The Ice Age really left its mark on Sweden, scouring out the thousands of glacial lakes that define the countryside. But a more remarkable thing occurred 10,000 years ago when the thick ice finally melted. The land north of Härnösands, unburdened by countless tons of ice, began to rise. At about a centimeter a year, a meter every century, the High Coast as it is known, now rises 300 meters above the sea, the greatest uplift in the world. And a similar event took place across the bay in Finland. Luckily such a marvel achieved World Heritage status, or how would we have ever heard of it?
The uplift viewed from the Visitors Center
