Editing Geography of Sweden (section)

=== Provinces ===
[[File:Djurö February 2013 02.jpg|thumb|[[Uppland]] province]]
{{Main|Provinces of Sweden|Lands of Sweden}}

Sweden has 25 [[province]]s or ''landskap'' ("landscapes"), based on culture, geography and history: [[Bohuslän]], [[Blekinge]], [[Dalarna]], [[Dalsland]], [[Gotland]], [[Gästrikland]], [[Halland]], [[Hälsingland]], [[Härjedalen]], [[Jämtland]], [[Lapland, Sweden|Lapland]], [[Medelpad]], [[Norrbotten]], [[Närke]], [[Scania|Skåne]], [[Småland]], [[Södermanland]], [[Uppland]], [[Värmland]], [[Västmanland]], [[Västerbotten]], [[Västergötland]], [[Ångermanland]], [[Öland]] and [[Östergötland]].

While these provinces serve no political or administrative purpose, they play an important role for people's self-identification. The provinces are usually grouped together in three large lands (''landsdelar''): the northern [[Norrland]], the central [[Svealand]] and southern [[Götaland]]. The sparsely populated Norrland encompasses almost 60% of the country.