Norrbotten archipelago

The Norrbotten archipelago (Swedish: Norrbotten skärgård) is a group of Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter.

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1884 landforms

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Census, cataloged

Major islands68
Minor islands404
Islets1,090
Rocks & skerries322

Major islands

Sandön
Area
25.7 km²
High point
51 m
Småskär
Area
2.4 km²
High point
16 m
Småskär and Finnskär are two closely neighboring islands in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.

Rånön
Area
25 km²
High point
78 m
Rånön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago.
Seskarö
Area
21.3 km²
High point
30 m
Bergön
Area
18.4 km²
High point
76 m
Bergön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago. The north end of the island has facilities for recreational boating. The southern part, which is used for forestry, has been proposed as the site for a wind farm.
Germandön
Area
17.1 km²
High point
32 m
Hindersön
Area
14.7 km²
High point
36 m
Hindersön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.
Junkön
Area
13.4 km²
High point
29 m
Junkön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.
Vargön
Area
12.8 km²
High point
33 m
Trundön
Area
11.9 km²
High point
33 m
Stor-Brändön
Area
10.9 km²
High point
38 m
Stor-Brändön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.
Getskär
Area
10 km²
Getskär and Renskär are two islands in the north of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago, that have become joined through uplift of the land due to post-glacial rebound and are now one.
Mellerstön
Area
9.6 km²
High point
25 m
Bondön
Area
9.2 km²
High point
21 m
Slätbådan
Area
7.8 km²
High point
16 m
Buskön
Area
6.8 km²
High point
20 m
Lappön
Area
6.2 km²
High point
39 m
Långön
Area
6 km²
High point
35 m
Långön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.
Mannön
Area
5.7 km²
High point
45 m
Sandgrönnorna
Area
5.3 km²
High point
7 m
Sandskär
Area
4.9 km²
High point
21 m
Sandskär is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia. Once used as a base for fishing and sealing, it is now part of a national park.
Degerön
Area
4.3 km²
High point
30 m
Fjuksön
Area
4.2 km²
High point
28 m
Baggen
Area
4 km²
High point
27 m
Baggen is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Piteå archipelago.
Berkön
Area
3.9 km²
High point
34 m
Kallaxön
Area
3.6 km²
High point
35 m
Fälesön
Area
3.6 km²
High point
18 m
Esterön
Area
3.6 km²
High point
25 m
Jävre Sandön
Area
3.3 km²
High point
20 m
Jävre Sandön is a Swedish island belonging to the Piteå archipelago. The island is located off the coast of Jävrebodarna. Jävre Sandön means "island of sand at Jävre". The island has a coastline consisting of beaches. There are two footpaths over the island.
Smålsön
Area
2.7 km²
High point
16 m
Jävreholmen
Area
2.7 km²
High point
28 m
Mjoön
Area
2.6 km²
High point
21 m
Seskar Furö
Area
2.6 km²
High point
23 m
Seskar Furö is an uninhabited island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia. It is now part of a national park.
Skomakaren
Area
2.5 km²
High point
23 m
Skomakaren is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bothnian Bay, in the Haparanda archipelago.
Hastaskäret
Area
2.5 km²
High point
16 m
Sigfridsön
Area
2.5 km²
High point
20 m
Nörd-Fårön
Area
2.5 km²
High point
29 m
Stor-Furuön
Area
2.4 km²
High point
31 m
Norr-Äspen
Area
2.4 km²
High point
22 m
Kunoön
Area
2.3 km²
High point
44 m
Halsön
Area
2.3 km²
High point
20 m
Halsön is an island in the north of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago.
Likskär
Area
2.2 km²
High point
19 m
Båtön
Area
2 km²
High point
23 m
Saxskäret
Area
1.9 km²
High point
20 m
Sör-Äspen
Area
1.8 km²
High point
18 m
Granön
Area
1.8 km²
High point
22 m
Halsön
Area
1.7 km²
High point
30 m
Bockön
Area
1.7 km²
High point
26 m
Antnäs-Börstskäret
Area
1.7 km²
High point
23 m
Uddskäret
Area
1.7 km²
High point
16 m
Degerö-Börstskäret
Area
1.6 km²
High point
27 m
Båtön
Area
1.6 km²
High point
16 m
Långören
Area
1.6 km²
High point
16 m
Långörarna
Area
1.6 km²
High point
19 m
Lill-Räbben
Area
1.6 km²
High point
14 m
Laxön
Area
1.5 km²
High point
19 m
Hamnön
Area
1.5 km²
High point
22 m
Granön
Area
1.5 km²
High point
17 m
Kraaseli
Area
1.5 km²
High point
16 m
Kluntarna
Area
1.5 km²
High point
28 m
Granskäret
Area
1.5 km²
High point
16 m
Fårön
Area
1.4 km²
High point
22 m
Sör-Fårön
Area
1.3 km²
High point
28 m
Långholmen
Area
1.3 km²
High point
17 m
Renskär
Area
1.3 km²
High point
23 m
Berghamn
Area
1.2 km²
High point
43 m
Berghamn is an island in the north of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago.
Stor-Fårön
Area
1.2 km²
High point
30 m
Kataja
Area
1.2 km²
High point
16 m
Kataja is an islet south of Haparanda in Norrbotten. It is the easternmost point of Sweden and it is part of the Haparanda archipelago. The islet has an area of 71 hectares (180 acres). It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 200 to 500 metres (660 to 1,640 ft) wide.

Minor islands

132

Repskäret
Area
1.2 km²
High point
15 m
Risön
Area
1.2 km²
High point
33 m
Stenskäret
Area
1.1 km²
High point
12 m
Pite-Rönnskär
Area
1.1 km²
High point
15 m
Nörd-Mörön
Area
1.1 km²
High point
23 m
Bockön
Area
1.1 km²
High point
20 m
Bergön
Area
1 km²
High point
40 m
Lill-Fårön
Area
1 km²
High point
14 m
Stor-Räbben
Area
1 km²
High point
19 m
Pukulmi
Area
0.94 km²
High point
17 m
Stora Hamnskär
Area
0.93 km²
High point
13 m
Risön
Area
0.9 km²
High point
15 m
Sandskär
Area
0.87 km²
High point
17 m
Torne-Furö
Area
0.87 km²
High point
19 m
Svartön
Area
0.79 km²
High point
32 m
Västra Knivskär
Area
0.78 km²
High point
16 m
Strapön
Area
0.77 km²
High point
32 m
Bastaskäret
Area
0.77 km²
High point
24 m
Östra Knivskär
Area
0.76 km²
High point
16 m
Stora Huvön
Area
0.76 km²
High point
46 m
Haru
Area
0.74 km²
High point
14 m
Hamnholmen
Area
0.73 km²
High point
20 m
Rödkallen
Area
0.73 km²
High point
10 m
Nagelskäret
Area
0.72 km²
High point
16 m
Ytterstön
Area
0.7 km²
High point
28 m
Hällskäret
Area
0.67 km²
High point
13 m
Näverön
Area
0.66 km²
High point
39 m
Smulterskäret
Area
0.65 km²
High point
15 m
Bergön
Area
0.62 km²
High point
22 m
Berkön
Area
0.62 km²
High point
25 m
Kälkholmen
Area
0.58 km²
High point
22 m
Finnskäret
Area
0.57 km²
High point
18 m
Mannöskäret
Area
0.55 km²
High point
13 m
Leppikari
Area
0.55 km²
High point
15 m
Malören
Area
0.55 km²
High point
8 m
Vasikkasaari
Area
0.54 km²
High point
18 m
Granholmen
Area
0.52 km²
High point
15 m
Kukinkaankari
Area
0.52 km²
High point
14 m
Skogsskäret
Area
0.5 km²
High point
21 m
Sikören
Area
0.5 km²
High point
15 m
Lavholmen
Area
0.49 km²
High point
15 m
Ön
Area
0.49 km²
High point
22 m
Bergskäret
Area
0.48 km²
High point
16 m
Lägenön
Area
0.46 km²
High point
20 m
Långören
Area
0.46 km²
High point
13 m
Pitkäkari
Area
0.46 km²
High point
10 m
Mali
Area
0.45 km²
High point
7 m
Gråsjälgrundet
Area
0.44 km²
High point
9 m
Åsenholmen
Area
0.44 km²
High point
22 m
Byskär
Area
0.44 km²
High point
10 m
Sör-Tisterön
Area
0.43 km²
High point
15 m
Enskär
Area
0.43 km²
High point
10 m
Ågrundet
Area
0.41 km²
High point
14 m
Lill-Furuön
Area
0.41 km²
High point
26 m
Likskär
Area
0.4 km²
High point
12 m
Knivören
Area
0.4 km²
High point
16 m
Köpmanholmen
Area
0.4 km²
High point
17 m
Innerstholmen
Area
0.4 km²
High point
19 m
Rövarn
Area
0.4 km²
High point
24 m
Nordanskär
Area
0.39 km²
High point
14 m
Fjuksholmen
Area
0.39 km²
High point
20 m
Tantamanni
Area
0.38 km²
High point
8 m
Kallskär
Area
0.37 km²
High point
17 m
Björkskäret
Area
0.37 km²
High point
14 m
Mellanskäret
Area
0.37 km²
High point
13 m
Pahaluoto
Area
0.36 km²
High point
15 m
Norr-Tisterön
Area
0.35 km²
High point
14 m
Maa-Sarvi
Area
0.35 km²
High point
7 m
Selkä-Sarvi
Area
0.34 km²
High point
4 m
Tistersöarna
Area
0.33 km²
High point
15 m
Båtharun
Area
0.33 km²
High point
26 m
Öystinkari
Area
0.32 km²
High point
14 m
Pensaskari
Area
0.32 km²
High point
7 m
Inakari
Area
0.31 km²
High point
4 m
Brändöskäret
Area
0.31 km²
High point
10 m
Bastaholmen
Area
0.31 km²
High point
19 m
Lilla Hamnskär
Area
0.31 km²
High point
13 m
Storgrundet
Area
0.3 km²
High point
14 m
Hällen
Area
0.3 km²
High point
23 m
Yttre Mjoögrunden
Area
0.3 km²
High point
15 m
Stor-Risöholmen
Area
0.3 km²
High point
26 m
Granholmen
Area
0.3 km²
High point
14 m
Långskäret
Area
0.3 km²
High point
19 m
Trutskär
Area
0.29 km²
High point
15 m
Ylikari
Area
0.28 km²
High point
11 m
Granskäret
Area
0.28 km²
High point
16 m
Sikören
Area
0.28 km²
High point
7 m
Långören
Area
0.28 km²
High point
17 m
Stora Hepokari
Area
0.27 km²
High point
7 m
Höynänkari
Area
0.27 km²
High point
8 m
Yttre Mörögrundet
Area
0.26 km²
High point
12 m
Björn
Area
0.26 km²
High point
14 m
Stora Sonaholmen
Area
0.25 km²
High point
15 m
Bredskäret
Area
0.25 km²
High point
15 m
Lilla Vasti
Area
0.25 km²
High point
16 m
Ytterstlandet
Area
0.25 km²
High point
7 m
Kattholmen
Area
0.25 km²
High point
19 m
Stora Båtöklippan
Area
0.25 km²
High point
17 m
Kluntarna
Area
0.24 km²
High point
14 m
Ytterstholmen
Area
0.24 km²
High point
16 m
Möröskäret
Area
0.24 km²
High point
17 m
Stor-Blåbärsholmen
Area
0.24 km²
High point
9 m
Stor-Sandskäret
Area
0.24 km²
High point
8 m
Göljeskäret
Area
0.23 km²
High point
17 m
Orrskäret
Area
0.23 km²
High point
14 m
Klubben
Area
0.22 km²
High point
13 m
Stora Trutskär
Area
0.22 km²
High point
12 m
Bergskärsgrundet
Area
0.22 km²
High point
10 m
Laxögrundet
Area
0.22 km²
High point
11 m
Laitakari
Area
0.21 km²
High point
15 m
Tervaletto
Area
0.21 km²
High point
12 m
Sikosaari
Area
0.21 km²
High point
10 m
Granholmen
Area
0.21 km²
High point
18 m
Sarvenkataja
Area
0.21 km²
High point
11 m
Granholmen
Area
0.21 km²
High point
21 m
Lilla Huvön
Area
0.21 km²
High point
14 m
Stora Vasti
Area
0.21 km²
High point
15 m
Granvik
Area
0.2 km²
High point
23 m
Stångholmen
Area
0.19 km²
High point
19 m
Lågören
Area
0.19 km²
High point
13 m
Tirro
Area
0.19 km²
High point
15 m
Fjärdsgrundet
Area
0.19 km²
High point
13 m
Vattungen
Area
0.19 km²
High point
12 m
Västerskäret
Area
0.19 km²
High point
13 m
Sölkäkari
Area
0.18 km²
High point
7 m
Lilla Sonaholmen
Area
0.18 km²
High point
15 m
Hanhinkari
Area
0.18 km²
High point
14 m
Kaitta
Area
0.17 km²
High point
9 m
Storgrundet
Area
0.17 km²
High point
3 m
Strömmingsören
Area
0.17 km²
High point
13 m
Huitori
Area
0.17 km²
High point
7 m
Furuholmen
Area
0.17 km²
High point
18 m

Rocks & skerries

322

On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

Listing 200 of 1884; the rest are on the chart.

Figures

Comparative heights

Islands by area

km², log scale

Groups within

Sources

Facts

Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
Wikidata
Wikipedia

Photographs

Klubbviken Lulea2. Patrik Nylin / CC BY-SA 4.0

Sandön	25.7 km²
Rånön	25 km²
Seskarö	21.3 km²
Bergön	18.4 km²
Germandön	17.1 km²
Hindersön	14.7 km²
Junkön	13.4 km²
Vargön	12.8 km²
Trundön	11.9 km²
Stor-Brändön	10.9 km²
Getskär	10 km²
Mellerstön	9.6 km²
Bondön	9.2 km²
Slätbådan	7.8 km²
Buskön	6.8 km²
Lappön	6.2 km²
Långön	6 km²
Mannön	5.7 km²
Sandgrönnorna	5.3 km²
Sandskär	4.9 km²
Degerön	4.3 km²
Fjuksön	4.2 km²
Baggen	4 km²
Berkön	3.9 km²
Kallaxön	3.6 km²
Fälesön	3.6 km²
Esterön	3.6 km²
Jävre Sandön	3.3 km²
Smålsön	2.7 km²
Jävreholmen	2.7 km²
Mjoön	2.6 km²
Seskar Furö	2.6 km²
Skomakaren	2.5 km²
Hastaskäret	2.5 km²
Sigfridsön	2.5 km²
Nörd-Fårön	2.5 km²
Stor-Furuön	2.4 km²
Norr-Äspen	2.4 km²
Småskär	2.4 km²
Kunoön	2.3 km²
Halsön	2.3 km²
Likskär	2.2 km²
Båtön	2 km²
Saxskäret	1.9 km²
Sör-Äspen	1.8 km²
Granön	1.8 km²
Halsön	1.7 km²
Bockön	1.7 km²
Antnäs-Börstskäret	1.7 km²
Uddskäret	1.7 km²
Degerö-Börstskäret	1.6 km²
Båtön	1.6 km²
Långören	1.6 km²
Långörarna	1.6 km²
Lill-Räbben	1.6 km²
Laxön	1.5 km²
Hamnön	1.5 km²
Granön	1.5 km²
Kraaseli	1.5 km²
Kluntarna	1.5 km²
Granskäret	1.5 km²
Fårön	1.4 km²
Sör-Fårön	1.3 km²
Långholmen	1.3 km²
Renskär	1.3 km²
Berghamn	1.2 km²
Stor-Fårön	1.2 km²
Kataja	1.2 km²
Repskäret	1.2 km²
Risön	1.2 km²
Stenskäret	1.1 km²
Pite-Rönnskär	1.1 km²
Nörd-Mörön	1.1 km²
Bockön	1.1 km²
Bergön	1 km²
Lill-Fårön	1 km²
Stor-Räbben	1 km²
Pukulmi	0.94 km²
Stora Hamnskär	0.93 km²
Risön	0.9 km²
Sandskär	0.87 km²
Torne-Furö	0.87 km²
Svartön	0.79 km²
Västra Knivskär	0.78 km²
Strapön	0.77 km²
Bastaskäret	0.77 km²
Östra Knivskär	0.76 km²
Stora Huvön	0.76 km²
Haru	0.74 km²
Hamnholmen	0.73 km²
Rödkallen	0.73 km²
Nagelskäret	0.72 km²
Ytterstön	0.7 km²
Hällskäret	0.67 km²
Näverön	0.66 km²
Smulterskäret	0.65 km²
Bergön	0.62 km²
Berkön	0.62 km²
Kälkholmen	0.58 km²
Finnskäret	0.57 km²
Mannöskäret	0.55 km²
Leppikari	0.55 km²
Malören	0.55 km²
Vasikkasaari	0.54 km²
Granholmen	0.52 km²
Kukinkaankari	0.52 km²
Skogsskäret	0.5 km²
Sikören	0.5 km²
Lavholmen	0.49 km²
Ön	0.49 km²
Bergskäret	0.48 km²
Lägenön	0.46 km²
Långören	0.46 km²
Pitkäkari	0.46 km²
Mali	0.45 km²
Gråsjälgrundet	0.44 km²
Åsenholmen	0.44 km²
Byskär	0.44 km²
Sör-Tisterön	0.43 km²
Enskär	0.43 km²
Ågrundet	0.41 km²
Lill-Furuön	0.41 km²
Likskär	0.4 km²
Knivören	0.4 km²
Köpmanholmen	0.4 km²
Innerstholmen	0.4 km²
Rövarn	0.4 km²
Nordanskär	0.39 km²
Fjuksholmen	0.39 km²
Tantamanni	0.38 km²
Kallskär	0.37 km²
Björkskäret	0.37 km²
Mellanskäret	0.37 km²
Pahaluoto	0.36 km²
Norr-Tisterön	0.35 km²
Maa-Sarvi	0.35 km²
Selkä-Sarvi	0.34 km²
Tistersöarna	0.33 km²
Båtharun	0.33 km²
Öystinkari	0.32 km²
Pensaskari	0.32 km²
Inakari	0.31 km²
Brändöskäret	0.31 km²
Bastaholmen	0.31 km²
Lilla Hamnskär	0.31 km²
Storgrundet	0.3 km²
Hällen	0.3 km²
Yttre Mjoögrunden	0.3 km²
Stor-Risöholmen	0.3 km²
Granholmen	0.3 km²
Långskäret	0.3 km²
Trutskär	0.29 km²
Ylikari	0.28 km²
Granskäret	0.28 km²
Sikören	0.28 km²
Långören	0.28 km²
Stora Hepokari	0.27 km²
Höynänkari	0.27 km²
Yttre Mörögrundet	0.26 km²
Björn	0.26 km²
Stora Sonaholmen	0.25 km²
Bredskäret	0.25 km²
Lilla Vasti	0.25 km²
Ytterstlandet	0.25 km²
Kattholmen	0.25 km²
Stora Båtöklippan	0.25 km²
Kluntarna	0.24 km²
Ytterstholmen	0.24 km²
Möröskäret	0.24 km²
Stor-Blåbärsholmen	0.24 km²
Stor-Sandskäret	0.24 km²
Göljeskäret	0.23 km²
Orrskäret	0.23 km²
Klubben	0.22 km²
Stora Trutskär	0.22 km²
Bergskärsgrundet	0.22 km²
Laxögrundet	0.22 km²
Laitakari	0.21 km²
Tervaletto	0.21 km²
Sikosaari	0.21 km²
Granholmen	0.21 km²
Sarvenkataja	0.21 km²
Granholmen	0.21 km²
Lilla Huvön	0.21 km²
Stora Vasti	0.21 km²
Granvik	0.2 km²
Stångholmen	0.19 km²
Lågören	0.19 km²
Tirro	0.19 km²
Fjärdsgrundet	0.19 km²
Vattungen	0.19 km²
Västerskäret	0.19 km²
Sölkäkari	0.18 km²
Lilla Sonaholmen	0.18 km²
Hanhinkari	0.18 km²
Kaitta	0.17 km²
Storgrundet	0.17 km²
Strömmingsören	0.17 km²
Huitori	0.17 km²
Furuholmen	0.17 km²

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Overview

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Major islands

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Minor islands