The southern peak of Kebnekaise is decreasing in height – Sweden's highest point is now the northern peak for the eighth year in a row

The ice-covered southern peak was measured at 2088.3 meters above sea level, a decrease of 10 centimeters from the corresponding time last year. Nordtoppen, which is ice-free and has a fixed height of 2096.8 meters, is thus Sweden's highest point for the eighth year in a row.

"The southern peak has decreased in height by approximately 30 meters since the first systematic measurements (1951). In this context, this year's low melting is a small decrease compared to previous years, but still a decrease despite the cold summer," says Johanna Dahlkvist, station manager at the Tarfala research station at Stockholm University, which carries out the measurements.

The melting of the southern peak varies over the years. Last year it melted by 1.5 meters, and during the record warm 2024 by 3.4 meters.