Norrland terrain

Norrland terrain (Swedish: Norrlandsterräng) is a geomorphic unit covering the bulk of Norrland and the northwestern half Svealand. Except for The High Coast the coastal areas of Norrland do not belong to the Norrland Terrain. Karna Lidmar-Bergström categorizes the Norrland Terrain into the following clases:

1. Highlands with well developed valleys above 500 m.a.s.l.
2. Plains with residual hills of Northern Sweden
3. Undulating hilly land of Övertorneå/Överkalix
4. Undulating hilly land of Boden area
5. Large scale joint valley landscapes
6. Plains with residual hills of Dalarna
7. Undulanting hilly land of Central Sweden

From the south the entrance to the Norrland Terrain is not only seen in the relief but in the vast and contiguous boreal forests that extend north of it. Till and peat are the overwhelmingly commonest soil types.