Geological karst features, necessary for the formation of water-filled caves, are scarce in Sweden, and no suitable caves exist for cave-diving training. However, with literally thousands of water-filled mines, hundreds of which are accessible, it would perhaps be apt to call central Sweden “mine country,” akin to Florida’s famous “cave country.”
Stable bedrock and a millennia-old tradition of mining have left sites scattered around the landscape in large areas of north and central Sweden. Climate and groundwater levels ensure the mines start to fill up the moment the pumps stop running, and within a decade or two, the water levels stabilize. In recent years, interest in mine diving has exploded in Sweden due to the increasing popularity of cave diving internationally, as well as the seasonal requirements in a country…
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