page_title: List of runestones
section_title: Sweden
hierarchical_section_title: List of runestones / Younger Futhark runestones / Scandinavia proper / Sweden
context_page_description: There are about 3,000 runestones in Scandinavia.
  The runestones are unevenly distributed in Scandinavia:
  The majority is found in Sweden, estimated at between 1,700 and 2,500. Denmark has 250 runestones, and Norway has 50.
  There are also runestones in other areas reached by the Viking expansion, especially in the British Isles and other islands of the North Atlantic, and scattered examples elsewhere.
  The vast majority of runestones date to the Viking Age and the period immediately following the Christianisation of Scandinavia. A small number predates the 9th century; one of the last runestones was raised in memory of the archbishop Absalon.
  A small number of runestones may date to the late medieval to early modern period, such as the Fámjin stone, dated to the Reformation period. Modern runestones began to be produced in the 19th century Viking Revival.
  The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runestones in the Rundata database.
context_section_description: The number of runestones in Sweden is   estimated at between 1,700 and 2,500 (depending on definition).
  The Swedish district of Uppland has the highest concentration with as many as 1,196 inscriptions in stone, whereas Södermanland is second with 391).
  Varangian Runestones - inscriptions that mention voyages to the East (Austr) or the Eastern route (Austrvegr).
  Ingvar Runestones - 26 Varangian runestones that were raised in commemoration of those who died in the Swedish Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea of Ingvar the Far-Travelled.
  Serkland Runestones - six or seven runestones which are Varangian Runestones that mention voyages to Serkland, the Old Norse name for the Muslim world in the south.
  Greece Runestones - 29 Varangian runestones that talk of voyages to Greece, i.e. the Byzantine Empire.
  Viking Runestones - Stones that mention Scandinavians who participated in Viking expeditions in western Europe, and stones that mention men who were Viking warriors and/or died while travelling in the West.
  Jarlabanke Runestones - a collection of 20 runestones written in Old Norse related to Jarlabanke Ingefastsson and his clan.
  Frösöstenen
  The Ramsund carving
  Sparlösa Runestone
  Rökstenen - the longest runic inscription in the world, located in the province of Östergötland in Sweden
caption: Distribution of runestones in Sweden, the country with the highest density. Runestones / km²:   >10  5-9  1-4  <1  Lacks runestones