List of islands of Sweden
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Ordered by size
| Island | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Gotland Gotland Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area... |
2994 km² | 57,000 |
| Öland Öland ' is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of 1,342 km² and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 25,000 inhabitants, but during Swedish Midsummer it is visited by up to 500,000 people... |
1347 km² | 21,000 |
| Orust Orust Orust is an island in western Sweden, and Sweden's third largest island. The largest town on Orust is Henån, where approximately 1,800 inhabitants live... |
346 km² | 20,000 |
| Hisingen Hisingen Hisingen is the fourth-largest island of Sweden , with an area of , and the most populous, forming part of Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is bordered by the Göta älv in the south and east, the Nordre älv in the north, and the Kattegat in the west... |
199 km² | 125,000 |
| Värmdö Värmdön Värmdö is an island in the innermost region of the Stockholm archipelago and covers an area of 180 km², making it the largest island in the archipelago. Värmdö is after Gotland and Öland the third largest island on the eastern coast of Sweden.... |
181 km² | 48,000 |
| Tjörn Tjörn Tjörn is the sixth largest island in Sweden. It is located on the Swedish West coast in the province of Bohuslän.-Geography:Tjörn is connected in the east to the town of Stenungsund on the mainland by the Tjörn bridge, and to the island of Orust in the north by theSkåpesund bridge. The largest town... |
148 km² | 10,000 |
| Väddö Väddö Väddö is an island in the Baltic Sea in Roslagen district, Sweden. It is situated in Norrtälje Municipality. Together with the adjoined Björkö it is considered the seventh largest island of Sweden.- See also :* Geography of Sweden* Islands of Sweden... and Björkö Björkö Björkö can signify:# In Sweden:## Björkö, a Lake Mälaren island in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, the location for the excavation and World Heritage Site Birka.... |
128 km² | |
| Fårö Fårö Fårö is a small Baltic Sea island north of the island of Gotland, off Sweden's southeastern coast. It is the second-largest island in the province. It has a population of fewer than 600 and has become a popular summer resort. The island has no banks, post offices, medical services or police... |
113 km² | |
| Selaön Selaön Selaön is the largest island in Mälaren, Sweden, and covers 91 km². It is located at Stallarholmen, east of Strängnäs, and it has about 3,000 permanent residents. It is connected by a bridge to the mainland. It is the largest island in any lake in Sweden.... |
95 km² | |
| Gräsö Gräsö Gräsö is an island in Östhammar Municipality, off the coast of Uppland province. It has an area of 93 km2 and a population of 800.... |
93 km² | |
| Svartsjölandet | 82 km² | |
| Hertsön Hertsön Hertsön is a Swedish island in the Bothnian Bay, largely occupied by the eastern districts of the city of Luleå.Due to land elevation, the islands Svartön, Mulön, Granön and Björkön have merged with the island. The size of the island is around 73 km², making it the twelfth largest island in... |
73 km² | 22,000 |
| Alnön Alnön Alnön is an island in the Gulf of Bothnia just outside Sundsvall in Medelpad, Sweden. It has an area of 65 km2 and a permanent population of 8,298 , although its summertime inhabitants are about twice that number... |
68 km² | |
| Ekerö Ekerö Ekerö is a locality and the seat of Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 10,322 inhabitants in 2005.Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA fame lives on the island .... and Munsö Munsö Munsö is a village and a former island in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden. Because of post-glacial rebound, this island in Lake Mälaren is now connected to the island Ekerö.The village has a 12th-century round church.... |
68 km² | |
| Tosterön-Aspön | 66 km² | |
| Ingarö Ingarö Ingarö is an island in Värmdö Municipality, Stockholm County. The chief settlement is called Brunn. With an area of 63 km2, it is the 16th biggest island in Sweden. Petroglyphs indicate that the island has been inhabited since the Nordic Bronze Age. For most of the 20th century the resident... |
63 km² | |
| Ljusterö Ljusterö Ljusterö is an island in Sweden.It is in the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago in Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County. It is approximately 65 kilometers north of central Stockholm.... |
62 km² | |
| Torsö Torsö Torsö is the biggest island of the lake Vänern, area 62 km². Torsö is located in Mariestad Municipality. Torsö formerly consisted of two islands , but around 1930 the water in between was pumped out, and the former seabed is now used for growing crops.Torsö has around 550 families living year... |
62 km² | |
| Ammerön Ammerön Ammerön is the 19th biggest island in Sweden.... |
60 km² | |
| Kållandsö Kållandsö Kållandsö is an island in lake Vänern in Sweden. With an area of 56.78 km ² it is the second largest island in the lake after Torsö. It is the northernmost part of the municipality of Lidköping. Kållandsö and the surrounding archipelago has about 1,100 inhabitants.Because of its location and its... |
57 km² |
Other well-known islands
- AdelsöAdelsöAdelsö is an island in the middle of Lake Mälaren in Sweden, near southern and northern Björkfjärden. The administrative center of the important Viking settlement Birka was situated at Hovgården on Adelsö.-Geography:...
- BjörköBjörköBjörkö can signify:# In Sweden:## Björkö, a Lake Mälaren island in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, the location for the excavation and World Heritage Site Birka....
(Birka) - FrösönFrösönFrösön is a small island in the lake Storsjön located west of the city Östersund in Jämtland. For ages this island was the regional centre of Jämtland....
- GåsöGåsöGåsö, island in the Swedish province Bohuslän, county of Lysekil. Gåsö is situated at the entrance of the fiord Gullmarn and is a part of the Gullmarn narure reserve. The Gåsö archipelago consists partly of two larger islands, Gåsö and Storön, and partly of a large number of smaller islands...
- Gotska SandönGotska SandönGotska Sandön is an uninhabited Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated some 38 kilometres north of Fårö. It is approximately 9 kilometres long and 6 kilometres wide, and its area is approximately 36 km²....
- HelgöHelgöHelgö is an island in Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. Helgö is an island situated in Lake Mälaren. The island's greatest width is about 1.5 km, it is about 5 km long and covers 48 hectares. -Excavations at Helgo :...
- HolmöarnaHolmöarnaHolmöarna is an island group in the Kvarken narrows of the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland. The islands form part of Umeå Municipality in Västerbotten County. The islands have 75 year-round inhabitants and the largest islands are Holmön, Ängesön, Grossgrunden, Holmögadd and Lilla and...
- LidingöLidingöLidingö is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, located north east of central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is also the seat of Lidingö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 44,000 inhabitants in 2011....
- MjältönMjältönMjältön is an island in the middle of The High Coast in Sweden. Mjältön is the highest island in Sweden, with a height of 236 meters above sea level.See also: List of islands of Sweden...
- Koster IslandsKoster IslandsThe Koster Islands situated 10km west of Strömstad, Sweden comprises an archipelago surrounding the two largest islands, South Koster and North Koster. South Koster has an area of 8 km² and North Koster an area of 4 km². The landscape, dominated by smooth bedrock, bears witness to volcanic activity...
- Stora KarlsöStora KarlsöStora Karlsö is a small Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated about 6 km west of Gotland. It has an area of about 2.5 km² and is up to 52 meters high. Most of the island consists of a limestone plateau, bordered by steep cliffs along the shore...
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- VisingsöVisingsöVisingsö is an island in the southern half of the lake Vättern in Sweden.Visingsö lies 30 km north of the city Jönköping and 6 km west of Gränna from which two car ferries connects the island...
See also
- List of islands of Stockholm
- List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden