Map of Kalmar, Sweden

Kalmar is the administrative centre of Kalmar, Sweden, with a population of about 38,408. It lies at 56.6616°N, 16.3616°E. Kalmar is about 313 km (195 mi) south of Stockholm, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Karlskrona, 73 km to the southwest.

Kalmar at a glance

Where is Kalmar?

• The 36th largest city in Sweden by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 47 min on the shortest day to 17 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kalmar

• Karlskrona — 73 km southwest
• Växjö — 98 km west
• Kristianstad — 153 km southwest
• Jönköping — 182 km northwest
• Linköping — 199 km north
• Norrköping — 215 km north
• Nyköping — 236 km north
• Słupsk — 248 km south, Poland
• Lębork — 252 km south, Poland
• Wejherowo — 257 km southeast, Poland

Largest cities in Sweden

• Stockholm — 1,515,017
• Gothenburg — 608,462
• Malmö — 362,133
• Uppsala — 177,074
• Linköping — 166,673
• Örebro — 155,989
• Sollentuna — 139,606
• Umeå — 130,224
• Västerås — 127,799
• Jönköping — 112,766

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.