Bathing water quality in Kalmar County, Sweden
Kalmar County has 36 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all coastal. 86.1% were classified Excellent — 8.4 points above the 77.7% across Sweden — and 0 were Poor. 13 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badvattenkvalitet i Kalmar län
Av 36 officiella EU-badplatser i Kalmar län var 86,1 % ”utmärkt” 2025; antal badplatser med ”dålig”: 0.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Kalmar County
Most consistent Excellent sites
13 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown and every site is in the full list below.
- BÖDA SAND 11 seasons
- DJUPVIK 11 seasons
- ERIKSÖRE CAMPING, ERIKSÖRE 11 seasons
- FÄRJESTADEN, GRANUDDEN/TALLUDD 11 seasons
- HAGA PARK 11 seasons
- HAVSLÄTT 11 seasons
- KÅREHAMNS BADPLATS 11 seasons
- KESNÄSVIKEN 11 seasons
- KLINTA BODAR 11 seasons
- LUNDEGÅRDS BADPLATS 11 seasons
- MÖLLSTORP 11 seasons
- SAXNÄS 11 seasons
- STORA RÖR 11 seasons
- KÖPINGEBUKTEN 10 seasons
- HAMMARSBADET 8 seasons
- BORGHOLM, MEJERIVIKEN 7 seasons
- GRÄNSÖ, BONDBACKEN 7 seasons
- GRÄNSÖ, SANDVIK 7 seasons
- GUDINGEBADET 7 seasons
- HALLMARE 7 seasons
- SANDVIK 7 seasons
- TÄTTÖ 7 seasons
- LYSINGSBADET, JUDÖN SANDSTRAND 6 seasons
- BYXELKROK 5 seasons
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 36 official bathing waters in Kalmar County was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (4)
- GUNNARSÖ HOPPTORN Sufficient → Excellent
- BÖDA RIVIERA/ KYRKETORPS FAMILJECAMPING Poor → Sufficient
- BORGHOLM, KALLBADHUSET Good → Excellent
- RUNSTEN, BJÄRBYBADET Good → Excellent
Declined (0)
None.
How Kalmar 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 | 35 | 31 | 88.6% | 0 |
| 2024 | 35 | 28 | 80% | 1 |
| 2023 | 35 | 30 | 85.7% | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 | 29 | 82.9% | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 30 | 88.2% | 0 |
| 2020 | 31 | 29 | 93.5% | 0 |
| 2019 | 31 | 27 | 87.1% | 0 |
| 2018 | 31 | 19 | 61.3% | 0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 19 | 61.3% | 0 |
| 2016 | 31 | 28 | 90.3% | 0 |
| 2015 | 31 | 26 | 83.9% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Kalmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borgholm | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Färjestaden | 5 | 4 (80%) | 0 |
| Kalmar | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Västervik | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Oskarshamn | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
All 36 official bathing waters in Kalmar 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 36 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Coastal 36 sites · 86.1% Excellent
- BÖDA HAMN Good
- BÖDA RIVIERA/ KYRKETORPS FAMILJECAMPING Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- BÖDA SAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BORGHOLM, KALLBADHUSET Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- BORGHOLM, MEJERIVIKEN Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- BYRUM-SANDVIK Sufficient
- BYXELKROK Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- DJUPVIK Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EKERUMS CAMPING Good
- ERIKSÖRE CAMPING, ERIKSÖRE · Färjestaden Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FÄRJESTADEN, GRANUDDEN/TALLUDD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Färjestadens hamn · Färjestaden Not classified
- GRÄNSÖ, BONDBACKEN · Västervik Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- GRÄNSÖ, SANDVIK · Västervik Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- GUDINGEBADET Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- GUNNARSÖ HOPPTORN · Oskarshamn Excellent Sufficient → Excellent since 2024
- HAGA PARK · Mörbylånga Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HALLMARE Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- HAMMARSBADET · Gamleby Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- HAVSLÄTT · Oskarshamn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Kalmarsundsparken · Kalmar Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- KÅREHAMNS BADPLATS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KESNÄSVIKEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KLINTA BODAR · Borgholm Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KÖPINGEBUKTEN · Borgholm Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- Långviken · Kalmar Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- LUNDEGÅRDS BADPLATS · Borgholm Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LYSINGSBADET, JUDÖN SANDSTRAND · Västervik Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- MÖLLSTORP · Färjestaden Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Norrlidsbadet · Kalmar Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- RUNSTEN, BJÄRBYBADET Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- SANDVIK Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- SAXNÄS · Färjestaden Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STORA RÖR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TÄTTÖ Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- Vita Sand Excellent Excellent 5 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 Kalmar County were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 31 of 36 (86.1%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 2 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 1 had no class. That ranks Kalmar County 3 of 8 Sweden counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in Kalmar County have the best long-term record?
- 13 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example BÖDA SAND, DJUPVIK, ERIKSÖRE CAMPING, ERIKSÖRE. See the ranking.
- Which places in Kalmar County have the most official bathing waters?
- Borgholm (5, 100% Excellent), Färjestaden (5, 80% Excellent), Kalmar (3, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Kalmar 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.