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126  SWEDEN AREA B Y AREA
Abisko
Sweden at a Glance
Sweden is a long country, traditionally divided into
Norrland, Svealand and Götaland. In Norrland the
landscape is characterized by its proximity to the Arctic,
with mountains in the west, rivers running east towards Gällivare Pajala
the coast, and an interior of forest or marshland. With the
exception of the larger towns along the coast, the area is Jokkmokk
sparsely populated. In Svealand the countryside is hilly,
with lakes and rivers interspersed with farmland. Island Arjeplog
archipelagos lie offshore. The population is concentrated Boden Haparanda
in Mälardalen, centring on Stockholm. Götaland, The Mountains of Härjedalen are a Luleå
comprising the southern part of the country, offers haven for outdoor activities in both Arvidsjaur
the most variation with differing landscapes and a summer and winter (see pp264–5). Piteå
high urban and rural population.
Gulf of
Skellefteå Bothnia
The Fryken Lakes in
Värmland are edged by Gäddede
superb manor houses
such as Rottneros,
whose park overlooking
Mellanfryken contains Umeå
an outstanding Örnsköldsvik
collection of statues, Östersund
including works by Stor-
Carl Milles. Sjön
Härnösand
Gulf of Bothnia
Sundsvall
Sveg
Hudiksvall

Mora
Siljan Gävle
Borlänge
Fagersta
Kapellskär
Fiskebäckskil, with its red Karlstad Stockholm
fishermen’s huts and white wooden Örebro
houses, is typical of the coastal
Götaplatsen, Gothenburg’s finest villages of Bohuslän (see p219).
square, features Carl Milles’ statue Vänern Nynäshamn
Poseidon with Konstmuseet in the Skagerrak Norrköping
background (see p204).
Vättern Linköping B a l t i c S e a
Jönköping Västervik
Österlen, on the Gothenburg Borås
southeastern Oskarshamn
coast of Skåne, is Varberg
characterized by Växjö Kalmar
rolling agricultural Kattegat Baltic Sea
land and the half- Halmstad
timbered
farmhouses Karlshamn Karlskrona
typical of the Helsingborg
area (see p187). Åhus
Malmö
Aerial view of the fortified citadel in Landskrona

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