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Sea currents in Swedish waters
In Swedish waters there is a complicated
system of currents. Towards the Swedish west coast, a constant supply of
salt water from the North Sea (=Nordsjön) is provided by the Jutland
current. The water flows in an easterly direction past The Skaw (Skagen)
in the Skagerrak. Upon contact with the coast it is predominently deflected
to the north towards the Norwegian coast and thereafter returns to the North
Sea and the Norwegian Sea (=Norska havet), while a small amount of this
North Sea water turns to the south and enters the Kattegat. In the Kattegat,
the cold, saltier and relatively heavy North Sea water meets the Baltic
current with its lower salt content from the Baltic. In the Kattegat
some of the saltier North Sea water is mixed with the more brackish Baltic
water, while some it remains relatively unmixed and travels further south
along the bottom. (Bottniska viken=Gulf of Bothnia, Finska viken=Gulf of
Finland, Rigabukten=Gulf of Riga, Öresund=The Sound, Stora bält=Great
Belt, Lilla bält=Little Belt)
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