Vättern
Inland lake · Area 1860.3 km² · 23 harbours
Show on mapPlan route from Hafen (Gränna)
Vättern is an inland lake with no waterway to the sea (Sweden). Area 1860.3 km². Sailseer covers 23 harbours, including Hafen (Gränna), Hafen (Huskvarna), Hafen (Vadstena), Hjo hamn, Jönköpings gästhamn.
Rules on the lake
Göta älv, Trollhätte kanal, Vänern, Göta kanal and Vättern: The Trollhätte kanal costs SEK 1,200 per direction, paid in Trollhättan; commercial shipping has priority, contact on VHF channel 9. For the Göta kanal the passage is booked beforehand with AB Göta kanalbolag by boat length and route, in pre- and post-season only in convoy; it is closed from October to early May. No licence is required for pleasure craft in Sweden.
Harbours on the lake
- Brandstorps Båtklubb
- Breviks Fiskehamn
- Domsand
- Fingalshamn
- Gamla hamnen
- Granviks Hamn
- Hafen (Bastedalen)
- Hafen (Bastedalen)
- Hafen (Björkenäs)
- Hafen (Borghamn)
- Hafen (Gränna)
- Hafen (Hanken)
- Hafen (Huskvarna)
- Hafen (Hästholmen)
- Hafen (Karlsborg)
- Hafen (Motala)
- Hafen (Vadstena)
- Hjo hamn
- Jernevik Båtklubb
- Jönköpings gästhamn
- Klangahamn
- Sjöbo
- Svedåns hamn
Formalities
Frequently asked questions
Vättern: What rules apply to boats?
The Trollhätte kanal costs SEK 1,200 per direction, paid in Trollhättan; commercial shipping has priority, contact on VHF channel 9. For the Göta kanal the passage is booked beforehand with AB Göta kanalbolag by boat length and route, in pre- and post-season only in convoy; it is closed from October to early May. No licence is required for pleasure craft in Sweden.
Vättern: How big is the lake?
Area 1860.3 km².
Vättern: Which harbours are there?
Sailseer covers 23 harbours, including Hafen (Gränna), Hafen (Huskvarna), Hafen (Vadstena), Hjo hamn, Jönköpings gästhamn.