List of islands of Sweden
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This is a list of islands of Sweden. According to 2013 statistics report there are in total 267,570 islands in Sweden, fewer than 1000 of which are inhabited.[1] Their total area is 1.2 million hectares, which corresponds to 3 percent of the total land area of Sweden. Most of the islands are in the Baltic Sea regions of the Bay of Bothnia and the Bothnian Sea.[1]
Rough population statistics are from 2015.
Ordered by size
| Island | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Gotland | 2994 km² | 57,000 |
| Öland | 1342 km² | 25,000 |
| Södertörn | 1207 km² | 800,000 |
| Orust | 346 km² | 15,000 |
| Hisingen | 199 km² | 125,000 |
| Värmdö | 181 km² | 48,000 |
| Tjörn | 148 km² | 15,000 |
| Väddö and Björkö | 128 km² | 1,700 |
| Fårö | 113 km² | 500 |
| Selaön | 95 km² | 1,800 |
| Gräsö | 93 km² | 800 |
| Svartsjölandet | 82 km² | 8,700 |
| Hertsön | 73 km² | 22,000 |
| Alnön | 68 km² | 8,298 |
| Ekerö and Munsö | 68 km² | 11,524 |
| Tosterön-Aspön | 66 km² | 3,600 |
| Ingarö | 63 km² | 6,900 |
| Ljusterö | 62 km² | 1,500 |
| Torsö | 62 km² | 520 |
| Ammerön | 60 km² | 100 |
Other well-known islands
- Adelsö
- Björkö (Birka)
- Frösön
- Gåsö
- Gotska Sandön
- Helgö
- Holmöarna
- Koster Islands
- Lidingö
- Märket
- Mjältön
- Stora Karlsö
- Ven
- Visingsö
- Furusund
See also
- List of islands of Bothnian Bay
- List of islands of Stockholm
- List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden
- List of islands in the Baltic Sea
- List of islands
References
- ^ a b "3 percent of Sweden's land area consists of islands". Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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