Highest Major Cities in Sweden

Cities in Sweden with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇸🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Kiruna17,037 people · Norrbotten

579 m

Östersund49,806 people · Jämtland

328 m

Nässjö17,719 people · Jönköping

303 m

Falköping17,170 people · Västra Götaland

217 m

Huskvarna21,500 people · Jönköping

217 m

Växjö71,282 people · Kronoberg

169 m

Värnamo19,061 people · Jönköping

156 m

Skövde36,842 people · Västra Götaland

152 m

Borås71,700 people · Västra Götaland

143 m

Ludvika15,245 people · Dalarna

143 m

Ljungby15,785 people · Kronoberg

142 m

Borlänge41,955 people · Dalarna

124 m

Karlskoga27,490 people · Örebro

119 m

Motala30,944 people · Östergötland

107 m

Jönköping112,766 people · Jönköping

100 m

Falun37,291 people · Dalarna

97 m

Eslöv18,592 people · Skåne

68 m

Haninge74,968 people · Stockholm

67 m

Alingsås26,329 people · Västra Götaland

66 m

Sandviken24,724 people · Gävleborg

66 m

Kinna15,019 people · Västra Götaland

65 m

Hässleholm19,309 people · Skåne

58 m

Karlstad61,492 people · Värmland

58 m

Linköping166,673 people · Östergötland

58 m

Tullinge16,000 people · Stockholm

58 m

Kumla16,663 people · Örebro

57 m

Mariestad16,122 people · Västra Götaland

56 m

Kristinehamn18,557 people · Värmland

55 m

Mölnlycke17,579 people · Västra Götaland

55 m

Vänersborg23,119 people · Västra Götaland

54 m

Lidköping22,988 people · Västra Götaland

52 m

Trångsund23,110 people · Stockholm

52 m

Katrineholm23,283 people · Södermanland

51 m

Lund87,244 people · Skåne

51 m

Nacka25,170 people · Stockholm

49 m

Trollhättan48,573 people · Västra Götaland

49 m

Årsta16,807 people · Stockholm

39 m

Södermalm127,323 people · Stockholm

39 m

Boo24,052 people · Stockholm

37 m

Örebro155,989 people · Örebro

35 m

Vasastaden58,458 people · Stockholm

35 m

Gamla Uppsala17,973 people · Uppsala

34 m

Skellefteå35,516 people · Västerbotten

34 m

Huddinge90,182 people · Stockholm

33 m

Tensta17,083 people · Stockholm

32 m

Hässelby Villastad19,000 people · Stockholm

30 m

Lidingö42,466 people · Stockholm

30 m

Östermalm36,418 people · Stockholm

30 m

Södertälje70,777 people · Stockholm

29 m

Kungsholmen69,363 people · Stockholm

28 m

Highlights

Within Sweden, Kiruna ranks first in 2026 with 579 m, followed by Östersund (328 m) and Nässjö (303 m).

Kiruna is 1.8 times higher than Östersund, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 579 m (Kiruna) to 28 m (Kungsholmen), with a median of 58 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Sweden, Kiruna ranks first in 2026 with 579 m, followed by Östersund (328 m) and Nässjö (303 m).

Kiruna is 1.8 times higher than Östersund, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 579 m (Kiruna) to 28 m (Kungsholmen), with a median of 58 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.