A list of islands of Bothnian Bay would include 4,001 islands if an island is defined as an area of land more than that is surrounded by water.

Bothnian Bay The Bothnian Bay or Bay of Bothnia (; ) is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia, which is in turn the northern part of the Baltic Sea. The land holding the bay is still rising after the weight of ice-age glaciers has been removed, and ...

(, ) is divided between northern Sweden and Finland. The north of the bay contains a large archipelago area. The largest island is

Hailuoto Hailuoto (; ) is a Finnish island in the northern Baltic Sea and a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Hailuoto is (), making it the smallest municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia and the former Oulu Province in terms ...

, further south on the Finnish side. In the winter the larger islands may be accessed via ice roads. Some of them are inhabited or have seasonal fishing villages used by people from the mainland.

Swedish islands

The Swedish islands in the north of the bay may be grouped into the Piteå, Luleå, Kalix and Haparanda archipelagos. Many of the islands are uninhabited and in a natural state. There are other islands along the Swedish coast to the south of the archipelago area.

Piteå

Some of the larger islands in the

Piteå archipelago The Piteå archipelago ( or ''Pite skärgård'') is a group of Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia, at Piteå in the southeast of Norrbotten County. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only f ...

include: *

Baggen Baggen is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Piteå archipelago. Location Baggen is about from Renöhamn. The island can be reached by boat from Piteå in 10 to 25 minutes depending on weather condi ...

Bergön Bergön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago. The north end of the island has facilities for recreational boating. The southern part, which is used for forestry, has been proposed as ...

* Buskön * Fårön *

Jävre Sandön Jävre Sandön is a Swedish island belonging to the Piteå archipelago. The island is located off the coast of Jävrebodarna. Jävre Sandön means "island of sand at Jävre". The island has a coastline consisting of beaches. There are two footpa ...

* Jävreholmen * Lill-Räbben * Mellerstön * Nörd-Mörön * Piteå-Rönnskär * Stenskäret * Stor-Räbben *

Vargön Vargön is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders ...

Luleå

Some of the larger islands in the

Luleå archipelago The Luleå archipelago ( or ''Lule skärgård'') is a group of Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. They lie offshore from the city of Luleå and the mouth of the Lule River. A few of the islands have small permanent populatio ...

include: *

Altappen Altappen and Likskär are two islands in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago, which have joined due to post-glacial rebound to become a single island. Location Altappen lies to the southeast of t ...

* Bastaskär *

Brändöskär Brändöskär and Uddskär are two islands in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago, joined by an isthmus. In the past there was a large summer fishing village around the bay between the two islands. ...

* Estersön * Finnskär * Germanön * Hertsöland *

Hindersön Hindersön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago. Location Hindersön is one of the largest of the islands in the Luleå Archipelago. It is about east of central Luleå. The island ...

Junkön Junkön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago. Location Junkön is one of the larger of the islands offshore from Luleå. It is said to be named after a Sami named Junker who grazed ...

* Kallaxön *

Kluntarna Kluntarna or ''Pite-Kluntarna'' is a Swedish island belonging to the Piteå archipelago in Norrbotten. The island lies on the eastern edge of the archipelago; to the east lies the Gulf of Bothnia The Gulf of Bothnia (; ; ) is divided into ...

* Likskär *

Långön Långön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago. Description Långön is a relatively large island in the Luleå archipelago, with an area of . It lies to the north of Stor-Brändön ...

* Rödkallen * Rörbäck Sandöskatan * Sandgrönnorna * Sandön * Smålsön *

Småskär Småskär and Finnskär are two closely neighboring islands in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago. Location Småskär and Finnskär to the east were previously collections of reefs that grew toge ...

Stor-Brändön Stor-Brändön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago. Location Stor-Brändön is one of the larger islands of the Luleå archipelago, with nine permanent residents as of 2013. It is ...

* Uddskär

Kalix

Some of the larger islands in the

Kalix archipelago The Kalix archipelago () is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The largest island in the Kalix archipelago is Rånön. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreatio ...

include: *

* Berghamn * Björn * Getskär-Renskär * Granön * Halsön * Likskär * Malören *

Rånön Rånön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago. Location Rånön is the largest island in the Kalix archipelago. It is uninhabited, but is popular with visitors in the summer. Rånö v ...

Stora Huvön Stora Huvön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago. Description Stora Huvön was voted one of Sweden's most lovely islands in a nationwide poll. It has a fine, natural harbor protected ...

* Stora Trutskär

Haparanda

The Swedish

Haparanda Archipelago National Park Haparanda Archipelago National Park () is a national park in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden. The park covers part of the Haparanda archipelago in the northeast of the Bothnian Bay near the border with Finland. There are two rel ...

() lies within the Haparanda group of islands, bordering the Finnish Bothnian Bay National Park. It includes the larger islands of

Sandskär Sandskär is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia. Once used as a base for fishing and sealing, it is now part of a national park. Location Sandskär is the largest island in the Haparanda Archipelago National ...

and

Seskar Furö Seskar Furö is an uninhabited island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia. It is now part of a national park. Location Seskar Furö is the second largest island in the Haparanda Archipelago National Park (), in the Hapa ...

, and some smaller islands and skerries. All of these islands have emerged in the last 1,500 years as the bed of the bay has risen. Some of the larger islands in

Haparanda archipelago The Haparanda archipelago () is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The islands are used for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter. Location The north of the bay of Bothnia conta ...

include: * Hanhinkari *

Kataja Kataja is an islet south of Haparanda in Norrbotten. It is the easternmost point of Sweden and it is part of the Haparanda archipelago. The islet has an area of . It is about long and wide. The name "Kataja" is Finnish for juniper. The island ...

* Seskar-Furö *

Seskarö Seskarö (Meänkieli: ''Seittenkaari'') is a locality situated in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 491 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the island with the same name which is about 20 km2 and situated in the Haparan ...

Skomakaren Skomakaren is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bothnian Bay, in the Haparanda archipelago. Location Skomakaren ("shoemaker") is also called Suutari by the local people. It lies in the central part of the Haparanda archipel ...

Stora Hamnskär Stora Hamnskär is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bothnian Bay, in the Haparanda archipelago. Location Stora Hamnskär lies in the Haparanda archipelago, the part of the Norrbotten archipelago that is included in the Hap ...

Stora Hepokari Stora Hepokari is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bothnian Bay, in the Haparanda archipelago. Location Stora Hepokari lies in the Haparanda archipelago, the part of the Norrbotten archipelago that is included in the H ...

Torne-Furö Torne-Furö is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bothnian Bay, in the Haparanda archipelago. Location Torne-Furö lies in the Haparanda archipelago, the part of the Norrbotten archipelago that is included in the Haparanda M ...

Other Swedish islands

* Bredskär * Halsön * Högskäret * Malören * Romelsön * Selsvik * Skötgrönnan

Finnish islands

In the portion of the bay that belongs to Finland the majority of islands lie in the section between

Tornio Tornio (; ; ; ) is a city and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Lapland, Finland. The city forms a cross-border Twin cities, twin city together with Haparanda on the Swedish side. The municipality covers an area of , of which is wat ...

on the Swedish border and the large island of

offshore from

Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

, although there are many small islands along the coast to the south. The Bothnian Bay National Park in the Finnish section (, ), established in 1991, is located in the archipelago offshore from

and

Kemi Kemi (; ; ; ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located approximately from the city of Tornio and the Finland–Sweden border, Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is to the south and t ...

. It covers of which about is land.

Tornio municipality

Islands in the

municipality beside the Swedish municipality of

Haparanda Haparanda (; Meänkieli and Finnish: ''Haaparanta'', ) is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It is adjacent to Tornio, Finland. Haparanda has a population of 9,166 inhabitants (2024). Haparanda is ...

include: * Inakari * Iso-Huituri (Tornio and Kemi) * Kuusiluoto * Pajukari * Pensaskari *

Röyttä The Port of Tornio ( Finnish: ''Tornion satama'', Swedish: ''Torneå hamn''), also known as the Port of Röyttä, is a cargo port located in the city of Tornio, Finland, at the end of the Bothnian Bay and close to Finland's border with Sweden ...

Kemi municipality

Islands in the

municipality to the east of Tornio, at the mouth of river

Kemijoki The Kemijoki or Kemi River (, ), with its length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi. Facta 2001, part 8, ''finnish'' At Rovaniemi the Ouna ...

, include: * Ajos * Inakari * Keilakrunni * Kemin Kiikkara * Keminkraaseli * Pohjois-Kraaseli * Rautakallio * Selkä-Sarvi * Täikkö * Täikönkari

Simo municipality

Islands in the Simo municipality at the mouth of river Simojoki include: * Halttari * Härkäletto * Laitakari * Leipäreet * Lissabon * Montaja * Möyly * Ööperit * Paskaletto * Pirttisaari * Rajaletto * Saapaskari * Tiuranen * Tiurasenkalla * Tiurasenkrunni * Tynttyrit * Ykskivi

Ii municipality

Islands in the Ii municipality at the mouth of river

Iijoki Iijoki () is a river of Finland in the region of North Ostrobothnia. The river has many tributaries. Facta (encyclopedia) part 6, page 390, ''finnish'' It flows for into the Gulf of Bothnia. Some of its main tributaries are Siuruanjoki and Livoj ...

include: * Hietakalla, Vatunki * Hietakalla, Hiastinlahti * Hylkikalla * Iin Röyttä * Illinsaari *

Karhu Karhu (Finnish for 'bear') may refer to: * Karhu (beer), a Finnish beer brand * ''Karhu'' (ship), name of the 1876 barque ''Lalla Rookh (1876 ship), Lalla Rookh'' while under the Finnish flag, 1923/4 to 1926 * Karhu (sports brand), a Finnish sport ...

* Koni * Krassinletto * Kriisi * Krunnien saaristo * Kuivamatala * Kutinkalla * Onsajanmatala * Pallonen * Pensaskari * Ryöskärinkalla * Santapankki * Satakari * Selkäletto * Tangonsaari * Ulko-Klaama * Ulko-Pallonen * Ulkokrunni

Haukipudas municipality

Islands in the former

Haukipudas Haukipudas is a town and former municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It was located in the provinces of Finland, province of Oulu (province), Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. Its shore runs ...

municipality include: * Äijänkumpele * Astekari * Hanhikari * Hietakari * Hiuvet * Hopreeni * Iso-Miehikkä * Isonkivenletto * Kaasamatala, * Kattilankalla *

Kellon Kraaseli Kellon Kraaseli (officially Kraaseli) is an island in the Finnish sector of the Bay of Bothnia. Description Kellon Kraaseli is located off shore from the village of the district in Oulu. The name is derived from the Swedish word ''gråsäl'', ...

* Kintasletto * Kotakari * Kriisinkivi * Kropsu * Laitakari * Lemmonletto * Luodeletto * Länsiletto *

Lönkytin Lönkytin is an island in the Finland, Finnish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, off shore from the town of Haukipudas. Description Lönkytin is a high, rocky islet. It is located about west-northwest of the mouth of the Kiiminkijoki river, to the ...

* Mustakari, Virpiniemi * Mustakari, Martinniemi * Nimetön * Pensaskari * Pulkkisenmatala (Haukipudas/Oulu) * Puukkoletto * Rapakari * Rivinletto * Satakarinletto * Välikari * Väliletto * Ykskivi

Oulu municipality

Islands in the

municipality include: * Hermannit * Hietasaari *

Kahvankari Kahvankari is a small uninhabited island in the Finnish sector of the Bay of Bothnia offshore from the city of Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of th ...

* Korkiakari * Laitakari * Riitankari * Runniletto * Saapaskari * Selkäkari *

Toppilansaari Toppilansaari is a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of Oulu, Finland. It is located on the south side of the Toppilansalmi strait. Toppilansaari was separated from the Hietasaari district while it was rezoned to residential development ...

Vihreäsaari Vihreäsaari is an uninhabited island and a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of Oulu, Finland. It is separated from the Hietasaari island by the Johteensalmi strait. Most of the area of the district is used by the facilities of the P ...

Other Finnish islands

Other islands in the Finnish part of the bay include. * Akio, Oulunsalo * Haahka *

, Hailuoto * Iso-Kraaseli, Raahe * Kallankarit, Kalajoki * Kammonkari, Oulunsalo * Karinkannanmatala, Siikajoki * Kello, Raahe * Kengänkari, Hailuoto * Kolmenkoivunkari, Oulunsalo * Kotakari, Oulunsalo * Kraaseli, Oulunsalo * Kraaselinpauha, Lohtaja * Kumpele, Raahe * Lamunkari, Lumijoki *

Maluri Maluri is a suburb in the constituency of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, situated near the border of the constituency of Titiwangsa. It is located along Cheras Road Federal Route 1 and can be accessed through Maluri station served by the LRT Ampang ...

, Haaparanta *

Ohtakari Ohtakari is an island and community in the Finnish sector of the Bay of Bothnia. Description Ohtakari is an island and fishing village of the Kokkola district in the former municipality of Lohtaja. Ohtakari is at the head of the Lohtaja Vattaj ...

, * Parmiinit, Oulunsalo * Puluvärkki, Raahe * Rautakallio, Siikajoki * Rokonkari, Lumijoki * Sanskeri, Haaparanta * Santosenkari, Hailuoto * Seittenkaari, Haaparanta * Tasku, Raahe * Ulkolaidanmatala, Hailuoto * Ulkopauha, Raahe * Varjakansaari, Oulunsalo

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