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((Short description|Historical division of the provinces of Sweden into three groups))
((more citations needed|date=November 2017))
[[File:Sverigekarta-Landsdelar, namn och landskap.svg|thumb|The three lands of Sweden]]

The '''lands of Sweden''' (((lang-sv|Sveriges landsdelar))) are three traditional and [[historical region]]s of the country, each consisting of several [[provinces of Sweden|provinces]]. The division into lands goes back to the foundation of modern Sweden, when ''[[Götaland]]'', the land of the [[Geats]], merged with ''[[Svealand]]'', the land of the [[Swedes (Germanic tribe)|Swedes]], to form the country, while ''[[Norrland]]'' and ''[[Österland]]'' (the latter now [[Finland]]) were added later. The lands have no administrative function but are still seen by many Swedes as an important part of their identity.

==Subdivision==
* '''[[Götaland]]''' (''Gothenland'' or ''Gothia'', "Land of the [[Geats]]") is the southernmost, most densely populated part, consisting of ten provinces.
* '''[[Svealand]]''' (''Swealand'', "Land of the [[Swedes (Germanic tribe)|Swedes]]") is the central, and smallest of the three lands, with six provinces; the administrative centre of Sweden has been situated here at least since the late Middle Ages.
* '''[[Norrland]]''' (literally "Northland") is the northernmost, and largest, of the three lands, covering 60 percent of the total land area of Sweden, with nine provinces. The three northernmost provinces are often referred to as ''Övre (Upper) Norrland'', while the rest of the provinces are referred to as ''Nedre (Lower) Norrland''.

The lands have no administrative functions((Efn|Although the [[Courts of appeal in Sweden]] are named in part after Lands, their jurisdictions overlap, but do not match that of the Lands.)) or coats of arms, but are in common use when referring to different parts of the country, including in all nationwide weather reports in Swedish media.

Areas and populations of the ''lands'':

{| class="wikitable"
! Land !! [[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]] (billion [[Swedish Krona|SEK]] !! Population<br />(2021)<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--forsamling-landskap-och-stad/folkmangd-i-landskapen-den-31-december-2021// |title=Folkmängd i landskapen den 31 december 2021 |date= |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=sv |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823180204/https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--forsamling-landskap-och-stad/folkmangd-i-landskapen-den-31-december-2021// |url-status=live ))</ref> !! Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>) !! [[Population density|Den.]] !! Num. of<br>prov. !! Provinces
|-
| Götaland || align="right"|1,812.447 || align="right"|4,995,764 || align="right"|97,841 ||51|| align="center"|10 || [[Scania]], [[Blekinge]], [[Halland]], [[Småland]], [[Öland]], [[Gotland]], [[Östergötland]], [[Västergötland]], [[Dalsland]] and [[Bohuslän]]
|-
| Svealand || align="right"|1,960.351 || align="right"|4,268,504 || align="right"|91,098 ||47|| align="center"|6 || [[Södermanland]], [[Uppland]], [[Västmanland]], [[Närke]], [[Värmland]] and [[Dalarna]] 
|-
| Norrland || align="right"|427.062 || align="right"|1,188,031 || align="right"|261,292 ||4.5||align="center"|9|| [[Gästrikland]], [[Hälsingland]], [[Härjedalen]], [[Jämtland]], [[Medelpad]], [[Ångermanland]], [[Västerbotten]], [[Norrbotten]] and [[Lappland, Sweden|Lappland]]
|}

==Historical lands==
[[Image:map swedish lands.png|thumb|180px|right|The former lands of Sweden]] 
[[Sweden]] was historically divided into the four lands: '''[[Götaland]]''' (with exception of [[Scania]], [[Blekinge]], [[Halland]] and [[Bohuslän]] until the 17th century), '''[[Svealand]]''', '''[[Norrland]]''' and '''[[Österland]]'''. Large parts of Norrland were only inhabited by the [[Sami people]] and the border towards Norway was unclear in the far north.

* Österland (literally ''Eastland'') is an old name for southern [[Finland]]. The term has been obsolete since the 15th&nbsp;century and is virtually unknown in Sweden today. In most dictionaries, "österlandet" simply means ''the orient''.
* Norrland was the name for the annexed lands to the north on both sides of the [[Gulf of Bothnia]].
* In [[Pre-history of Sweden|Sweden's prehistoric times]], Sweden was largely limited to [[Svealand]] and southern [[Norrland]], while [[Götaland]] was mentioned as a rival kingdom, and stories of [[Swedish-Geatish wars]] survive in the Anglo-Saxon epic ''[[Beowulf]]''. Eventually, the two countries were united under one crown, though it is a matter of debate when, as historians have claimed that it happened as early as the 6th century AD and as late as the 13th century AD. 
In the [[Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645)]] [[Denmark-Norway]] ceded the Norwegian provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen to Sweden. These provinces are part of Norrland. In the [[Treaty of Roskilde]] (1658), Denmark-Norway ceded Scania, Blekinge and Halland ([[Skåneland]]) and Bohuslän to Sweden. These provinces are since then part of Götaland.

After the [[Finnish War]] (1808–1809), the eastern part of Sweden was ceded to [[Russia]], thus becoming the [[Imperial Russia]]n [[Grand Duchy of Finland]], with ''Norrland'' divided between these two states. The Swedish portion of Norrland still represents more than half of Sweden's territory; it remains, however, sparsely populated compared to the south and middle.

==See also==
* [[Sweden-Finland]]
* [[Dominions of Sweden]]
* [[Provinces of Sweden]]
* [[Old Finland]]
* [[Historical provinces of Finland]]
* [[Subdivisions of the Nordic countries]]
* [[Lands of Denmark]]

==References==
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== Notes ==
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==External links==
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((Lands of Sweden))
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[[Category:Historical regions|Sweden]]
[[Category:Former administrative divisions of Sweden]]

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