The etymological origin of the name Mälaren stems from the Old Norse word mælir appearing in historical records in the 1320s and meaning gravel. The lake was previously known as Lǫgrinn, which is Old Norse for … See more

According to Norse mythology as contained in the thirteenth-century Icelandic work Prose Edda, the lake was created by the goddess See more

From the mid 17th century onwards, multiple expeditions to measure and map L. Mälaren were undertaken. The lake was strategically and economically important, and there was a lack of a reliable map to navigate it. However, L. Mälaren’s many islands and bays … See more

• Mälaren Valley (Mälardalen)
• Lakes of Sweden
• Geography of Stockholm
• Almarestäket See more

By the end of the last ice age about 11,000 years ago, much of northern Europe and North America was covered by ice sheets up to 3 km thick. At the end of the ice age when the glaciers … See more

The most common nesting birds on the skerries of Mälaren are also the most common in the Baltic Sea. After a survey in 2005, the ten most common species were found to be See more

• Mälardrottningen (Lake Mälar Queen) is a poetic name for Stockholm well known in Swedish literature.
• Utter Inn, an underwater hotel designed by the artist Mikael Genberg, is in the lake.
• The area around the lake hosted the cycling events at the See more