A list of islands of Bothnian Bay would include 4,001 islands if an island is defined as an area of land more than that is surrounded by water.

Bothnian Bay (, ) is divided between northern Sweden and Finland. The north of the bay contains a large archipelago area. The largest island is Hailuoto, further south on the Finnish side. In the winter the larger islands may be accessed via ice roads. Some of them are inhabited or have seasonal fishing villages used by people from the mainland.

Swedish islands

The Swedish islands in the north of the bay may be grouped into the Piteå, Luleå, Kalix and Haparanda archipelagos. Many of the islands are uninhabited and in a natural state. There are other islands along the Swedish coast to the south of the archipelago area.

Piteå

Some of the larger islands in the Piteå archipelago include:

Baggen Bergön Buskön Fårön Jävre Sandön Jävreholmen Lill-Räbben Mellerstön Nörd-Mörön Piteå-Rönnskär Stenskäret Stor-Räbben Vargön

Luleå

Some of the larger islands in the Luleå archipelago include:

Altappen Bastaskär Brändöskär Estersön Finnskär Germanön Hertsöland Hindersön Junkön Kallaxön Kluntarna Likskär Långön Rödkallen Rörbäck Sandöskatan Sandgrönnorna Sandön Smålsön Småskär Stor-Brändön Uddskär

Kalix

Some of the larger islands in the Kalix archipelago include:

Bergön Berghamn Björn Getskär-Renskär Granön Halsön Likskär Malören Rånön Stora Huvön Stora Trutskär

Haparanda

The Swedish Haparanda Archipelago National Park () lies within the Haparanda group of islands, bordering the Finnish Bothnian Bay National Park. It includes the larger islands of Sandskär and Seskar Furö, and some smaller islands and skerries. All of these islands have emerged in the last 1,500 years as the bed of the bay has risen. Some of the larger islands in Haparanda archipelago include:

Hanhinkari Kataja Sandskär Seskar-Furö Seskarö Skomakaren Stora Hamnskär Stora Hepokari Torne-Furö

Other Swedish islands

Bredskär Halsön Högskäret Malören Romelsön Selsvik Skötgrönnan

Finnish islands In the portion of the bay that belongs to Finland the majority of islands lie in the section between Tornio on the Swedish border and the large island of Hailuoto offshore from Oulu, although there are many small islands along the coast to the south. The Bothnian Bay National Park in the Finnish section (, ), established in 1991, is located in the archipelago offshore from Tornio and Kemi. It covers of which about is land.

Tornio municipality Islands in the Tornio municipality beside the Swedish municipality of Haparanda include:

Inakari Iso-Huituri (Tornio and Kemi) Kuusiluoto Pajukari Pensaskari Röyttä

Kemi municipality Islands in the Kemi municipality to the east of Tornio, at the mouth of river Kemijoki, include:

Ajos Inakari Keilakrunni Kemin Kiikkara Keminkraaseli Pohjois-Kraaseli Rautakallio Selkä-Sarvi Täikkö Täikönkari

Simo municipality Islands in the Simo municipality at the mouth of river Simojoki include:

Halttari Härkäletto Laitakari Leipäreet Lissabon Montaja Möyly Ööperit Paskaletto Pirttisaari Rajaletto Saapaskari Tiuranen Tiurasenkalla Tiurasenkrunni Tynttyrit Ykskivi

Ii municipality

Islands in the Ii municipality at the mouth of river Iijoki include:

Hietakalla, Vatunki Hietakalla, Hiastinlahti Hylkikalla Iin Röyttä Illinsaari Karhu Koni Krassinletto Kriisi Krunnien saaristo Kuivamatala Kutinkalla Onsajanmatala Pallonen Pensaskari Ryöskärinkalla Santapankki Satakari Selkäletto Tangonsaari Ulko-Klaama Ulko-Pallonen Ulkokrunni

Haukipudas municipality

Islands in the former Haukipudas municipality include:

Äijänkumpele Astekari Hanhikari Hietakari Hiuvet Hopreeni Iso-Miehikkä Isonkivenletto Kaasamatala, Kattilankalla Kellon Kraaseli Kintasletto Kotakari Kriisinkivi Kropsu Laitakari Lemmonletto Luodeletto Länsiletto Lönkytin Mustakari, Virpiniemi Mustakari, Martinniemi Nimetön Pensaskari Pulkkisenmatala (Haukipudas/Oulu) Puukkoletto Rapakari Rivinletto Satakarinletto Välikari Väliletto Ykskivi

Oulu municipality

Islands in the Oulu municipality include:

Hermannit Hietasaari Kahvankari Korkiakari Laitakari Riitankari Runniletto Saapaskari Selkäkari Toppilansaari Vihreäsaari

Other Finnish islands

Other islands in the Finnish part of the bay include.

Akio, Oulunsalo Haahka Hailuoto, Hailuoto Iso-Kraaseli, Raahe Kallankarit, Kalajoki Kammonkari, Oulunsalo Karinkannanmatala, Siikajoki Kello, Raahe Kengänkari, Hailuoto Kolmenkoivunkari, Oulunsalo Kotakari, Oulunsalo Kraaseli, Oulunsalo Kraaselinpauha, Lohtaja Kumpele, Raahe Lamunkari, Lumijoki Maluri, Haaparanta Ohtakari, Parmiinit, Oulunsalo Puluvärkki, Raahe Rautakallio, Siikajoki Rokonkari, Lumijoki Sanskeri, Haaparanta Santosenkari, Hailuoto Seittenkaari, Haaparanta Tasku, Raahe Ulkolaidanmatala, Hailuoto Ulkopauha, Raahe Varjakansaari, Oulunsalo

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