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More than half of Sweden is forested with thick woods. The forests consist of many spruce, fir and pine trees and in the south there is also beech, elm, maple, and oak trees. Sweden is rich in minerals, has many rivers and almost 100,000 lakes. It has 1600 km of coastline and contains many islands.
The south of Sweden is called Götaland. Götaland has plains with rich soil and good farmland.
Central Sweden, called Svealand, consists of plains, hills and forests and is good for farming. There are many lakes in central Sweden, the largest being Lake Vänern. Northern Sweden is called Norrland. The area is rich with dense forests, rivers, mountains and waterfalls. This is where you can see the midnight sun (the summer has nearly 24 hours of daylight), and northern light. |
Winter landscape near Gothenburg | 
Delsjön near Gothenburg | 
Tiny island in Delsjön |
Swedish fields | 
Delsjön near Gothenburg | 
Lake and trees in Delsjön, near Gothenburg |
Swedish forest with birch trees in autumn | 
Bank of Delsjön: rocks, trees and water | 
Gothenburg archipelago seen from the sky |
