Geology of Sweden

Sweden is part of the Fennoscandian Shield, an area of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks, consolidated during hundreds of millions of years. Common rocks are gneiss, granite, granodiorite, sandstone and marble. The overburden is mainly formed by numerous periods of glaciation and deglaciation. The most common soil type is till, covering about 75 % of the landscape.

Nordic CCS Competence Centre

red pink granite rocks on skerry in Sweden - a Royalty Free Stock

Geology of Sweden

Sveriges Geologiska Undersokning. Serie Af. Berggrundsgeologiska

Sweden Map soil land geology cross section with green grass and

The Geological Survey of Sweden – SGU

Figure 2 from Silurian vertebrates of Gotland (Sweden) and the

Geological conditions for underground projects – Sweden Underground

Pakistan Geology dawn - Sweden

In Sweden, the rocks have spoken - Cleaning up our nuclear past