Vänern
- Area
- 5,448 km²
- Shoreline
- 4,006 km
- Islands
- 12,709
- Max depth
- 106 m
- Mean depth
- 27 m
- Elevation
- 44 m
Species in the water
- Species richness
- species-rich · 27 species
- Dominant species
- Perch, Silver bream
- Perch★· rich
- Asp
- Silver bream★· rich
- Bream· rich
- Minnow· scarce
- Pike
- Ruffe· rich
- Zander· rich
- Ide· scarce
- Burbot· rich
- Salmon
- Roach· rich
- Smelt· rich
- Rainbow trout
- Crucian carp
- Whitefish· rich
- Vendace
- Bullhead
- Tench· scarce
- Eel
- Brown trout
- Chub
- Grayling
- Carp
- Bleak· rich
- Rudd· scarce
- Dace· scarce
Source: SLU Aqua, NORS (gillnet test fishing in lakes) + according to Nedre Klarälvens fvof + GBIF (biodiversity observations). Go to provfiske.se for everything on test fishing in Vänern.
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Vänern in Värmland County is a lake in Sweden. Here you will find catches from other anglers and the rules that apply and where to buy a fishing permit.
Known for: salmon, brown trout, pike, zander, perch.
The character of the water
- Clarity
- Secchi depth about 2.1 m
- Nutrient status
- Moderately nutrient-rich (mesotrophic)
- Acidity
- Well buffered, pH down to 7.3
Source: SLU Environmental Data MVM (510 samples, up to 2025).
Spots on Vänern
Named bays, points and places on Vänern — each spot has its own page with a map.
- Abborraholmen
- Abborrskäret
- Ackholmen
- Adderasholmen
- Adderasudden
- Agneviks udde
- Agneviksviken
- Aleholmarna
- Aleholmen
- Alevassaholmen
- Alevassen
- Alholmen
- Allmanskär
- Allmänningsholmen
- Almarsviken
- Alskären
- Alsöbro holme
- Alsöbroviken
- Alsön
- Alsön viken
- Aludden
- Alvön
- Alvöåsen
- Amerikaudden
- Andersholmen
- Andungedammen
- Andvik
- Anholmsviken
- Ankareskäret
- Ankarviken
and 1970 more spots
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