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Hillerstorp · Sweden

Store Mosse National Park

Known locally as Store Mosse nationalpark

Store Mosse National Park is a significant destination in Småland and Öland, centred on a large-scale wetland landscape in southern Sweden, where boardwalks give practical access to open bog habitats that would otherwise be difficult to experience closely. It rewards a visit for its specific cultural, historical or landscape context rather than spectacle alone.

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Store Mosse National Park L.G.foto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical visit
4 hours
Setting
Outdoor
Region
Småland and Öland
Last checked
11 Aug 2026

Why visit

Store Mosse National Park is worth time for a large-scale wetland landscape in southern Sweden, where boardwalks give practical access to open bog habitats that would otherwise be difficult to experience closely. Key elements include raised bog and broad open mire, boardwalk trails and birdwatching areas, and naturum interpretation of wetland ecology. Together these features place the destination within the wider story of Småland and Öland. Attention to layout, materials, landscape and surviving details helps explain how the place has developed, functioned or been understood over time. It has enough substance for a focused visit and also connects naturally with a broader regional itinerary.

What you will see

  • raised bog and broad open mire.
  • boardwalk trails and birdwatching areas.
  • naturum interpretation of wetland ecology.

History

Store Mosse National Park was established in 1982 to protect a large mire and wetland complex in southern Sweden. Boardwalks and trails cross bog, lake edge, forest and bird habitat.

Photographs

Store Mosse National Park

L.G.foto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · full attribution on the image credits page.

Visitor tips

  1. 1

    Weather-ready clothing and footwear suited to the surface are sensible, and marked paths should be followed.

  2. 2

    raised bog and broad open mire is a useful first reference point for understanding the site.

About Småland and Öland

This south-eastern region links Kalmar’s fortified history with Öland’s limestone landscapes, Småland’s glassmaking tradition, literary attractions and broad wetland nature.

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