Akkajaure -
- Virihaure -
- Storuman -
Water life
- In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fish; but several of them are rare.