Most of the  lake is located in Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County (southern Swedish Lapland) in Sweden. A small  part of the lake, known as Umbukta, is located in Rana Municipality in Nordland County in Norway.
The vast majority of the lake is situated in Sweden, specifically in Storuman Municipality, while a smaller part, called Umbukta, lies within the borders of Norway's Nordland County.