Gå till meny Gå till innehåll Gå till kontakt
MSW Reportal

Pilotage areas

Sweden is divided into pilotage areas. Here you will find more information about each area.

Pilot area Gävle
Pilot area Gävle

The Gävle Pilotage Area includes the ports of Gävle, Söderhamn, Hudiksvall, Sundsvall and Härnösand, as well as the Ångerman River.

Pilot area Göteborg
Pilot area Göteborg

The pilotage area includes the Port of Gothenburg as far as Hisingsbron, as well as ports and anchorages in the northern and southern Gothenburg archipelago. It also includes transit pilotage to the Göta River, the Trollhätte Canal and ports on Lake Vänern.

Pilotage Area Kalmar
Pilotage Area Kalmar

The pilotage area offers pilotage services through the Kalmar Strait, open sea pilotage to and from all ports in the Baltic Sea, the Kattegat and the Skagerrak, as well as pilotage services to all ports within the Kalmar pilotage area.

Pilotage Area Luleå
Pilotage Area Luleå

Welcome to the Luleå Pilotage Area. We provide pilotage services to, among others, the ports of Luleå, Piteå, Skellefteå, Rundvik, Husum and Örnsköldsvik.

Pilotage Area Malmö
Pilotage Area Malmö

The pilotage area offers pilotage services through the Öresund Strait, open sea pilotage to and from all ports in the Baltic Sea, the Kattegat and the Skagerrak, as well as pilotage services to all ports within the Malmö pilotage area.

Pilotage Area Marstrand
Pilotage Area Marstrand

The pilotage area covers the municipalities of Kungälv (excluding the Nordre River and the Göta River), Stenungsund, Orust, Uddevalla, Lysekil, Sotenäs, Munkedal, Tjörn, Tanum and Strömstad in Västra Götaland County.

Pilotage Area Oxelösund
Pilotage Area Oxelösund

The Oxelösund Pilotage Area covers fairways and ports from south of Trosa to just south of Valdemarsvik.

Pilotage Area Stockholm
Pilotage Area Stockholm

The Stockholm Pilotage Area is located between the Gävle and Södertälje pilotage areas and covers fairways and ports from south of Gävle to Nynäshamn.

Pilotage Area Vänern
Pilotage Area Vänern

The Vänern Pilotage Area covers Lake Vänern and the Göta River, including the Trollhätte Canal, as well as the Byälven River, including the Säffle Canal.

Last updated 2026-07-09