Sweden: longest rivers

The river basin Göta älv—Klarälven, which is split by the lake Vänern, is the longest in Sweden. It has a total length of 747 kilometers, but parts of it runs through Norway, where it is called Femundelva or Trysilelva. Dalälven is Swedenäs second longest river, followed by Torneälven.

Longest rivers in Sweden (in kilometers)

Characteristic	Length in kilometers
Göta älv / Klaraälven*	747
Dalälven	554
Torneälven	525
Kalixälven	463
Luleälven	462
Vindelälven	450
Ångermanälven	449
Umeälven	445
Ljusnan	438
Indalsälven	431
Skellefteälven	411

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Release date

January 2014

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Sweden

Survey time period

2014

Supplementary notes

* The river is called Klaraälven before it passes through the lake Vänern.

The source adds the following information: "This statistic shows the total lenght of rivers regardless if it starts or ends in Norway or Finland."

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