List of lakes of Sweden
# List of lakes of Sweden

The list of lakes of Sweden contains the major lakes in the nation of Sweden. However, Sweden has over 97,500 lakes larger than 2 acres (8,100m2), so the list is not comprehensive. The great number of lakes in southern Sweden could according to Alfred Gabriel Nathorst be indebted to the creation of basins due to the stripping of an irregular mantle of weathered rock by glacier erosion.

## Alphabetical list

Some of the major lakes in Sweden:

* Agunnarydsjön
* Ånnsjön
* Åresjön
* Bolmen
* Boren
* Dellen
* Glan
* Hjälmaren
* Ikesjaure
* Hornavan
* Mälaren
* Mien
* Roxen
* Runn
* Siljan
* Sommen
* Sparren
* Storavan
* Storvindeln
* Storsjön
* Torneträsk
* Tåkern
* Vänern
* Lake Väsman
* Vättern

## Largest lakes by area

Lakes of Sweden by area :

| Rank | Lake | Area |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Vänern | 5,519 $km^2$ (2,131 sq mi) |
| 2 | Vättern | 1,886 $km^2$ (728 sq mi) |
| 3 | Mälaren | 1,090 $km^2$ (420 sq mi) |
| 4 | Hjälmaren | 477 $km^2$ (184 sq mi) |
| 5 | Storsjön | 456 $km^2$ (176 sq mi) |
| 6 | Torneträsk | 330 $km^2$ (130 sq mi) |
| 7 | Siljan | 292 $km^2$ (113 sq mi) |
| 8 | Hornavan** | 262 $km^2$ (101 sq mi) |
| 9 | Akkajaure | 260 $km^2$ (100 sq mi) |
| 10 | Uddjaure | 249 $km^2$ (96 sq mi) |

## Deepest lakes

Subject to geological variations

* Hornavan - 228 meters
* Torneträsk - 168 m
* Vojmsjön - 145 m
* Stor-Blåsjön - 144 m
* Stor-Rensjön - 140 m
* Virihaure - 138 m
* Kallsjön - 134 m
* Vastenjaure - 134 m
* Siljan - 134 m
* Kultsjön - 130 m

## Largest lakes by volume

Lakes with the most water:

* Vänern - 153 $km^3$ (37 cu mi)
* Vättern - 77.6 $km^3$ (18.6 cu mi)
* Torneträsk - 17.1 $km^3$ (4.1 cu mi)
* Mälaren - 14.3 $km^3$ (3.4 cu mi)
* Hornavan - 11.9 $km^3$ (2.9 cu mi)
* Siljan - 8.09 $km^3$ (1.94 cu mi)
* Storsjön - 8.02 $km^3$ (1.92 cu mi)
* Kallsjön - 6.14 $km^3$ (1.47 cu mi)
* Akkajaure - 5.9 $km^3$ (1.4 cu mi)
* Virihaure - 4.43 $km^3$ (1.06 cu mi)
* Storuman - 4.18 $km^3$ (1.00 cu mi)

## Water life

* In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fish; but several of them are rare.
