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Largest lakes in Sweden

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 16, 2014
The lake Vänern covers an area of 5513 square kilometers and is the largest lake in Sweden. It is also the third largest lake in Europe, and the largest in the European Union. Through the centuries, it has been an important source of life for people in Sweden, with several towns and villages located at its shores. Sweden's second largest lake i Vättern with 1,884 square kilometers, followed by Mälaren, which is located next to the Capital Stockholm.

Largest lakes in Sweden (in square kilometers)

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Release date

January 2014

Region

Sweden

Survey time period

2014

Supplementary notes

The size of the lakes differs by ways of measurement. For instance, other sources set the size of Vänern to be as large as 5,650 square kilometers.

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