The economic opportunities Vänern offers are illustrated by the surrounding towns, which have supported themselves for centuries by fishing and allowing easy transportation to other cities or west by Göta älv to the sea of Kattegat.
As oportunidades económicas que ofrece o Vänern están ilustradas polas cidades que o rodean, que durante séculos viviron da pesca e de permitir un trasporte doado ao mar de Kattegat a través do Göta älv.