In the area surrounding Lake Vänern, several different landscapes and milieus meet: seacliffs, redy wetlands, island and holms, small communities and larger cities, industrial harbours and small docks.Vänern is a paradise for the adventure-lover, the explorer, the connoisseur, and not least enthusiasts for boating, culture andnatur. Lake Vänern offers unspoiled natural harbours, fantastic archipelago milieus, and exciting fishing.

Facts on Vänern

* The surface of Lake Vänern amounts to 5,650 square km. It´s Sweden´s largest,   and Europe´s third largest lake.

* Vänern is Europe´s biggest fresh water archipelago, with more than 22,000 islands, islets and skerries.

* Vänern´s coast has a lenght of 4,800 km, including the archipelago.

* Over a period of 9 years, Vänern´s water is refreshed in its entirety.

* 650,000 people drink water from Vänern and the Göta River on a daily basis.

* Vänern contains 40 species of fish.

* 140,000 sea- and wetlands birds of 60 different species breed in the Vänern area.

* There are approximately 10,000 wrecks on the bottom of Lake Vänern.

*Around 3,500 pleasure crafts and 2,600 commercial vessels pass Trollhättan- Vänersborg on annual basis.