Bathing water quality in Jönköping County, Sweden
Jönköping County has 15 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all lake. 86.7% were classified Excellent — 9 points above the 77.7% across Sweden — and 0 were Poor. 6 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badvattenkvalitet i Jönköpings län
Av 15 officiella EU-badplatser i Jönköpings län var 86,7 % ”utmärkt” 2025; antal badplatser med ”dålig”: 0.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Jönköping County
Most consistent Excellent sites
6 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- ÅSABADET 11 seasons
- AXAMOBADET 11 seasons
- GRUMLAN, ÖSTANÅ 11 seasons
- ÖRSERUMSBADET 11 seasons
- VÄTTERN BASKARP 11 seasons
- VÄTTERN, DOMSAND 11 seasons
- SOMMENS BADPLATS 9 seasons
- HELGASJÖN, HJORTSJÖBADET 8 seasons
- FURUSJÖN 7 seasons
- ANNEBERGSSJÖN 2 seasons
- HÄTTEBADEN 2 seasons
- HINDSEN, NÄSUDDEN Ö 2 seasons
- Gränna strandbad 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 15 official bathing waters in Jönköping County was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (1)
- Gränna strandbad Good → Excellent
Declined (0)
None.
How Jönköping 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 | 15 | 13 | 86.7% | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | 80% | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 12 | 80% | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 | 80% | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 | 86.7% | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 | 86.7% | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 14 | 93.3% | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 12 | 80% | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 11 | 73.3% | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 11 | 73.3% | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 13 | 86.7% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Jönköping 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gränna | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Jönköping | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
| Värnamo | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
All 15 official bathing waters in Jönköping 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 15 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 15 sites · 86.7% Excellent
- ANNEBERGSSJÖN · Bredaryd Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- ÅSABADET · Taberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AXAMOBADET · Jönköping Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FURUSJÖN · Mullsjö Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- Gränna strandbad Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- GRUMLAN, ÖSTANÅ · Vetlanda Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HÄTTEBADEN · Tranås Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- HELGASJÖN, HJORTSJÖBADET · Rydaholm Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- HINDSEN, NÄSUDDEN Ö · Värnamo Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- ÖRSERUMSBADET · Gränna Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSUDDEN, VIDÖSTERN · Värnamo Good
- SOMMENS BADPLATS · Boxholm Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- VÄTTERN BASKARP Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VÄTTERN, DOMSAND · Bankeryd Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VÄTTERSTRANDEN · Jönköping Good
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 Jönköping County were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 13 of 15 (86.7%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 2 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor. That ranks Jönköping County 2 of 8 Sweden counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches and lakes in Jönköping County have the best long-term record?
- 6 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ÅSABADET, AXAMOBADET, GRUMLAN, ÖSTANÅ. See the ranking.
- Which places in Jönköping County have the most official bathing waters?
- Gränna (2, 100% Excellent), Jönköping (2, 50% Excellent), Värnamo (2, 50% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Jönköping County rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- 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.