Värmland Flag

Värmland is a county in the western part of middle Sweden, bordering lake Vänern, Norway, and the counties Dalarna and Örebro.

Regions

Värmland has 16 municipalities.

• Arvika - www.arvika.se
• Eda - www.eda.se
• Filipstad - www.filipstad.se
• Forshaga - www.forshaga.se
• Grums - www.grums.se
• Hagfors - www.hagfors.se
• Hammarö - www.hammaro.se
• Karlstad - www.karlstad.se
• Kil - www.kil.se
• Kristinehamn - www.kristinehamn.se
• Munkfors - www.munkfors.se
• Storfors - www.storfors.se
• Sunne - www.sunne.se
• Säffle - www.saffle.se
• Torsby - www.torsby.se
• Årjäng - www.arjang.se

Cities

• Karlstad
• Arvika
• Hagfors
• Säffle
• Filipstad
• Karlskoga
• Kristinehamn

What to Do or to See

• Värmlands Museum
• Mariebergsskogen: Outdoor museum and Nature trails
• Naturum in Mariebergsskogen: Exibition about the Nature Reservate
• Exploring Karlstad on boats which are used as "public bus lines" (only in summer)
• Rottneros Park close to Sunne
• Mårbacka Gård (the home of Selma Lagerlöf)
• Boat tour to Lurö in the archipelago of lake Vänern
• Swimming in lakes and rivers
• Fishing: You need to buy a fishing license (except in lake Vänern)
• Bicycle rents available, in Karlstad centre you can borrow a bike for free during the day (only in summer)
• Klarälvbanan: former railroad track, now for use by bycilclists and skaters. 90km of car-free, plane asphalt route.
• Paddling: Several places rent kayaks and canoes.
• Rent a draisine and go back and forth between Stjärnfors to Hagfors
• Build a raft and use it for floating downstreams on Klarälven.
• Husky-tour and Moose safaris
• Hiking in beautiful landscape.
• Presentation of marked trails in Karlstad (in Swedish)

Public Communications

Kollplatsen Timetable and map with buslines for public transportation in Karlstad and Värmland

SJ Train tables and ticket reservations

Other Useful Information

Karlstad The town library in Karlstad offers free internet. Ask one of the librarians behind the desk to help you out. Convieniently, the library, or Biblioteket, is located directly above the tourist information center in Karlstad.

Links

CS Värmland Group

varmland.org Värmland information and event calendar