Libraries in Sweden map & data
There are 817 libraries mapped in Sweden, spread over 21 counties. The most are in Västra Götalands län (135), Stockholms län (133) and Skåne län (116). 83% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include Falu stadsbibliotek, Dag Hammarskjöldbiblioteket and Malmö Stadsbibliotek.
Libraries by county
| County | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Västra Götalands län | 135 | 17% |
| Stockholms län | 133 | 16% |
| Skåne län | 116 | 14% |
| Västerbottens län | 40 | 4.9% |
| Uppsala län | 35 | 4.3% |
| Östergötlands län | 34 | 4.2% |
| Dalarnas län | 32 | 3.9% |
| Blekinge län | 30 | 3.7% |
| Jönköpings län | 29 | 3.5% |
| Värmlands län | 26 | 3.2% |
| Gävleborgs län | 25 | 3.1% |
| Kronobergs län | 23 | 2.8% |
| Västernorrlands län | 21 | 2.6% |
| Örebro län | 21 | 2.6% |
| Norrbottens län | 21 | 2.6% |
| Jämtlands län | 20 | 2.4% |
| Hallands län | 20 | 2.4% |
| Kalmar län | 19 | 2.3% |
| Västmanlands län | 16 | 2.0% |
| Södermanlands län | 15 | 1.8% |
| Gotlands län | 6 | 0.7% |
Notable libraries in Sweden
- Falu stadsbibliotekFalun · Dalarnas län · library
- Dag HammarskjöldbiblioteketUppsala · Uppsala län · library
- Malmö StadsbibliotekSkåne län · library
- KTH: BiblioteketStockholms län · library
- Björna bibliotekVästernorrlands län · library
- GrubbebiblioteketVästerbottens län · library
- Bräcke bibliotekJämtlands län · library
- Västerås stadsbibliotekVästmanlands län · library
- Lindesbergs stadsbibliotekLindesberg · Örebro län · library
- BiblioteketSkoghall · Värmlands län · library
- Gustafs bibliotekDalarnas län · 131 m · library
- Uppsala stadsbibliotekUppsala · Uppsala län · library
- Kungliga biblioteketStockholms län · library
- Bredbyns bibliotekVästernorrlands län · library
- Lycksele bibliotekLycksele · Västerbottens län · library
- Östersunds bibliotekÖstersund · Jämtlands län · library
- Forshaga bibliotekVärmlands län · library
- Bjursås bibliotekBjursås · Dalarnas län · library
- Carolina RedivivaUppsala · Uppsala län · library
- Stockholms stadsbibliotekStockholms län · library
- Härnösands bibliotekHärnösand · Västernorrlands län · library
- Nordmalings bibliotekVästerbottens län · library
- Karlstads stadsbibliotekKarlstad · Värmlands län · library
- Borlänge bibliotekBorlänge · Dalarnas län · library
- GottsundabiblioteketUppsala · Uppsala län · library
- Långsele bibliotekVästernorrlands län · library
- Norsjö bibliotekVästerbottens län · library
- Karlstads universitetsbibliotekVärmlands län · library
- Vika BibliotekFalun · Dalarnas län · library
- Karin Boye-biblioteketUppsala · Uppsala län · library
- Skorpeds bibliotekVästernorrlands län · library
- Storumans kommunbibliotekVästerbottens län · library
- Kils bibliotekKil · Värmlands län · library
- Knivsta bibliotekUppsala län · library
- Trehörningsjö bibliotekVästernorrlands län · library
- Umeå stadsbibliotekUmeå · Västerbottens län · library
- Kronoparkens bibliotekKarlstad · Värmlands län · library
- StadsarkivetUppsala · Uppsala län · library
- Umeå universitetsbibliotekVästerbottens län · library
- Vännäsby bibliotekVännäsby · Västerbottens län · library
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Every library in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Public and university libraries.
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