Bolmen

Bolmen
Bolmen
Location	Småland
Coordinates	56°55′N 13°40′E / 56.917°N 13.667°E / 56.917; 13.667
Primary outflows	Storån, Bolmen Water Tunnel
Basin countries	Sweden
Surface area	184 km^2 (71 sq mi)
Max. depth	37 m (121 ft)
Settlements	Bolmsö

Bolmen (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbɔ̌lmɛn])^[1] is a lake in Småland, Sweden. Covering 184 km², and with a maximum depth of 37 m, it supplies a considerable part of Skåne with fresh water by means of an 82-km long tunnel, the Bolmen Water Tunnel, built during the 1970s and 80s. Bolmen is situated at the heart of Finnveden, one of the small lands of today's Småland.

It is the second largest lake in Småland, after Vättern.^[2] It is the tenth largest lake in Sweden.

It contains 365 islands, of which the largest is Bolmsö, which was historically the meeting-place of the local assembly.

As of 2024, the lake provides drinking water for over a million people in Southern Sweden.^[3]

References

1. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 5.
2. "Fiske och folktro i sjön Bolmen och så skapar du ett mångfaldsparadis" [Fishing and folklore in Lake Bolmen, and how to create a paradise of diversity]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
3. Oscarson, Kajsa (2024-05-23). "Se när räddningstjänsten dumpar popcorn i Bolmen – övar skarpt läge" [Watch as the emergency services dump popcorn in Bolmen – practicing for real-life situations]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2025-09-09.