Sweden is an elongated country to the east of Norway and the Scandinavian Mountains and to the west of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. It extends from a latitude of 55°N to more than 70°N, which is north of the Arctic Circle. The coastline is much indented with many small islands and two larger ones in the Baltic Sea, Gotland and Öland. To the southwest lie the sea areas of the Skagerrak the Kattegat while to the northeast lies the land border with Finland.