Europe

Waterfalls of Nordics & Baltics

93 waterfalls across 8 countries in Nordics & Baltics, the hand-checked guides first. Filter by activity to find the ones that run what you want to do.

Denmark1 Estonia6 Faroe Islands3 Finland2 Iceland32 Latvia2 Norway37 Sweden10

UNESCO

Seven Sisters Waterfall

Norway · 410 m

Centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord

Kayaking

UNESCO

Rjukanfossen

Norway · 104 m

Anchor of a UNESCO industrial heritage landscape

Ice climbing

Full guide

Dettifoss

Iceland · 44 m

Among Europe's most powerful waterfalls

Full guide

Svartifoss

Iceland · 20 m

Framed by the basalt columns that echo in Hallgrímskirkja's design

Kjelfossen

Norway · 755 m

Among Norway's tallest waterfalls, above the Nærøyfjord

Mardalsfossen

Norway · 705 m

Runs at full natural force only a few weeks a year

Langfoss

Norway · 612 m

One of Norway's tallest waterfalls visible from the road

Vettisfossen

Norway · 275 m

Norway's tallest completely unregulated waterfall

Full guide

Vøringsfossen

Norway · 182 m

One of Norway's most celebrated national tourist route waterfalls

Latefossen

Norway · 165 m

One of Norway's most photographed twin waterfalls

Full guide

Skógafoss

Iceland · 60 m

Iceland's classic 60-metre curtain, with 527 steps to the top

Seljalandsfoss

Iceland · 60 m

One of the few waterfalls walkable on all sides

Full guide

Gullfoss

Iceland · 32 m

Iceland's most iconic waterfall, on the Golden Circle

White-water rafting

Goðafoss

Iceland · 12 m

Historically tied to Iceland's conversion to Christianity

Kirkjufellsfoss

Iceland · 10 m

Iceland's most-photographed mountain-and-waterfall combination

Hraunfossar

Iceland

Iceland's widest 'waterfall' by continuous frontage

The rest of the index here

77 more waterfalls, compiled from open data and labelled as such on their pages. Search and filters apply to these too.

VinnufossenNorway · Sunndal Municipality · 845 m

RamnefjellsfossenNorway · Stryn Municipality · 818 m

MongefossenNorway · Rauma Municipality · 773 m

KjeragfossenNorway · Forsand · 715 m

Aluoja FallsEstonia · Jõhvi Rural Municipality · 700 m

TyssestrengeneNorway · Odda Municipality · 646 m

SkrikjofossenNorway · Ullensvang · 455 m

VermafossenNorway · Rauma Municipality · 381 m

ValursfossenNorway · Eidfjord Municipality · 272 m HivjufossenNorway · Hol Municipality · 250 m

Venta RapidLatvia · Kuldīga · 249 m

SvøufalletNorway · Sunndal Municipality · 246 m

RjoandefossenNorway · Aurland Municipality · 241 m

ReiårsfossenNorway · Bygland · 230 m

MorsárfossIceland · Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður · 227 m

KjosfossenNorway · Aurland Municipality · 225 m

KvinnefossenNorway · Leikanger Municipality · 200 m

GlymurIceland · Hvalfjarðarsveit · 190 m

TvindefossenNorway · Voss Municipality · 152 m

FossáFaroe Islands · Sunda Municipality · 140 m

Espeland FallsNorway · Granvin Municipality · 135 m

HengifossIceland · Fljótsdalshreppur · 128 m

StalheimsfossenNorway · Voss Municipality · 126 m

HáifossIceland · Árnessýsla · 122 m

KitsiputousFinland · Enontekiö · 118 m

BrudesløretNorway · Flora Municipality · 110 m

DynjandiIceland · Westfjords · 100 m

NjupeskärSweden · Älvdalen Municipality · 93 m

MånafossenNorway · Gjesdal Municipality · 92 m

VästanåfalletSweden · Härnösand Municipality · 90 m

Narva FallsEstonia · Narva City · 60 m

FettjeåfalletSweden · Berg Municipality · 60 m

GluggafossIceland · 52 m

SteinsdalsfossenNorway · Kvam Municipality · 51 m

HaugfossNorway · Modum Municipality · 37 m

Döda falletSweden · Ragunda Municipality · 35 m

Trollhättan FallsSweden · Trollhättan Municipality · 32 m

BøsdalafossurFaroe Islands · Vágar region · 30 m

LitlanesfossIceland · 30 m

MúlafossurFaroe Islands · Sørvágs Municipality · 30 m

HallamöllaSweden · Tomelilla Municipality · 23 m

AldeyjarfossIceland · Northeastern Region · 20 m

Sarp FallsNorway · Sarpsborg · 20 m

StaburagsLatvia · Sece Parish · 18 m

RjukandefossenNorway · Hemsedal Municipality · 18 m

PitsusköngäsFinland · Enontekiö · 17 m

Jägala WaterfallEstonia · Jõelähtme Rural Municipality · 8 m

FaxiIceland · Bláskógabyggð · 7 m

Keila FallsEstonia · Lääne-Harju Rural Municipality · 6 m

Karjaoru FallsEstonia · Jõhvi Rural Municipality · 4 m Valaste FallsEstonia · Jõhvi Rural Municipality

ÖxarárfossIceland · Bláskógabyggð

ÓfærufossIceland · Skaftárhreppur

ÁlafossIceland · Mosfellsbær

HjálparfossIceland · Árnessýsla

SystrafossIceland

FagrifossIceland · Skaftárhreppur

ÞjófafossIceland · Rangárþing ytra

UrriðafossIceland · Flóahreppur

HällingsåfalletSweden · Strömsund Municipality

Granni WaterfallIceland · Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur

StyggforsenSweden · Rättvik Municipality

DøndalenDenmark · Bornholm regional municipality

HunderfossenNorway · Lillehammer

NorrforsenSweden · Umeå Municipality

HellefossenNorway · Øvre Eiker SnarumselvaNorway · Krødsherad Municipality FossenNorway · Fauske Municipality

FeigefossenNorway · Luster Municipality

BjarnarfossIceland · Snæfellsbær

FardagafossIceland · Múlaþing

BrúarfossIceland · Bláskógabyggð

GrundarfossIceland · Grundarfjarðarbær

TröllafossIceland · Kjalarnes

StigfossenNorway · Rauma Municipality

TännforsenSweden · Åre Municipality

ÍrárfossIceland · Rangárþing eystra

Questions people ask

What is the tallest waterfall in Nordics & Baltics?

What are the most famous waterfalls in Nordics & Baltics?

The best known are Gullfoss (Iceland), Seljalandsfoss (Iceland), Skógafoss (Iceland), Dettifoss (Iceland), Seven Sisters Waterfall (Norway) and Rjukanfossen (Norway). Our index covers 93 waterfalls in Nordics & Baltics; every one has a page with activities, seasons and how to get there.

When is the best time to see waterfalls in Nordics & Baltics?

Across the waterfalls we cover, the most are at their best June to August.