Here you will find regions and provinces in Sweden. From Skåne in the South to Lapland in the North – including the popular tourist destinations Småland, Bohuslän, Värmland and Dalarna. All in all, Sweden has 25 historical provinces. They are called landskap in Swedish. To simplify matters, we just call them “regions” here on our site. (We haven’t covered all 25 yet.)
Regions in southern Sweden
Skåne
Also called "Scania" in English
Skåne in southern Sweden is full of contrasts. It has deep green forests, vast plains, rolling hills and dramatic cliffs....
Blekinge
Besides the well-known and popular regions like Småland, Dalarna and Bohuslän there are some smaller provinces in Sweden. They are less well-known but nevertheless...
Småland
Småland could be called the home of Swedish culture. Småland has enchanted forests, idyllic glades, mirror-like lakes and falun-red homesteads where Vilhelm Moberg's "emigrants"...
Öland
Sweden's sunny island
The island of Öland is Sweden's smallest province and has few permanent inhabitants. In the summer months, however, Öland attracts a large...
Halland
Halland is a province that you can fall in love with quickly. We have experienced it ourselves. This is mostly due to the fantastic...
Västergötland
Västergötland is the main region of West Sweden. Västergötland is a beautiful natural landscape and a province that is marked by its historic heritage.
Every...
Bohuslän
Bohuslän attracts visitors with a unique combination of food, outdoor, and cultural experiences. Bohuslän is part of West Sweden and stretches from Gothenburg all...
Dalsland
If we want to leave Gothenburg behind for a while, we can reach Dalsland in a two-hour drive by car. Then we are right...
Sörmland
The province of Sörmland is located southwest of Stockholm. Sörmland is particularly known for its numerous castles and manor houses but also for its...
Gotland
Thanks to increasingly reliable long-term forecasts from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute yr.no and its Swedish counterpart smhi.se, we sometimes go on spontaneous trips in Sweden if...
Regions in central Sweden
Örebro
When we went to Örebro for the first time, we only had a vague idea about the city and the region. We knew of...
Värmland
Värmland borders on Dalsland in the south and on Dalarna in the north. Foreign tourists usually only come to Värmland during the summer, but the Swedes...
Dalarna
Sweden's most Swedish province?
It is often said that Dalarna is Sweden's centrepiece, the "most Swedish province in Sweden." Dalarna has retained its rural traditions....
Regions in northern Sweden
Jämtland
The province of Jämtland is situated in northern Sweden. Östersund, founded in 1786, is the region’s only city. The Sámi culture, with its own history...
Lapland
Including Västerbotten and Norrbotten
From Malmö in southern Sweden it is about 1,200 km to the southern border of Lapland. Given this distance, it is...
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