List of lakes of Sweden

The list of lakes in Sweden contains the major lakes in the nation of Sweden. However, Sweden has over 97,500 lakes larger than 2 acres (8,100 m²), so the list is not comprehensive.^[1]

Alphabetical list

Some of the major lakes in Sweden:

• Ånnsjön
• Åresjön
• Bolmen
• Boren
• Dellen
• Glan
• Hjälmaren
• Ikesjaure
• Hornavan
• Mälaren
• Mien
• Roxen
• Runn
• Siljan
• Sommen
• Sparren
• Storavan
• Storsjön
• Torneträsk
• Tåkern
• Vänern
• Väsman
• Vättern

Largest lakes by area

Lakes of Sweden by area^[2]

Rank	Lake	Area
1.	Vänern	5519 km²
2.	Vättern	1886 km²
3.	Mälaren	1090 km²
4.	Hjälmaren	477 km²
5.	Storsjön	456 km²
6.	Torneträsk	330 km²
7.	Siljan	292 km²
8.	Hornavan**	262 km²
9.	Akkajaure	260 km²
10.	Uddjaure	249 km²

Deepest lakes

Subject to geological variations

1. Hornavan - 228 meters
2. Torneträsk - 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 - 134 m
10. Kultsjön - 130 m

Largest lakes by volume

Lakes with the most water:

1. Vänern - 153 km³.
2. Vättern - 77.6 km³
3. Torneträsk - 17.1 km³
4. Mälaren - 14.3 km³
5. Hornavan - 11.9 km³
6. Siljan - 8.09 km³
7. Storsjön - 8.02 km³
8. Kallsjön - 6.14 km³
9. Virihaure - 4.43 km³
10. Storuman - 4.18 km³

Water life

• In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fish; but several of them are rare.

See also

• Geography of Sweden
• List of islands of Sweden
• List of rivers of Sweden

Notes

1. "Lakes, Streams and Rivers" Smorgasbord, 2007, webpage (English language): SverigeTur-lakes.
2. Statistisk årsbok 2012 Statistiska Centralbyrån.

References

• Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003.
• Data from Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, 2002.