World Heritage Sites
World Heritage SitesUNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sweden
15 recognised sites
UNESCO lists 15 World Heritage Sites in Sweden. Each one below links to its city guide or attraction page where we have one.
Full list
World Heritage Sites in Sweden
Royal Domain of Drottningholm
Birka and Hovgården
Engelsberg Ironworks
Rock Carvings in Tanum
Skogskyrkogården
Hanseatic Town of Visby
Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå
Laponian Area
Naval Port of Karlskrona
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg
Struve Geodetic Arc
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
Q&A
Answers to your questions
How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites does Sweden have?
15 sites recognised by UNESCO as World Heritage — cultural, natural or mixed.
What's the difference between a cultural and natural site?
A cultural site is human-made (an old town, a monument, an archaeological site); a natural site is a unique geological/ecological feature; a mixed site is both.
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Sources: Site list: UNESCO World Heritage List (CC BY-SA 4.0)