Vättern

Lake Vättern

Vättern is the second largest lake (by surface area) in Sweden, after lake Vänern. The lake's total surface area is 1 912 km², the deepest point is 128 m, and the average depth is 39 m. If measured by volume of water, rather than by surface area, it's the largest. The name Vättern comes from "vatten", the Swedish word for water.

In the north there is a scenic but not mountainous inland fjord, Alsen.

Situated in Götaland it is drained by Motala ström, starting at Motala, into the Baltic Sea. The lake includes the scenic island of Visingsö, located outside Gränna. Other towns on the lake include Vadstena, Jönköping, Hjo, Askersund, Åmmeberg and Karlsborg. It is bounded by the Provinces of Westrogothia, Nericia, Ostrogothia and Smalandia.

See also: Mälaren, Lakes in Sweden