The dialect of Skåne is one of the most distinct. It has a uvular trill and a number of diphthongs instead of monophthongs. It has a pitch accent which is different from that of central and northern Sweden.
Gotland has a dialect which is so different that it is often difficult for other Swedish speakers to understand. It is known for its relatively low intonation and use of diphthongs which do not occur in standard Swedish.
Götaland, a region which includes Gothenburg, has a strongly trilled "r" and relatively long vowels. The intonation is also distinct.
Svealand, a region which includes Stockholm, has an "r" that is often very softly trilled or pronounced as a fricative or approximant. The intonation is high in comparison to that of most Swedish dialects.
Dalarna has a famous dialect. The "r" tends to be softly trilled, the rhythm is relatively regular and vowels are relatively long.
Värmland has a dialect that shares many similarities with the Norwegian spoken in Eastern Norway. The alveopalatal fricative is used instead of the palato-velar fricative of other dialects, the lateral tends to be velarized and the intonation is relatively high.
Norrland is knows for its strongly trilled r, the alveopalatal fricative instead of the palato-velar fricative in many speakers, the deletion of word-final vowels, sentence stress and low intonation.
Finland has a Swedish dialect which uses a strongly trilled r, unaspirated voiceless plosives, a voiceless alveopalatal affricate instead of an alveopalatal fricative, and no pitch accent.
Swedish has many dialects, but the eight which I have described here are among the best known. Many Swedes and Swedish-speaking Finns speak dialects that make it possible to determine where they are from.
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