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Caves in Sweden map & data

There are 328 caves mapped in Sweden, spread over 21 counties. The most are in Östergötlands län (87), Västerbottens län (48) and Västra Götalands län (27). 68% of them carry a name. Well-known examples include Jättstugan, Visitgrottan and Höversbygrottan.

328locations

21counties

9 KBlayer size

November 2026updated

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Caves by county

County	Locations	Share
Östergötlands län	87	27%
Västerbottens län	48	15%
Västra Götalands län	27	8.2%
Västernorrlands län	22	6.7%
Stockholms län	21	6.4%
Örebro län	16	4.9%
Skåne län	16	4.9%
Jämtlands län	11	3.4%
Dalarnas län	11	3.4%
Gotlands län	10	3.0%
Blekinge län	9	2.7%
Gävleborgs län	8	2.4%
Kalmar län	8	2.4%
Södermanlands län	8	2.4%
Jönköpings län	6	1.8%
Uppsala län	5	1.5%
Norrbottens län	5	1.5%
Värmlands län	3	0.9%
Hallands län	3	0.9%
Västmanlands län	2	0.6%
Kronobergs län	2	0.6%

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What's in this layer

Every cave in the layer comes with its name, kind, elevation (peaks), the region it is in, latitude and longitude. Cave entrances.

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How many caves are there in Sweden?

This layer holds 328 caves in Sweden, the most of them in Östergötlands län. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.

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What information comes with each cave?

The name, kind, elevation (peaks), the region it is in, latitude and longitude.

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