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Rivers in Sweden
YearMaps maps 12 rivers in Sweden. The full list follows.
How this list is built: Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country. It covers the rivers indexed in YearMaps, drawn from open geospatial data, and is not an exhaustive national register.
- Rivers Listed
- 12
- With Full Profile
- 4
Linked to a detail page
| Name | Type | Also Flows Through |
|---|---|---|
| Dalälven | River | — |
| Gta lv | River | — |
| Indalsälven | River | — |
| Kalix | River | — |
| Klarlven | Lake reach | Norway |
| Lule lv | River | — |
| Motala strm | Lake reach | — |
| Muonio | River | Finland |
| ngermanlven | Lake reach | — |
| Skelleftelven | River | — |
| Stora Lule lv | Lake reach | — |
| Tornelven | River | Finland |
About the Rivers of Sweden
The 4 rivers above with an encyclopedia article, in brief. Each name opens the river's full page, with its course on the map.
- Dalälven
- The Dal River is a river in central Sweden that flows from the north of Dalarna and runs into the sea in northern Uppland; it is commonly considered to be the southern border of Norrland, however only the last part correlates with Limes Norrlandicus. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Indalsälven
- Indalsälven is one of Sweden's longest rivers with a total length of 430 kilometers. Among its tributaries are Kallströmmen, Långan, Hårkan and Ammerån. A total of 26 hydropower plants are placed along its course, making it the third most power producing river of Sweden. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Quick Answers
- How many rivers are there in Sweden?
- YearMaps lists 12 rivers for Sweden. This is the number mapped in the atlas, not an official national count.
- Which rivers of Sweden also flow through other countries?
- The Klarlven (also Norway); The Muonio (also Finland); The Tornelven (also Finland).