Bathing water quality in Blekinge County, Sweden
Blekinge County has 17 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (16 coastal and 1 lake). 88.2% were classified Excellent — 10.5 points above the 77.7% across Sweden — and 1 was Poor. 3 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badvattenkvalitet i Blekinge län
Av 17 officiella EU-badplatser i Blekinge län var 88,2 % ”utmärkt” 2025; antal badplatser med ”dålig”: 1.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Blekinge County
Sea, lakes and rivers in Blekinge County
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 16 | 14 (87.5%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lake | 1 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
3 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- KRISTIANOPEL 11 seasons
- STURKÖ, UTTORP 11 seasons
- TRUMMENÄS 11 seasons
- DRAGSÖ BARNBADVIK 5 seasons
- SALTÖSAND 5 seasons
- STUDENTVIKEN 5 seasons
- LÅNGÖ 3 seasons
- SANDVIKEN 3 seasons
- NORJE HAVSBAD 2 seasons
- Skärsjön 2 seasons
- STUMHOLMEN 2 seasons
- Tallholmen 2 seasons
- SKÖNSTAVIK 1 season
- TREDENBORG V 1 season
- Valjebadet 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
For a Poor site the Bathing Water Directive requires management measures, including a bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, so check the authority before visiting.
- HALLARUM Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (2)
- HÄLLEVIKS STRAND Poor → Sufficient
- TREDENBORG V Good → Excellent
Declined (0)
None.
How Blekinge County 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 | 17 | 15 | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | 80% | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8 | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 7 | 58.3% | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 | 75% | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 | 77.8% | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 | 90% | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 | 88.9% | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | 87.5% | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 13 | 92.9% | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 12 | 85.7% | 1 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Blekinge County
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlskrona | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Sölvesborg | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Jämjö | 2 | 1 (50%) | 1 |
All 17 official bathing waters in Blekinge County
Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 17 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Coastal 16 sites · 87.5% Excellent · 1 Poor
- DRAGSÖ BARNBADVIK · Karlskrona Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- HALLARUM · Jämjö Poor Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons
- HÄLLEVIKS STRAND · Hällevik Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- KRISTIANOPEL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LÅNGÖ · Karlskrona Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- NORJE HAVSBAD Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- SALTÖSAND · Karlskrona Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- SANDVIKEN · Sölvesborg Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- SKÖNSTAVIK · Karlskrona Excellent
- STUDENTVIKEN · Karlskrona Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- STUMHOLMEN · Karlskrona Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- STURKÖ, UTTORP Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Tallholmen · Nättraby Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- TREDENBORG V · Sölvesborg Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- TRUMMENÄS · Jämjö Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Valjebadet · Sölvesborg Excellent
Lake 1 site · 100% Excellent
- Skärsjön Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
Compared with other counties in Sweden
| # | County | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blekinge County | 17 | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2 | Jönköping County | 15 | 86.7% | 0 |
| 3 | Kalmar County | 36 | 86.1% | 0 |
| 4 | Värmland County | 21 | 85.7% | 0 |
| 5 | Västra Götaland County | 88 | 76.1% | 1 |
| 6 | Skåne County | 86 | 75.6% | 1 |
| 7 | Stockholm County | 86 | 69.8% | 7 |
| 8 | Halland County | 50 | 68% | 0 |
Counties with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Blekinge County were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 15 of 17 (88.2%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 0 were Good, 1 Sufficient and 1 Poor. That ranks Blekinge County 1 of 8 Sweden counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in Blekinge County have the best long-term record?
- 3 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example KRISTIANOPEL, STURKÖ, UTTORP, TRUMMENÄS. See the ranking.
- Which places in Blekinge County have the most official bathing waters?
- Karlskrona (6, 100% Excellent), Sölvesborg (3, 100% Excellent), Jämjö (2, 50% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Blekinge County rated Poor?
- Yes, 1: HALLARUM.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Badplatsen (HaV) (Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (HaV) and the municipalities). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Sweden, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Sweden. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.