Ivö Lake

Ivösjön is the largest and deepest lake in the historic southern Swedish province Scania. It is located in the northeast Skåne, near the border with Blekinge. Its area is 50 square kilometers and at its lowest point it is 51 meters deep. The largest island of the lake is Ivö, the second largest Enoe. Furthermore, there are several other islands, including Alfären, Bjärnö, Fägö, Ingridskär, Kalvön, Killebäcksö, Korporen, Mågeskäret, Örkelsö, Slättön, Stora Danmark and students.

Around the lake there were several fossils, including an 85 million year old plant that was found north of Bromölla and photographed by photographer Lennart Nilsson. A dinosaur skeleton was found near the lake. Today, these fossils appraised in fossil museum.

In Ivösjön there are about 25 to 30 species of fish that are caught by sport fishermen.