National Parks Atlas

National Parks Atlas · Country · checked 4 Oct 2026

National Parks in Sweden

31 national parks, the first nine founded on 24 May 1909. Our first park guide takes you to Lapland: Abisko, the park the night train runs into.

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1Park guide

Abisko in full, with northern lights, train and rules

48Official sources

park authorities, operators and transport providers

31National parks

open every day of the year, no booking

1909The first nine

founded together on 24 May 1909

Last checked: 4 Oct 2026

Sweden has 31 national parks, from the archipelago off Stockholm to the high mountains of Lapland. The first nine were founded on the same day, 24 May 1909, and the newest, Nämdöskärgården, was added on 26 June 2025. This atlas covers Abisko National Park in full: a railway stop inside the park, the chairlift to the Aurora Sky Station, the start of the Kungsleden and the northern lights from September to March.

All other parks are listed in the directory with their founding year, area and the official page of Sveriges nationalparker (Naturvårdsverket).

01 · Park guides

Park guide: Abisko

Northern lights, night train, chairlift, Kungsleden and the rules on camping and fires.

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02 · Directory

All 31 national parks in Sweden

Founding year and area as given on the fact pages of Sveriges nationalparker (Naturvårdsverket), as of 4 October 2026.

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For Gotska Sandön the fact page gives a different date, 30 December 1910. The largest park is Padjelanta/Badjelánnda at 198,400 hectares, the smallest Dalby Söderskog at 36 hectares.

National parkCounty (län)FoundedAreaOfficial page
AbiskoNorrbotten190977 km²Official page
ÄngsöStockholm19091.95 km²Official page
ÅsnenKronoberg201818.69 km²Official page
BjörnlandetVästerbotten199123.69 km²Official page
Blå JungfrunKalmar19261.89 km²Official page
Dalby SöderskogSkåne19180.36 km²Official page
DjuröVästra Götaland199124 km²Official page
FärnebofjärdenGävleborg, Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna1998104.64 km²Official page
FulufjälletDalarna2002384.83 km²Official page
GarphyttanÖrebro19091.11 km²Official page
Gotska SandönGotland190944.64 km²Official page
HamraGävleborg190913.83 km²Official page
Haparanda skärgårdNorrbotten199560 km²Official page
KosterhavetVästra Götaland2009389 km²Official page
Muddus/MuttosNorrbotten1942493.4 km²Official page
NämdöskärgårdenStockholm2025253 km²Official page
Norra KvillKalmar19271.11 km²Official page
Padjelanta/BadjelánndaNorrbotten19621,984 km²Official page
PieljekaiseNorrbotten1909153.4 km²Official page
SarekNorrbotten19091,970 km²Official page
SkuleskogenVästernorrland198430.62 km²Official page
SöderåsenSkåne200116.25 km²Official page
SonfjälletJämtland1909104.4 km²Official page
StenshuvudSkåne19864 km²Official page
Stora Sjöfallet/Stuor MuorkkeNorrbotten19091,278 km²Official page
Store MosseJönköping198276.82 km²Official page
TivedenÖrebro, Västra Götaland198320.3 km²Official page
TöfsingdalenDalarna1930115.9 km²Official page
TresticklanVästra Götaland199629.09 km²Official page
TyrestaStockholm199319.62 km²Official page
VadvetjåkkaNorrbotten192026.3 km²Official page

03 · Good to know

What is different about national parks in Sweden

Open all year, with stricter rules than in the rest of the Swedish countryside.

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Open all year, no booking

According to Naturvårdsverket, all 31 parks are open every day of the year, and you do not need to book a place. The official pages give no entrance fee, but they do not say "free" in so many words either. In Abisko you pay for the chairlift, evenings at the Aurora Sky Station and guided tours.

The right of public access applies only in part

In the national parks the right of public access (allemansrätten) is restricted to protect nature better. Each park has its own rules: in Abisko you may camp at only three sites, while in Sarek the right of public access applies.

Dogs on a lead, or not at all

In the national parks dogs must be kept on a lead. Some parks ban them entirely because they disturb birds, wildlife or reindeer herding; in Sarek they are allowed only from January to April.

04 · Editorial

Sources and last checked

Every fee, date and rule on this page comes from the park guides below, each linked to the official source.

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