Sweden · coastal bathing waters
Sea swimming in Sweden: 2025 coastal water quality Sweden reported 268 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 74.3% were classified Excellent — 3.4 points below the 77.7% for all 480 bathing waters in the country — and 4 were Poor. 45 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Sweden ranks 15 by Excellent share.
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coastal bathing waters Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.
Where to check today's status in Sweden
Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (HaV) and the municipalities Official bathing season: Set by county (for example 21 June – 20 August in the south-west). Municipalities enter results directly into Badplatsen, the national source for all EU bathing sites.
Annual EEA classes on this site do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. Those are published by the competent authority. National information last checked 2026-11-01.
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Map of coastal bathing waters 199 36 16 4 13
TORPESAND: Excellent (2025) FARSTANÄSBADET: Excellent (2025) JOGERSÖ: Excellent (2025) TRUMMENÄS: Excellent (2025) NORJE HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) TREDENBORG V: Excellent (2025) NORRMJÖLE HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) BOVIKSBADET: Excellent (2025) GLÄNTAN, BONDÖFJÄRDEN: Excellent (2025) GRÄNSÖ, SANDVIK: Excellent (2025) SUDERSAND: Excellent (2025) LJUGARN: Excellent (2025) TOFTA: Excellent (2025) FRÖSAKULL, FIRST CAMP: Excellent (2025) HAGÖNS CAMPINGPLATS: Excellent (2025) LAHOLMSBUKTEN, BIRGER PERS VÄG: Excellent (2025) Skrea N, Bryggan/ Bacchus: Excellent (2025) UGGLARPS N CAMPING: Excellent (2025) LILLA APELVIKEN: Excellent (2025) DJUPA DRÄKT: Excellent (2025) SMARHOLMEN: Excellent (2025) TORSTENSVIK: Excellent (2025) MARHOLMEN: Excellent (2025) SÖDERSVED: Excellent (2025) GÅLÖ, SKÄLÅKER: Excellent (2025) ERIKSÖBADET: Excellent (2025) STUMHOLMEN: Excellent (2025) STUDENTVIKEN: Excellent (2025) KRISTIANOPEL: Excellent (2025) LJUNGSKOGENS STRANDBAD: Excellent (2025) LÅNGA BRYGGAN I BJÄRRED: Excellent (2025) MOSSBYLUND: Excellent (2025) MOSSBYSTRAND: Excellent (2025) SKANSENBADET, BÅSTAD HAMN: Excellent (2025) ESKILSTORPS STRAND: Excellent (2025) RÅÅ VALLAR: Excellent (2025) ARILD, KALLBADHUSET: Excellent (2025) RYSSVÄGEN: Excellent (2025) Hillevägens badplats: Excellent (2025) JULEBODA BADPLATS: Excellent (2025) SKEPPARP: Excellent (2025) BYSKE HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) Norrlidsbadet: Excellent (2025) GUNNARSÖ HOPPTORN: Excellent (2025) KÖPINGEBUKTEN: Excellent (2025) Visby Havsbad: Excellent (2025) STENINGE: Excellent (2025) HAVERDAL: Excellent (2025) GETTERÖN 1:A VIK: Excellent (2025) GETTERÖN 4:E VIK: Excellent (2025) GETTERÖN 5:E VIK: Excellent (2025) FISKEBÄCK: Excellent (2025) BRÄNNÖ RAMSDAL: Excellent (2025) PINNEVIKSBADET: Excellent (2025) BLIDÖ, RÅDMANSHOLMEN: Excellent (2025) Valjebadet: Excellent (2025) TOREKOVS STRAND: Excellent (2025) LARÖDBADEN: Excellent (2025) MÖLLE, RANSVIK: Excellent (2025) ÄSPÖ: Excellent (2025) STENSHUVUD: Excellent (2025) SAXNÄS: Excellent (2025) Långviken: Excellent (2025) GRÄNSÖ, BONDBACKEN: Excellent (2025) GUDINGEBADET: Excellent (2025) TÄTTÖ: Excellent (2025) KÅREHAMNS BADPLATS: Excellent (2025) TYLÖSAND: Excellent (2025) TÅNGEN, KUNGSHAMN,: Excellent (2025) NÄSET: Excellent (2025) UNDA CAMPING: Excellent (2025) FALSTERBO STRANDBAD: Excellent (2025) BARSEBÄCKSTRAND: Excellent (2025) HABO LJUNGS CAMPING: Excellent (2025) RIBERSBORG, KALLBADHUSET: Excellent (2025) DOMSTEN: Excellent (2025) VIKENS HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) PÄRLAN: Excellent (2025) RIGELEJE BADPLATS: Excellent (2025) VITEMÖLLA: Excellent (2025) MÄLARHUSEN: Excellent (2025) Härnön, Smitingens badplats: Excellent (2025) BETTNESANDS HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) DJUPVIK: Excellent (2025) ÅMINNE: Excellent (2025) SVÄRJAREHÅLAN: Excellent (2025) OLOFSBO: Excellent (2025) FÄSTNINGSBADET: Excellent (2025) Gottskär - Utholmen: Excellent (2025) HÄSTEDALEN, HUNNEBOSTRAND: Excellent (2025) STORA AMUNDÖN: Excellent (2025) SELÄTER: Excellent (2025) SALTÖ: Excellent (2025) GRÄDDÖ, BJÖRKÖ ÖRN: Excellent (2025) NICKSTABADET: Excellent (2025) STRANDSTUGEVIKEN: Excellent (2025) DRAGSÖ BARNBADVIK: Excellent (2025) LÅNGÖ: Excellent (2025) KÄMPINGE STRANDBAD: Excellent (2025) BINGSMARKEN: Excellent (2025) MORGONBRYGGAN, TOREKOVS HAMN: Excellent (2025) GLIMMINGE STRAND: Excellent (2025) GRISSLINGE HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) LUNDABADET: Excellent (2025) SIBBARPS KALLBADHUS: Excellent (2025) HITTARP: Excellent (2025) FARHULTSBADEN: Excellent (2025) SANDHAMMAREN: Excellent (2025) NYBROSTRAND: Excellent (2025) SALTSJÖBADEN: Excellent (2025) MALENS HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) RYDEBÄCK: Excellent (2025) MÖLLE, SOLVIKEN: Excellent (2025) Åhusbryggans badplats: Excellent (2025) VEJBYSTRAND S: Excellent (2025) DALABADET: Excellent (2025) Viks fiskeläge: Excellent (2025) TRANVIKEN ALNÖ: Excellent (2025) BÖDA SAND: Excellent (2025) BORGHOLM, KALLBADHUSET: Excellent (2025) KLINTA BODAR: Excellent (2025) LUNDEGÅRDS BADPLATS: Excellent (2025) HERTA: Excellent (2025) RINGENÄS: Excellent (2025) FRÖSAKULL: Excellent (2025) TYLÖBÄCK: Excellent (2025) GLOMMEN: Excellent (2025) UGGLARP S VASSVIK: Excellent (2025) BARNENS BADSTRAND: Excellent (2025) HÖNÖ, JUNGFRUVIKEN: Excellent (2025) Edsvik: Excellent (2025) MÖLLSTORP: Excellent (2025) ERIKSÖRE CAMPING, ERIKSÖRE: Excellent (2025) FÄRJESTADEN, GRANUDDEN/TALLUDD: Excellent (2025) Vita Sand: Excellent (2025) Kalmarsundsparken: Excellent (2025) HAVSLÄTT: Excellent (2025) HAMMARSBADET: Excellent (2025) BORGHOLM, MEJERIVIKEN: Excellent (2025) KESNÄSVIKEN: Excellent (2025) HÄSTEVIK: Excellent (2025) SMITHSKA UDDEN: Excellent (2025) SAXENHOF: Excellent (2025) SANDVIKEN: Excellent (2025) VILSHÄRAD: Excellent (2025) SKREA STRAND SYD: Excellent (2025) SKARPENORD: Excellent (2025) HÖNÖ, HÄSTEN: Excellent (2025) BOVALLSTRAND, BADHOLMARNA: Excellent (2025) SANDÖN, SMÖGEN: Excellent (2025) Grönemad: Excellent (2025) BILLDAL: Excellent (2025) TRÄLHAVET, ÖSTERSKÄRS HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) TRÄLHAVET, BREVIKSBADET: Excellent (2025) HAVSBADET SCHWEIZERBADET, DALARÖ: Excellent (2025) ERSTAVIKSBADET: Excellent (2025) TROSA HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) Tallholmen: Excellent (2025) STURKÖ, UTTORP: Excellent (2025) BARSEBÄCKSHAMN: Excellent (2025) SCANIABADPLATSEN: Excellent (2025) BORSTAHUSEN, PIREN: Excellent (2025) LILL-OLAS: Excellent (2025) JÄRNVÄGSMÄNNENS BRYGGA: Excellent (2025) YNGSJÖ HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) PITE HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) BYXELKROK: Excellent (2025) SLITE STRAND: Excellent (2025) LÅNGASAND: Excellent (2025) RINGSEGÅRD, SKREA SAND: Excellent (2025) KÄLLÖKNIPPLA TRANBÄRSVIKEN: Excellent (2025) Badberget: Excellent (2025) ÅRSTA HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) ÖSTNORA: Excellent (2025) SALTÖSAND: Excellent (2025) SKÖNSTAVIK: Excellent (2025) SANDVIKEN: Excellent (2025) SKANÖRS HAVSBAD: Excellent (2025) KLAGSHAMNS BADPLATS: Excellent (2025) Sundspromenaden: Excellent (2025) ÅLABODARNA: Excellent (2025) HÖGANÄS, KVICKBADET: Excellent (2025) HÖGANÄS, MARGRETEBERG: Excellent (2025) SNICKARHAKENS BADPLATS: Excellent (2025) NYAGROPENS BADPLATS: Excellent (2025) HAGA PARK: Excellent (2025) HALLMARE: Excellent (2025) LYSINGSBADET, JUDÖN SANDSTRAND: Excellent (2025) STORA RÖR: Excellent (2025) SANDVIK: Excellent (2025) RUNSTEN, BJÄRBYBADET: Excellent (2025) SNÄCKVIKEN: Excellent (2025) IHREVIKEN: Excellent (2025) Rosendals havsbad norr: Excellent (2025) KÄRRADAL SÖDRA(2): Excellent (2025) Gårda brygga - Hamn: Excellent (2025) FOTÖ, VIVIK: Excellent (2025) Grebbestad: Excellent (2025) STYRSÖ BRATTEN: Excellent (2025) Strandbadet: Not classified (2025) ÖCKERÖ, HJÄLVIK: Not classified (2025) HÖNÖ, LAPPOSAND: Not classified (2025) HERRÄNG, UDDHAM: Not classified (2025) Rullsand: Not classified (2025) Norreborg: Not classified (2025) Gröningen: Not classified (2025) Östad: Not classified (2025) Yttre Barnviken, Sibbarp: Not classified (2025) Öresunds Funkis: Not classified (2025) Färjestadens hamn: Not classified (2025) Tanum Strand: Not classified (2025) Sundshult: Not classified (2025) BORSTAHUSEN, STRANDBYN: Good (2025) SIBIRIEN: Good (2025) LAHOLMSBUKTEN, KOLONIVÄGEN: Good (2025) Boviken: Good (2025) SILLVIK: Good (2025) SEGELSTORPS STRAND: Good (2025) GISLÖVS STRANDMARK: Good (2025) APELVIKEN 2: Good (2025) VALLERSVIK: Good (2025) Baskemölla: Good (2025) RÅBOCKA: Good (2025) EKERUMS CAMPING: Good (2025) KÖPENHAMN: Good (2025) STRÅVALLA: Good (2025) LERKIL: Good (2025) HIMMERFJÄRDEN, SANDVIKEN: Good (2025) SKÅRE SKANSAR: Good (2025) SKATEHOLM: Good (2025) BERGAFJÄRDEN, NJURUNDA: Good (2025) KYHL, BORRBY STRAND: Good (2025) APELVIKEN 1: Good (2025) LILLEBY: Good (2025) HOVÅSBADET: Good (2025) GANLET: Good (2025) HAFSTENS CAMPING: Good (2025) HÄGERNÄSBADET: Good (2025) HAMNVIKEN: Good (2025) HAMNHUSEN, T-BRYGGAN: Good (2025) LOMMA NORRA: Good (2025) BÖDA HAMN: Good (2025) LAHOLMSBUKTEN, FISKAREGATAN: Good (2025) Vallda Sandö-Stensvik: Good (2025) KYRKBACKEN: Good (2025) TRÄSLÖVSLÄGE: Good (2025) GETTERÖN 3:E VIK: Good (2025) ESPEVIK: Good (2025) ÖRBY ÄNGAR: Sufficient (2025) Tallbacken: Sufficient (2025) TENÖBADET: Sufficient (2025) STORAHULTS STRAND: Sufficient (2025) BYRUM-SANDVIK: Sufficient (2025) SALTHOLMENS KALLBADHUS: Sufficient (2025) KÄRLEKSUDDEN: Sufficient (2025) TJOLÖHOLM: Sufficient (2025) Hamnbadet: Sufficient (2025) TOBISVIK, STRANDEN: Sufficient (2025) ASKIMSBADET: Sufficient (2025) BÖDA RIVIERA/ KYRKETORPS FAMILJECAMPING: Sufficient (2025) SÖRVIK: Sufficient (2025) HÄLLEVIKS STRAND: Sufficient (2025) FRIA BAD: Sufficient (2025) KAGABÄCKSVIKEN: Sufficient (2025) VIKINGSTRAND: Poor (2025) NÄSAÄNGSBADET: Poor (2025) HALLARUM: Poor (2025) TUMLEHED: Poor (2025) Skåne County Västra Götaland County Kalmar County Västerbotten County Västernorrland County Norrbotten County Dalarna County Gävleborg County Värmland County How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating; select a dot to open that site. Coloured areas are the regions; region names link to their pages. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. Positions: official EEA coordinates. Boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024, generalised (© EuroGeographics); lakes: Natural Earth. Outlines are simplified, so a few shoreline dots can sit just offshore. How coastal bathing waters in Sweden rated since 2015 Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
Season Classified Excellent Excellent share Poor 2025 255 199 78% 4 2024 250 183 73.2% 11 2023 246 178 72.4% 17 2022 237 181 76.4% 11 2021 239 187 78.2% 13 2020 228 191 83.8% 9 2019 227 175 77.1% 3 2018 222 147 66.2% 1 2017 209 98 46.9% 2 2016 214 166 77.6% 3 2015 205 137 66.8% 6
Most consistent Excellent sea and coast 45 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.
Åhusbryggans badplats 11 seasons ÅMINNE 11 seasons BÖDA SAND 11 seasons DJUPVIK 11 seasons ERIKSÖBADET 11 seasons ERIKSÖRE CAMPING, ERIKSÖRE 11 seasons FÄRJESTADEN, GRANUDDEN/TALLUDD 11 seasons FRÖSAKULL 11 seasons GETTERÖN 1:A VIK 11 seasons GETTERÖN 4:E VIK 11 seasons GETTERÖN 5:E VIK 11 seasons HABO LJUNGS CAMPING 11 seasons HAGA PARK 11 seasons HAVSLÄTT 11 seasons HERTA 11 seasons Hillevägens badplats 11 seasons IHREVIKEN 11 seasons JOGERSÖ 11 seasons JULEBODA BADPLATS 11 seasons KÅREHAMNS BADPLATS 11 seasons KESNÄSVIKEN 11 seasons KLINTA BODAR 11 seasons KRISTIANOPEL 11 seasons LÅNGA BRYGGAN I BJÄRRED 11 seasons LILL-OLAS 11 seasons LJUGARN 11 seasons LUNDEGÅRDS BADPLATS 11 seasons MÖLLSTORP 11 seasons NYAGROPENS BADPLATS 11 seasons RIGELEJE BADPLATS 11 seasons RYDEBÄCK 11 seasons SANDVIKEN 11 seasons SAXNÄS 11 seasons SLITE STRAND 11 seasons SNÄCKVIKEN 11 seasons STORA RÖR 11 seasons STRANDSTUGEVIKEN 11 seasons STURKÖ, UTTORP 11 seasons SUDERSAND 11 seasons SVÄRJAREHÅLAN 11 seasons TRUMMENÄS 11 seasons TYLÖBÄCK 11 seasons TYLÖSAND 11 seasons VILSHÄRAD 11 seasons YNGSJÖ HAVSBAD 11 seasons BARNENS BADSTRAND 10 seasons DJUPA DRÄKT 10 seasons FRÖSAKULL, FIRST CAMP 10 seasons Gottskär - Utholmen 10 seasons KÄRRADAL SÖDRA(2) 10 seasons KÖPINGEBUKTEN 10 seasons SKARPENORD 10 seasons STENSHUVUD 10 seasons TRÄLHAVET, ÖSTERSKÄRS HAVSBAD 10 seasons ÄSPÖ 9 seasons MÄLARHUSEN 9 seasons RINGENÄS 9 seasons SNICKARHAKENS BADPLATS 9 seasons UGGLARPS N CAMPING 9 seasons ARILD, KALLBADHUSET 8 seasons Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025 Changes from 2024 to 2025 Coastal bathing waters by county Counties with at least three coastal bathing waters; counts include only this water type.
Near which major cities? Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:
Copenhagen 38 coastal bathing waters within 60 km Gothenburg 34 coastal bathing waters within 60 km Stockholm 21 coastal bathing waters within 60 km Sea and coast compared across Europe Countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.
Quick answers How many coastal bathing waters in Sweden are rated Excellent? 199 of 268 (74.3%) in the 2025 EEA classification. Which sea and coast in Sweden have the best long-term record? 45 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example Åhusbryggans badplats , ÅMINNE , BÖDA SAND . See the full list . Can I check current conditions? The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Badplatsen (HaV) . Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings. ← Sweden overview · lakes in Sweden · All Sweden bathing waters · How the classes work