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 (8,100 m2), so the list is not comprehensive.[1] 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 rockbyglacier erosion.[2]
Some of the major lakes in Sweden:
| Rank | Lake | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vänern | 5,519 km2 (2,131 sq mi) |
| 2 | Vättern | 1,886 km2 (728 sq mi) |
| 3 | Mälaren | 1,090 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| 4 | Hjälmaren | 477 km2 (184 sq mi) |
| 5 | Storsjön | 456 km2 (176 sq mi) |
| 6 | Torneträsk | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| 7 | Siljan | 292 km2 (113 sq mi) |
| 8 | Hornavan** | 262 km2 (101 sq mi) |
| 9 | Akkajaure | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| 10 | Uddjaure | 249 km2 (96 sq mi) |
Subject to geological variations
Lakes with the most water:
