Map of Karlskrona, Sweden

Karlskrona is the administrative centre of Blekinge, Sweden, with a population of about 66,675. It lies at 56.1616°N, 15.5866°E. Karlskrona is about 382 km (237 mi) southwest of Stockholm, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kalmar, 73 km to the northeast.

Karlskrona at a glance

Where is Karlskrona?

• The 24th largest city in Sweden by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 54 min on the shortest day to 17 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Karlskrona

• Kalmar — 73 km northeast
• Kristianstad — 90 km west
• Växjö — 93 km northwest
• Lund — 157 km west
• Malmö — 173 km west
• Jönköping — 200 km northwest
• Słupsk — 210 km southeast, Poland
• Kołobrzeg — 221 km south, Poland
• Koszalin — 222 km south, Poland
• Lębork — 226 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.