Ångerman River

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The Ångerman River (also known as the Angerman River, or Ångermanälven in Swedish) is one of Sweden's longest rivers with a total length of 490 kilometer, and the one containing the largest amount of water.

It starts amidth the Scandinavian mountain range, in the southern parts of the Swedish Lappland province, continues through Jämtland, it increases in power as it flows through Ångermanland, wherefrom its name is also derived. Its last 30 kilometers, after the town Sollefteå (noted on map) it flows through a scenic valley known as Ådalen. The river then empties in a bay of the Baltic Sea near the town Kramfors.

Vojmån, the Fjällsjö River and the Fax River are its main tributaries.