Vänern

Fish Vänern has many different fish species.

Other fish Basically all common fresh water fish are found in Vänern.

Rarer species are the black-throated diver and the turnstone (Arenaria interpres), with hardly a dozen nests around Vänern; and the Caspian tern with hardly a dozen specimens.

Sport fishing in Vänern is free and unregulated, both from the shore and from boats (with some restrictions, e.g. a maximum of three salmon or trout per person per day).

These sub-groups are related to Baltic Sea salmon, and they have developed in Vänern for over 9,000 years.

The world's largest lake salmon, exceeding convert, was caught in Vänern.

Vänern and Vättern are Sweden's largest lakes.

Vänern is the third largest in Europe, after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia.