3
Regions of Sweden
25
Provinces
21
Counties
290
Municipalities
Regions of Sweden
Sweden is divided into three main regions
Sweden in numbers
The scale of the country, from coastline to mountain tops.
Area
447 425 km²
Population
10.6 M
Coastline
11 530 km
Lakes
95 700
Islands
267 570
Forest cover
69 %
Highest point
Kebnekaise · 2 096 m
Lowest point
-2 m
Visitors per year
8.2 M
National parks
30
UNESCO sites
15
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Climate zones and best time to go
Sweden spans 1,570 km, so the season you want depends on how far north you go.
Subarctic mountains
Lappland, Kiruna, Abisko, Riksgränsen
-14°C → 13°C500 mm
Best months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Feb-Mar, Jun-Sep
Northern inland
Jämtland, Åre, Östersund, Umeå, Luleå
-11°C → 16°C600 mm
Best months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-Mar, Jun-Sep
Central lakes and forests
Stockholm, Uppsala, Dalarna, Värmland
-3°C → 18°C550 mm
Best months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
May-Sep
West coast
Göteborg, Bohuslän, Halland, Varberg
0°C → 18°C800 mm
Best months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
May-Sep
Southern Sweden and Baltic islands
Skåne, Ystad, Öland, Gotland, Visby
0°C → 19°C600 mm
Best months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
May-Sep
Sources: SCB, SMHI, Naturvårdsverket, UNESCO and Visit Sweden.
Sweden top lists
Biggest cities, best-known holiday spots and the places most people visit.
Largest cities
- 1Stockholm · Stockholms län1 662 000 residents
- 2Göteborg · Västra Götalands län618 000 residents
- 3Malmö · Skåne län347 000 residents
- 4Uppsala · Uppsala län177 000 residents
- 5Västerås · Västmanlands län130 000 residents
- 6Örebro · Örebro län127 000 residents
- 7Linköping · Östergötlands län118 000 residents
- 8Helsingborg · Skåne län115 000 residents
- 9Jönköping · Jönköpings län105 000 residents
- 10Norrköping · Östergötlands län100 000 residents
Most popular holiday spots
- 1Åre · Jämtland
- 2Sälen · Dalarna
- 3Visby · Gotland
- 4Borgholm · Öland
- 5Tylösand · Halland
- 6Båstad · Skåne
- 7Marstrand · Bohuslän
- 8Smögen · Bohuslän
- 9Ystad · Skåne
- 10Abisko · Lappland
- 11Kiruna · Lappland
- 12Höga Kusten · Ångermanland
Most visited attractions
- 1Liseberg · Göteborg3 100 000 visitors/year
- 2Gröna Lund · Stockholm1 500 000 visitors/year
- 3Skansen · Stockholm1 300 000 visitors/year
- 4Vasamuseet · Stockholm1 100 000 visitors/year
- 5Kolmårdens djurpark · Norrköping600 000 visitors/year
- 6Universeum · Göteborg600 000 visitors/year
- 7Astrid Lindgrens Värld · Vimmerby500 000 visitors/year
- 8Junibacken · Stockholm400 000 visitors/year
- 9Drottningholms slott · Stockholm300 000 visitors/year
- 10Icehotel · Jukkasjärvi50 000 visitors/year
UNESCO World Heritage sites
- 1Drottningholm · Stockholm1991
- 2Birka och Hovgården · Mälaren1993
- 3Engelsbergs bruk · Västmanland1993
- 4Hällristningarna i Tanum · Bohuslän1994
- 5Skogskyrkogården · Stockholm1994
- 6Hansestaden Visby · Gotland1995
- 7Gammelstads kyrkstad · Luleå1996
- 8Laponia · Lappland1996
- 9Örlogsstaden Karlskrona · Blekinge1998
- 10Höga Kusten · Ångermanland2000
- 11Södra Ölands odlingslandskap · Öland2000
- 12Falu gruva · Dalarna2001
- 13Struves meridianbåge · Norrbotten2005
- 14Hälsingegårdar · Hälsingland2012
- 15Grimeton radiostation · Varberg2004
Largest national parks
- 1Sarek · Lappland1 970 km²
- 2Padjelanta · Lappland1 984 km²
- 3Stora Sjöfallet · Lappland1 278 km²
- 4Muddus · Lappland493 km²
- 5Kosterhavet · Bohuslän389 km²
- 6Fulufjället · Dalarna385 km²
- 7Pieljekaise · Lappland153 km²
- 8Sonfjället · Härjedalen103 km²
- 9Färnebofjärden · Gästrikland101 km²
- 10Abisko · Lappland77 km²
Highest mountains
- 1Kebnekaise (sydtoppen) · Lappland2 096 m
- 2Sarektjåkkå · Lappland2 089 m
- 3Kaskasatjåkka · Lappland2 076 m
- 4Akka · Lappland2 016 m
- 5Sarektjåkkå Nordtoppen · Lappland2 010 m
- 6Helagsfjället · Härjedalen1 797 m
- 7Sylarna · Jämtland1 743 m
- 8Storsylen · Jämtland1 728 m
Largest lakes
- 1Vänern · Västergötland / Värmland5 650 km²
- 2Vättern · Småland / Östergötland1 893 km²
- 3Mälaren · Uppland / Södermanland1 140 km²
- 4Hjälmaren · Närke / Södermanland483 km²
- 5Storsjön · Jämtland464 km²
- 6Siljan · Dalarna354 km²
- 7Torneträsk · Lappland330 km²
- 8Hornavan · Lappland262 km²
Sources: SCB, SMHI, Naturvårdsverket, UNESCO and Visit Sweden.
Swedish Provinces
Explore Sweden's 25 historical provinces (landskap)
Norrland
(9 provinces)
Svealand
(6 provinces)
Götaland
(10 provinces)
Weather in Stockholm
Current weather forecast and climate information
Daylight, UV and air quality in Sweden
Live conditions, updated continuously — sun times calculated for this exact location.
Daylight
8h 35m
Day length
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Golden hour
- 14:43
- Blue hour
- 16:34
5 min less daylight than yesterday
UV indexLive
Air qualityLive
Sources: Open-Meteo and our own solar calculations
Quick Facts
Capital
Stockholm
Language
Swedish
Currency
Krona (SEK)
Population
10.4 million
Area
450,295 km²
Timezone
CET (UTC+1)
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