List of national parks of Sweden

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The national parks of Sweden are managed by the Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency, or Naturvårdsverket. As of January 2003, there are 28 national parks in Sweden.

Of the parks combined areas, mountainous terrain is dominating with 90%. This is largely influenced by the large areas taken up by the large northern parks -- the large parks Sarek National Park and Padjelanta National Park each cover 2,000 km². Many of those parks are part of the northern Laponian area, one of Sweden's UNESCO World Heritage Sites due to its unbroken cultivation and habitat for the native reindeer herding Sami people.

On the other end of the scale, the southern forest covered parks Söderåsen, Dalby and Stenshuvud together cover only 20 km².

List

From north to south.

1. Vadvetjåkka
2. Abisko
3. Stora Sjöfallet
4. Padjelanta
5. Sarek
6. Muddus
7. Pieljekaise
8. Haparanda Archipelago
9. Björnlandet
10. Skuleskogen
11. Sånfjället
12. Töfsingdalen
13. Fulufjället
14. Hamra
15. Färnebofjärden
16. Ängsö
17. Garphyttan
18. Tyresta
19. Tresticklan
20. Djurö
21. Tiveden
22. Norra Kvill
23. Store Mosse
24. Blå Jungfrun
25. Söderåsen
26. Dalby Söderskog
27. Stenshuvud
28. Gotska Sandön

External links

• Sweden's National Parks from Naturvårdsverket. In English.

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