TechnicalGIS

Sweden GIS data sources

Region
Northern Europe
ISO 3166
SE · SWE
Sources
14
Themes
14
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Sweden: 14 sources across 14 themes, led by Lantmäteriet and SMHI. 9 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 2 cover elevation including LiDAR. 7 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Sweden

Boundaries & admin 2

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • SCB open geodata (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Statistics Sweden · Sweden

    DeSO/RegSO statistical areas, urban areas and population grids.

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Census & statistics
    • Population
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage
    Link
    scb.se

    Verified

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    William & Mary geoLab

    JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Varies (open; see metadata)
    Formats
    GeoJSON, Shapefile, TopoJSON
    Link
    geoboundaries.org

    Verified

Elevation / DEM 1

Free DEM, LiDAR and elevation data for every country

  • Lantmäteriet open data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Lantmäteriet

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Transport
    Licence
    CC0 1.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage, GeoTIFF, LAZ
    Link
    lantmateriet.se

    Verified

Land cover 1

Land cover datasets for every country

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

  • Statistics Sweden (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Statistics Sweden

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    scb.se

    Verified

Transport 1

Road, rail and transport data for every country

Hydrology 1

River, lake and hydrology data for every country

  • SMHI Vattenwebb (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    SMHI · Sweden

    Catchments (SVAR), modelled discharge and water balance.

    • Hydrology
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    Shapefile, CSV
    Link
    smhi.se

    Verified

Climate & weather 1

Climate and weather data for every country

  • SMHI open data (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    SMHI · Sweden

    Meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic observations.

    • Climate & weather
    • Hydrology
    • Marine & coastal
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    CSV, JSON
    Link
    smhi.se

    Verified

Natural hazards 1

Natural hazard data for every country

  • Flood mapping (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency · Sweden

    Flood inundation maps for major watercourses.

    • Natural hazards
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile
    Link
    mcf.se

    Verified

Geology 2

Geology data for every country

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

  • Naturvårdsverket geodata catalogue (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Naturvårdsverket · Sweden

    Protected areas, Natura 2000 and environmental datasets.

    • Environment
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    geodatakatalogen.naturvardsverket.se

    Verified

Open data portal 2

Open geospatial data portals for every country

  • Sveriges dataportal (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Agency for Digital Government

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Link
    dataportal.se

    Verified

  • Geotorget (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Lantmäteriet · Sweden

    Lantmäteriet download service for elevation models, LiDAR, orthophotos and topographic data.

    • Open data portal
    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, LAZ, GeoPackage
    Link
    geotorget.lantmateriet.se

    Verified

Global datasets that cover Sweden

Worldwide and continental layers that include Sweden, useful where national data is missing, restricted or inconsistent across borders.

Boundaries & admin
Elevation / DEM
Imagery
Land cover
Buildings
Population
Census & statistics
Transport
Hydrology
Climate & weather
Natural hazards
Geology
Marine & coastal
Environment
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