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The Karlstad region aims to be one of the most visitor friendly regions in Sweden and a year round travel destination We want everyone who visits to really feel at home and leave with plenty of happy memories.

All of us in the Karlstad region, which includes the municipalities of Grums, Hammarö, Kil, Forshaga and Karlstad, wish you a warm welcome to our part of Värmland.

What to do when you are here There are around 48 locations in the Karlstad region where you can find tourist information and personal service. For contact details, please see pages 38-39.

You can also find inspiration at Facebook, Instagram and our web page, see back cover of this brochure for more information.

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Runnberget Mangskog Ransäter Mellan- 359 Fryken

Finntorp Rud Klarälvsbanan V.Ämtervik Smedserud Östanås Lersjön Olsäter Butorp Sund Horssjön Nordsjö Ås Stenåsen Emsen

Hällekil 238 Södervik Örtenäs Björntjärn Ängarna Torsked 61 Edeby Mjönäs Viken Nyckelby Brunskog 238 45 62 Ö.Örten Färnsviken Herrån Lilla Bonserud Torsberget Böckeln Brattf 51 Getmossen V.Örten 237 Östmarken Tida- 63 Edet Klarälvsbanan Edane Torpsjön Gunnarsbytorp Ulvsby fors Acksjön Stora Mölnbacka Näs Nordby Jonsbyn Böckeln Visten Tjärn Frykåsen Acksjön Bodetta Siggerudsnäs Karlshov N.Rådom Duvenäs Åsen Renstad Nilsby Tjärnheden 26 Dejefors- Lusten Mången Ransby S.Rådom Lindfors Pråmsjön bruk gård 24 Jonsbo Björudstorp Hulteby Blombacka Sandviken Dömle Molkom Lindfors Säveln Deje 1 Sjön Risätters- Borsjön Dömle- Åstorp Bondestad stugan Småris- torp Valserud Björkenäs Torp Värmeln Smedserud Tolita sjön Molkom- Fageråsen Säby Mosserud sjön Bråten Sutter- Högbodagård Råg- Nedre Berg Hedåsen Fasterud Högboda landa Öster- höjden Fryken Halla ängarna Ånaholm Blysjön Laskerud Norenberg Grimstad Trångstad Rudshult Norum Lene Visterud Hedås Kvarntorp Mosserud Bäckelid Gärdsjön Rud Välsäter Gylterud Getebol 61 Hannäs Stängse- Bäckelid Brevik Gunnita rud Asplunden Säldebråten Fryksta Forshaga 28 Rådatorp Stor-Emsen Lökene Gapern Viberg Hede- Rommen 63 backa Långsta- Klacks- Fryk- Ekenäs skogen kullen Fagerås fors Gape- Hal- Svedenäs G Gräsås rud Tågås l 192 Dyvelsten landa u Vålåsen Apertin Lövnäs m i Samstorp m Skived Jonsbol Klaxås Öjenäs 240 a Mosserud Gansbyn n Ölmhult Näs Skärbol Kil i Klarälvsbanan Snårstad- Flatvik N.Näs- N.Forsnäs Botorps- torp Älgånäs tjärn Skållerud 62 Ås Långsta heden Ängen Jonsbol Glums- Björnebol 16 Klingerud Hallen en S.Forsnäs hammaren Bjällerud v Rotnäs n Ekebol Södra l a Norsälven ä Heden 26 Rödmossen r Hyn m 61 la Vallargärdet Hult Bre- l Brandsbol Ö Ö.Tolerud K gården Glumserud Rolfsbol Degerbyn Rud Lind- Åstorp berget 45 Bryngelsrud Hynboholm Värmskog Torpstöd Ulvsbyn Åsen Nybacka Lövhöjden Långsjön Mosstorp Blomsterhult Strand Butorp Våle Fallet Kapp- Lilla Lång Alstern stad Värmeln Kärne Edsgatan Edsvalla Skåre Björby Grinsbol Byn Hedetången Gärsnäs Tross- Ilanda Öna Hög- Mellerudstorp Sundstorp Bäck Tollesrud 18 näs Skruvstad lunda Långenäs Bofasterud Vänsberg Göstahult 20 Ölmskog Stora Fiske- Malma tjärn Varpnäs Skärmnäs Portila Ris Skattkärr kapell Överuds- Önneruds- 6 sjön Malsjö Vålberg Lillerud torp Berg Norsbron Råtorp Panken Åsterud Alster Skallerud E18 7 Stavnäs Lund 17 Rud Välinge Åshammar Ekholmen Väse N.Borgvik Segerstad Randviken Fintatorp Edsberg Bomstad Karlstad Hammar Agnhammar Frubacka 11 i E18 Jäverön Borgvik Lövnäsängen i Långudden Grums orden Hasselnäset Hammarösjön Hovlanda Hanevik Botten- Borgviks- Tye Ölme sjön Vidön Fax- viken Hults- berg Aspberg Katt orden stad GrumsKarterud Mjöviksudd Strandvik Ås orden Lindenäs Stora Bråte Arnön Slottsbron Häggvik Solberg Hammarö Segoltan Ås i 16 Rud Malöga Åsunda Sätter Ö.Söön Långerudden Risnäs- udde Onsön Kristine- Rudsviken Söököjan Sävsjön Kyrkebyn Skagene hamn Segmons gård Åsundaön Hammarön Kyrkeby- Segmon sjön Gåsen Fiskvik Bärön Takene Liljedal Sundhultet 9 Valnäs E18 Ekholms- Bäckelid sjön

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Production: kommun. Print run: 20 000. Printed April 2020. Cover photo: Christine Holm. Photos: Christine Holm, Linn Malmén, Per Eriksson, Karlstadsbuss, Susanne Ekmark, Gamla Kraftstationen, Mimmi Design, Forshaga kommun, Fredrik Åkerberg, Brigadmuseum, Galleri Bergman, Karlstads Universitet, Wermlandstomten, Daniel Dahlgren, Öyvind Lund, Jennie Adén, Emil Jonsson, Karlstads kommun, Hammarö kommun, Scandic Winn, Grums kommun , JumpYard, Högt & Lågt, Happie Camp. We reserve ourselves against any changes of activities or attractions that may have occurred since this brochure was printed. 3 Water

Boat bus Klarälven

Take the water bus and Enjoy Lake Vänern experience our region by Stella Polaris is a passenger boat river and lake that departs from the inner From June to August, the harbour in Karlstad and serves popular water buses complement prawns and burgers onboard. local bus services. Take a ride What could be more romantic on the Klarälven river in central than spending a long summer Karlstad or a longer trip out into evening in the delightful salon the Vänern archipelago with its or on the quarter deck under a sun drenched rocks. Or head clear sky? to and check out +46 70 713 16 52 some of the archipelago islands www.stella-polaris.nu and all they have to offer. You can also go west to Grums and Did you know that... Borgvik where you can visit the art gallery Sliperiet, enjoy a ...Klarälven is one of the longest coffee at a waterside café, shop rivers in Europe at 460 km? The for home styling products or eat source of the river is in Härje- at Kungskvarnen. dalen, it winds through Norway and then into Värmland and +46 54 540 46 00 www.karlstadsbuss.se Karlstad where it flows into Lake Vänern with 22,000 islands, is- Freja af Fryken lets and skerries. Vänern is actu- ally the largest lake in Sweden Boat trip with steamboat. and the third largest in Europe. 4 www.frejaaffryken.eu Fishing

Fly fishing Trolling

Forshagaforsens Camping- Hammarö Trolling och Sportfiskecenter An experienced fishing guide Forshaga, around 20 km north will take you on an exciting of Karlstad, has some of the best outing on Vänern. Salmon, trout, fly fishing waters in the Nordic zander and pike rise to the bait countries for salmon and trout. more often than not on these You can buy a fishing licence at trips that depart from Lillängs- the camp site for the river and hamnen on Hammarö and also other nearby fishing waters. from other Vänern harbours. The Industrileden 2, Forshaga fishing moves to Glafsfjord in +46 72 732 81 94 high summer. www.forshagaforsen.com +46 70 346 20 43 www.hammarotrolling.se Choose your favourite fishing spot Lillängshamnens fiskrökeri It is free to fish anywhere in the The enterprise includes both Klarälven delta, central Karlstad fishing and a smokery with and the area out towards Vänern. a store in Skoghall outside If you would like to fish anywhe- Karlstad. You can buy all kinds re else, fishing licences can be of delicacies from Vänern and purchased at: surrounding area in the store. Bofab, Sveagatan 67, Grums. All fish sold is smoked on site. Frendo, Storgatan 19, Kil. +46 54 51 72 30 InfoPoint Forshagaforsen, Industri- lillangshamnens-fiskrokeri.se leden 2, Forshaga. 5 Art and culture

Sliperiet Gamla Kraftstationen

Sliperiet Gamla Kraftstationen A modern culture centre in a The Old Power Station has been beautiful old industrial building transformed into a culture arena where art and crafts by both with a unique art gallery that famous and upcoming names also hosts exclusive concerts are exhibited. The building and creative activities for young also houses the restaurant people. Gastronomi. Bruksvägen 10e, Deje Gamla Landsvägen 6, Borgvik +46 72 589 00 71 +46 555 14 44 50 www.gamlakraftstationen.se www.sliperietborgvik.se

Wermland Opera Alsters herrgård Experience opera and musicals Alsters herrgård, birthplace of of high artistic quality in one poet Gustaf Fröding tells the of Sweden’s six opera houses story of the poet’s life and exhi- that has hosted everything from bits local art and crafts. There is Wagner’s Ring Cycle to Shrek also a café and crafts store here. the Musical. Alsters herrgårdsväg 3, Karlstad +46 54 540 23 50 Malmtorgsgatan 2, Karlstad www.karlstad.se/alstersherrgard +46 54 21 03 90 wermlandopera.se

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Mimmi Design Artscape

Mimmi Design Artscape Clothes designer Ann-Britt Skog- In 2017, a street art festival was ström sells wonderfully tailored arranged in Värmland consisting clothes, mostly in linen, in exciting of large scale murals on building colour combinations under her façades. The artworks can be seen own label, Mimmi Design. From in several locations around the 5 July - 26 August, there will be Karlstad region. The artists came a visiting exhibition with Ditte from Portugal, Australia, Argenti- Reijers, sculptures/paintings, and na and elsewhere. Gunilla Ekemark, watercolours. visitkarlstad.se/sv/artscape-2017 Lång Pikenberg 1, Grums +46 70 321 30 91 Konsthantverkarna Karlstad www.mimmidesign.se This store and gallery is managed by professional artists. Glass, pre- Händiga Händer cious metals, ceramics, metalwork, Presents and practical products textiles and wood. made by 17 local craftspersons. Södra Kyrkogatan 6, Karlstad They also serve behind the counter +46 54 15 88 90 where you can buy knitwear, wire www.konsthantverkarnakarlstad.se art, metalwork, toys etc. Storgatan 37–39, Kil +46 70 349 79 87 www.handigahanderkil.se

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Sandgrund Lars Lerin Brigadmuseum

Sandgrund Lars Lerin Brigadmuseum Artist and author Lars Lerin is This experience centre offers a classed as one of the most pro- journey back in time from 1945- minent watercolour artists in the 1991 where you can feel, listen, Nordic countries. He exhibits his read and see how the Cold War works in his own art gallery in influenced Sweden, both Sandgrund, a former dance hall. militarily and politically. Västra Torggatan 28, Karlstad Sandbäcksgatan 31, Karlstad +46 54 10 07 80 +46 54 15 80 60 www.sandgrund.org www.brigadmuseum.se

Värmlands Museum Hammarö This is one of the most popular Skärgårdsmuseum regional museums in Sweden This archipelago museum on a that hosts international exhi- headland at Hammar houses a bitions and tells the story of unique collection of objects from Värmland culture through the the old fishing community on ages. There is also a creator’s Lake Vänern. workshop, children’s exhibition, Sverres väg 15, Hammarö futures lab, shop and restaurant. +46 54 51 55 53 www.hammaro.se Sandgrundsudden, Karlstad +46 54 701 19 00 www.varmlandsmuseum.se

8 Galleries

Galleri Bergman Naturum Värmland

Galleries in the Karlstad region Ateljé Mimmi Design Galleri Strand Art exhibitions in Pikenberg Grums konstförening www.mimmidesign.se grumskonstforening.blogspot.se

Galleri Bergman Karlstad Konstfrämjandet Värmland Herrhagsgatan 48 Bergslagsgatan 11b www.galleribergmankarlstad.se varmland.konstframjandet.se

Galleri Konst i Karlstad Konsthantverkarna Karlstad Kungsgatan 4 Södra Kyrkogatan 6 www.konstikarlstad.se konsthantverkarnakarlstad.se

Galleri Lars Hjelm Naturum Värmland Nygatan 1 Exhibitions, café and gift shop. www.gallerilarshjelm.se mariebergsskogen.se

9 Families with children

Mariebergsskogen Sundstabadet

Mariebergsskogen Sundstabadet A beautiful city park with Launch yourself down the water something for everyone. You can slide or simply relax in the warm pet animals in Lillskogen, take a lagoons. There’s also a paddling ride on the Conrad Höök train, pool for very young children. swim and enjoy a coffee break. Drottning Kristinas väg 3, Karlstad Treffenbergsvägen, Karlstad +46 54 540 24 60 +46 54 540 27 50 www.sundstabadet.se www.mariebergsskogen.se Pirate Golf Leo´s Lekland Mini golf on a pirate theme. Play A 3,800 square metre play centre through skulls and sail on the that offers a pirate ship, has a pirate fleet. Wheelchair and push- seductive tower slide and an chair friendly plus ice cream café. exciting volcano climb. Östra Infarten 23, Karlstad +46 76 798 15 09 Axgatan 6, Karlstad www.piratgolfkarlstad.se +46 54 405 03 69

www.leoslekland.se Sightseeing train Vilda Parken Join a guided tour of Karlstad City Centre by train bus in the The facilities include a skatepark, summer. Starts from Stora torget. downhill track for bikes, elevated walkway and BBQ point. Free +46 54 222 333 facebook.com/karlstadsightse- entrance. eing.se 10 www.vildaparken.se Bathing points

Bath in Vänern Skutberget

Somewhere for everyone to swim With the largest river delta and One of the most beautiful lake in Sweden, there are plenty outdoor locations in Karlstad is of places to swim and paddle, Skutberget, an open air paradise including some that are extra for relaxing and exercise on both special. Such as Björnrukan in land and water. Väse, Mörudden on Hammarö, Segerstad, Hasseldalens badplats Bomstadbadens camping is in Grums and Skivtjärn in Deje, another good choice. It is 8 km all not far from Karlstad. west of Karlstad and offers kaya- king, pedaloes, beach volleyball The popular island of Trulsön and crazy golf. in Grums has a jetty and ramp that are wheelchair friendly. Another fun option is First Wheelchair users can also enjoy Camp Karlstad where you can a delightful dip in beautiful rent a kayak, paddleboard, a Grumsfjord in Vänern. whole volleyball pitch or pedal carts. You can also play crazy In Kil, places to swim include golf, frisbee golf and beach Fryksta badplats, Frykenbadens volleyball. camping and Lake Klacksjön that is also wheelchair friendly.

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Several golf courses Hammarö GK

A golf course for every day of the week Billeruds Golfklubb Seven golf courses all less than +46 555 785 054 a 30-minute drive by car from www.billerudsgk.se Karlstad. This makes the region unique for anyone who never Bryngfjorden Golfklubb +46 54 21 70 36 leaves home without their golf www.bryngfjorden.se clubs. You can pay and play at Sommarro Golf, Bryngfjorden Forshaga Deje Golfklubb and Karlstad Golfklubb. Two of +46 552 414 40 the courses, Billerud and Ham- www.forshagadejegk.se marö, are right on Lake Vänern. Hammarö Golfklubb There are 18-hole courses in Kil +46 54 52 26 50 and Dömle, both around 20 km www.hammarogk.se north of Karlstad. Being close to Lake Vänern means the golf Karlstad Golfklubb season is really long with an +46 54 86 63 53 www.karlstadgk.se earlier spring snow thaw and a later autumn. Kils Golfklubb +46 554 407 05 At www.golfaruntvanern.se you www.kilsgk.se can also buy a card that is valid Sommarro Golf for 18 golf courses around the +46 54 15 90 15 whole Vänern area. www.sommarrogolf.se

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Soft adventure Kayak on Lake Vänern

Hire a canoe or kayak Backwater - kayak hire Frykenbadens Camping - canoe, boat Karlstad and bike hire. +46 709 58 36 36 +46 70 554 09 40 www.backwater.se www.frykenbaden.se

Borgviks hamncafé - canoe hire Karlstads paddlarklubb - canoe & +46 555 221 00 kayak. Book in advance. [email protected] +46 70 346 28 86 www.karlstadspaddlarklubb.se Grums Fish n´ Camp, Sävsjön - canoe hire Kvarntorps Herrgård +46 555 221 00 Klarälven, Dömleån and Smårissjön. [email protected] +46 704 96 27 43 www.kvarntorpsherrgard.se Friluftsfrämjandet i Karlstad - canoes & kayaks Vänerkajak - kayak, courses and +46 70 548 59 66 guided tours. friluftsframjandet.se/karlstad +46 76 765 33 77 www.vanerkajak.se Friluftsfrämjandet i Kil - canoe hire Värmskogs café - canoe hire +46 734 22 76 01 +46 570 46 12 74 friluftsframjandet.se/kil www.varmskogscafe.se

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Segerstad Happie Camp

Discover our nature Happie Camp Kycklingleden and Jäverön are Glamping in nature. Enjoy the two beautiful nature trails. beautiful Värmland countryside Kycklingleden starts and finishes in one of the luxury Canvas tents at Buda badplats in Liljedal and erected in beautiful locations. takes you round Kycklingdalen. The tents are fully furnished and The trail features unusual flora equipped to offer all the home and plenty of birdlife. comforts you could wish for during a stay in nature. Jäverön is a large island in Lake www.happiecamp.com Vänern. You can reach the island by ferry, water bus or by private Wheelchair friendly trails boat. It has a working archipela- At Västra Långholmen and go farm and a summer café. Segerstadshalvön you will find disability friendly walking Mountain bikes trails so you can also discover If you fancy a mountain bike the beautiful nature if you are ride, I2-skogen, Skutberget and a wheelchair user or pushing a Sörmon in Karlstad and the pram or buggie. Lassehall area in Grums are good choices. Read more Information on walking, cycling and much more: karlstad.se/Uppleva-och-gora/ 14 Friluftsliv-och-motion Outdoors

Mountain bike Klarälvsbanan

Ulvsby Ranch Gokart Karlstad Sample life as a cowboy or girl or This 800-metre Go-kart circuit have riding lessons. You can also is the longest in Värmland. Up rent cabins and go on day treks to 10 go-karts can race at once on horseback. and there are both dry weather Ulvsbybacken 207, Ulvsby and special wet weather go-karts +46 706 76 60 35 available. Not open all year. +46 706 06 11 54 Tingvalla Isstadion, Karlstad www.ulvsbyranch.com Stadionvägen 4 +46 54 18 55 00 Klarälvsbanan www.happy-day.se/gokartkarlstad The old railway line has been asphalted and converted into Experience Grums in summer Klarälvsbanan. It is a popular Seven artworks in memory of walking and cycling route that Sven-Erik Magnusson (1942- stretches 90 km from start to fi- 2017), who was the lead singer nish. The trail takes you through in the Sven-Ingvars Band for the different local landscapes 60 years, have been installed in from Karlstad in the south to beautiful countryside locations in the north. And best of in Grums. all - it is entirely car free. If you www.grums.se have a competitive streak, the Klarälvsloppet race is held here. www.klaralvsbanan.se +46 563 54 10 81 15 Activities

Forshaga Skatepark JumpYard

Forshaga Skatepark and JumpYard Multisport arena Bounce around on trampolines In the centre of Forshaga is a 600 and land softly in foam rubber square metre concrete skatepark. and test the Sky Rider aerial lift. There is also a multisport arena Sågverksgatan 4 with astroturf next door. +46 54 15 09 70 www.jumpyard.se/karlstad Europavägen 1G, Forshaga

Nöjesfabriken Escape Room Karlstad Modern Darts, a digital concept Unleash your inner Houdini to that simplifies the game of darts find your way out of a locked and tricky arithmetic. Plus room using objects in the room bowling. to solve puzzles and find clues to Karlagatan 42 help you escape. +46 54 22 22 00 Verkstadsgatan 3 C www.nojesfabriken.se +46 79 075 73 25 www.braingear.se/bokning Pitchers Here you can enjoy bowling, Panikfabriken shuffleboard, skee ball and a Engage in a paintball fight in the hunt simulator. old field hospital at Trossnäs, or Kungsgatan 12 laser tag at Alster near Välsviken. +46 54 180 300 www.pitchers.se +46 54 770 30 01 www.panikfabriken.se 16 Activities

Högt och Lågt Svea Padel

Högt och Lågt (High & Low) Svea Padel Beautiful Skutberget has a clim- Padel centre with 13 courts bing park with various elevated including 4 singles courts. Open walkways with differing degrees daily 6.00-24.00. Reception of difficulty including ziplines staffed 8.00-21.00. and obstacles. Opens 13 June. Sågverksgatan 4 +46 76 763 24 14 +46 70 819 17 50 (8-20) www.hogtlagt.se/karlstad www.sveapadel.se/karlstad

Hipsquare - Skateboard Tingvallahallarna and BMX hall Three full-size indoor bandy Large fun box with steps and pitches, one boule hall, a 14m railings, quarterpipe and mini- climbing wall and a boulder ramp complex. wall. facebook.com/karlstadskatebo- www3.idrottonline.se/Karlstads- ardklubb KK-Klattring

O’Learys Skivor till Kaffet (From vinyl to coffee) Enjoy boule, shuffleboard, bowling, crazy golf, pool and A unique café where everything karaoke. is for sale, from the chairs you sit Tingvallagatan 9 on to the cups you drink coffee +46 54 21 85 00 out of and vinyl LPs. They also www.olearys.se/karlstad hold concerts and art exhibitions.

Sågtorp 1, Segmon 17 Fun facts from the Karlstad region

Karlstad University Värmland’s Father Christmas

His royal highness Carl Philip, The only authorised Father in addition to being a prince Christmas in Värmland, of Sweden, is also the Duke of Wermlandstomten, lives in Värmland. Halla in Forshaga.

Karlstad University has Sweden’s first railway went 16,000 students, 250 resear- between Fryken and Klarälven. chers and 1,200 employees. It was commissioned in 1849.

Karlstad was founded by Duke Vänern is the third largest Karl in 1584 and is the county lake in Europe and has town of Värmland. around 22,000 islands.

L M Ericsson, founder of the Did you know that the eponymous Swedish telecom coastline around Vänern is as giant, was born in Värmskog in long as the distance between the municipality of Grums. Stockholm and Paris?

Karlstad has been Fairtrade The Municipality of Hammarö City certified since 2008 is the third largest island in and has twice been named Vänern and about the same Fairtrade City of the Year. size as Manhattan.

There are 38 different speci- You can travel between es of fish in Lake Vänern, of the west and east coast of which smelt and vendace are Sweden via Göta älv, Vänern the most common species. and Göta kanal.

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Färjestad BK, also known as FBK, Genial inn hostess Eva-Lisa Holtz have been Swedish Ice Hockey spread so much happiness in the champions nine times. They play 18th Century, she was known as home games in the Löfbergs Arena. “Sola i Karlstad” (the sun in Karlstad).

At Alsters Herrgård, birthplace of Rally Sweden is one of 14 legs of Gustaf Fröding, one of Sweden’s the World Rally Championships, most beloved poets, popular mar- and the only purely winter rally, kets are arranged around spring, attracting visitors from the whole autumn and Christmas. world to Värmland.

Inger and Lasse Sandberg, creators At Lake Värmeln outside Grums, of Lilla Anna, Spöket Laban and Café Värmskog serves 80,000 many other much loved children’s visitors every summer. Including book characters, are from Karlstad. their famous prawn sandwiches.

When Freja was raised in 1994, al- Geographically, Karlstad is in the most 100 years after she sank to the centre of a triangle between three big bottom of Lake Fryken, the bottles of cities. It is 220 km from Oslo, 250 Champagne and cognac onboard were km from Gothenburg and 300 km found to still be in perfect condition. from Stockholm.

Karlstad CCC is a congress and The Municipality of Karlstad has conference centre with 18 me- a population of 93,898 (2020) eting venues that can seat from 6 and the city itself has 61,492 to 1,620 people. residents (2015).

Karlstad and the neighbouring Klarälven is one of the longest municipalities of Hammarö, Grums, rivers in northern Europe winding Kil and Forshaga have a combined 460 km from Härjedalen, through total of 140,000 residents, today. Norway to Värmland and Karlstad.

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Here we list all the accommodation choices in our region. We are sure you’ll find somewhere suitable amongst all the hotels, youth hostels, B&Bs and camp sites here.

HOTELS KARLSTAD Berling Apartments First Hotel River C Solsta Hotell Drottninggatan 1 Tage Erlandergatan 10 Drottninggatan 13 +46 54 17 57 80 +46 54 22 22 20 +46 54 15 68 45 berlingapartments.se www.riverc.se www.solstahotell.se

Best Western Gustaf Good Morning Karlstad Fröding hotel Västra Torggatan 20 HOTELS FORSHAGA Höjdgatan 3 +46 54 17 28 30 Dömle Herrgård +46 54 67 00 00 gmorninghotels.se/ +46 552 417 50 www.gustaffroding.se karlstad www.domle.se

CarlstadCity Hostel Hotel Savoy – Sure Forshaga hotell Järnvägsgatan 8 Hotel by Best Western Bruksgatan 23 +46 54 21 65 60 Västra Torggatan 1 +46 54 87 45 25 www.carlstadcity.se +46 54 15 66 40 www.forshagahotell.se www.savoy-karlstad.se Clarion Collection HOTELS GRUMS Hotel Bilan Hotell Nova Karlbergsgatan 3 Ventilgatan 1b Grums Hotell +46 54 10 03 00 +46 54 56 00 80 Hotellgatan 2 www.choice.se www.hotellnova.se +46 707 145 700 www.hotellgrums.se Clarion Collection Scandic Hotel Hotel Drott Klarälven Kungskvarnen Järnvägsgatan 1 Sandbäcksgatan 6 Rallvägen 13, Borgvik +46 54 10 10 10 +46 54 776 45 00 +46 555 221 00 www.drotthotel.se www.scandichotels.se www.kvarneniborgvik.se

Clarion Hotel Plaza Scandic Karlstad City Rasta Grums Västra Torggatan 2 Drottninggatan 4 Nyängen +46 54 10 02 00 +46 54 770 55 00 +46 555 130 60 www.clarionplaza.se www.scandichotels.se www.rasta.se

Elite Stadshotellet Scandic Winn HOTELS KIL Karlstad Norra Strandgatan 9–11 Kungsgatan 22 +46 54 776 47 00 Kils Hotell och +46 54 29 30 00 www.scandichotels.se Restaurang www.karlstad.elite.se Storgatan 16 +46 554 405 30 www.kilshotell.com

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BED & BREAKFAST BED & BREAKFAST AND HOSTELS AND HOSTELS KARLSTAD FORSHAGA Alstrums Rum och Solakoop Bergsgårdens Frukost Alster Bed & Breakfast vandrarhem +46 54 86 60 01 Sandbäcksgatan 33 Bergsgården www.alstrum.com +46 54 15 81 05 +46 54 87 68 00 www.solakoop.se www.bergsgarden.net Anettes Bed & Breakfast Tavlan Deje vandrarhem Furustigen 5 Bed & Breakfast Älvdalsvägen 34B +46 72 336 95 03 Långövägen 9 +46 705 30 48 18 anettesbedandbreak- +46 54 19 07 08 fast.blogspot.com www.tavlankonstrum.se Lofthus, Forsnäs gård B&B Bryngfjorden Villa Gräsdalen rum +46 705 51 11 73 vandrarhem och konferens Bryngfjorden 401 Gruvgången 54 Kvarntorps Herrgård +46 54 21 70 36 +46 54 51 87 29 +46 704 96 27 43 www.villagrasdalen.se kvarntorpsherrgard.se Karlstad Vandrarhem Älvnära Bed & Breakfast BED & BREAKFAST Kasernhöjden 19 AND HOSTELS KIL +46 54 56 68 40 Fågelsångsvägen 20 +46 70 230 26 05 Eskebohl måltid och Kroppkärrs www.alvnara.com mångfald rum & frukost +46 554 159 00 Kroppkärrsvägen 95 Ängsbacka Kursgård www.eskebohl.se +46 54 83 51 50 Nyedsbacka 511, mansion.kastel.org Molkom Sköna Rum Fryksta +46 553 100 35 Sjöleden 9, Fryksta Pråmkanalens www.angsbacka.se +46 706 42 14 13 Pensionat skonarumfryksta.se Västra Kanalgatan 5 www.pramkanalenspen- Villa Apertin B&B sionatikarlstad.se Villa Apertin +46 554 406 06 www.jonssonmail.se/ apertin/

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HOSTELS GRUMS CAMPING AND CABINS Klaraborg FORSHAGA +46 533 330 24 Forshagaforsens +46 70 372 03 07 Camping och www.klaraborg.info Sportfiskecenter Industrileden 2 Värmskogs +46 72 732 81 94 vandrarhem www.camping.se/s64 Plus mountain bikes for hire. Prästbol CAMPING AND CABINS +46 72 016 50 79 KIL www.varmskog.se Frykenbadens camping Stubberud +46 554 409 40 CAMPING AND CABINS www.frykenbaden.se KARLSTAD First Camp Skutberget-Karlstad CAMPING GRUMS Skutbergsvägen 315 Billeruds Golfklubb +46 54 53 51 30 +46 555 913 13 www.firstcamp.se/ www.billerudsgk.se skutberget-karlstad Borgviks hamncafé & Karlstad SweCamp camping Bomstadbaden +46 555 221 00 Bomstadsvägen 640 [email protected] +46 54 53 50 68 www.bomstadbaden.se Grums Fish n´ Camp +46 555 221 00 Mangenbadens www.fishncamp.se Camping Molkom +46 553 203 40 CAMPING HAMMARÖ www.caravanclub.se/ mangenbaden-cam- Mörudden Camping pinginfo och stugby Möruddsvägen 700 Torsvikens camping +46 54 51 77 11 Segerstad Vålberg morudden.nordiccam- +46 54 54 30 43 ping.se

Ulvsby Ranch Ulvsbybacken 207 +46 706 76 60 35 www.ulvsbyranch.se

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25 Beautiful Karlstad region

Eat and drink

Here we list all the restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs in Karlstad, Forshaga, Grums, Kil and Hammarö. We wish you a warm welcome and hope you enjoy your meals.

RESTAURANTS Bellmans BFF Coop City KARLSTAD Kungsgatan 14 Järnvägsgatan 14 Almars Krog +46 54 10 18 15 +46 10 410 91 80 Almars Gård 443 www.bellmansbff.se www.mitticity.com +46 54 53 47 32 À la carte restaurant. Hot ready meals, roast www.almarskrog.se chicken, home baked pies. Beautifully situated Brasseriet restaurant listed in the Kungsgatan 18 Ditt Matställe White Guide. +46 54 21 95 95 Lagmansgatan 10 brasserietkarlstad.se +46 54 18 50 30 Ankdammen Locally grown www.dittmatstalle.se Inre Hamn ingredients. Delicious home made +46 54 18 11 10 food and salad buffet www.ankdammen.nu Br. Olssons Elektriska on weekdays. Summer restaurant Drottninggatan 21 with a al fresco dining +46 54 15 64 54 Dolce Vita area by the city centre olssonselektriska.se Drottninggatan 7 harbour. Bistro and brasserie +46 54 15 55 20 with a nostalgic theme. Italian restaurant Barbros Brygga Listed in White Guide. serving pizza, pasta Inre Hamn and à la carte. +46 54 15 93 50 Cava 42 Karlagatan 42 www.barbrosbrygga.se +46 54 22 22 10 Drott Bar Beautifully situated www.nojesfabriken.se Järnvägsgatan 1 next to Inre Hamn. Spanish tapas bar. +46 54 10 10 10 www.drotthotel.se Barón Cazanova Hotell Drott Restaurant Tingvallagatan 13 Lounge & Bar and Bar. +46 54 21 25 15 Kungsgatan 16 www.baronkarlstad.se +46 54 10 09 50 First Hotel River C Tapas bar listed in the www.cazanova.se Tage Erlandergatan 10 White Guide. Italian restaurant with +46 54 22 22 20 genuine Italian food. www.riverc.se Bastard Burgers Business hotel with soup lunch & à la carte. Tynäsgatan 10 Clarion Collection www.bastardburgers.se Hotel Plaza Hamburgers, strips and Fontana Di Trevi Västra Torggatan 2 Järnvägsgatan 8 shakes, also vegan +46 54 100 200 options. +46 54 21 05 00 nordicchoicehotels.se www.ditrevi.se Hotel restaurant. Italian à la carte & pizza.

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Frost Östra Torggatan 6 India Palace Matbruket +46 54 18 06 40 Östra Torggatan 8 Sandgrundsudden www.restaurangfrost.se +46 54 101 799 +46 54 12 02 01 À la carte and lunch. indiapalacekarlstad.se www.matbruket.se Indian restaurant. Restaurant at the Grit Kitchen Värmlands Museum Stenhagsgatan 12 Kabul Våxnäsgatan 3 listed in the White +46 76 349 85 19 +46 54 202 43 11 Guide. www.streetfriends.se facebook.com/ Home made burgers. kabulrestaurang MIC grillen Afghan and Persian Järnvägsgatan 14 Hamburgerbruket food, lunch and à la +46 54 15 20 10 Gustaf Anders gata 13 carte. www.mitticity.com +46 54 17 11 11 hamburgerbruket.se Kinoko Sushi Bar Mongolian Steakhouse Gourmet burgers Fredsgatan 3 B Nygatan 14 decently priced. +46 54 21 82 88 +46 54 15 15 80 www.sushibarkinoko.se mongoliansteakhouse.se Happy Belly Sushi bar in central Buffet and à la carte Järnvägsgatan 14 Karlstad. menu. +46 73 996 68 77 www.happybelly.nu Koriander Naviero Redaretorget 1 A buffet bar plus poké Västra Torggatan 10 +46 54 21 60 87 bowls and burritos. +46 54 21 00 54 Tapas restaurant at the korianderkarlstad.se far end of Bryggudden Happy Kitchen Restaurant and Bar in the inner harbour. Östra Kanalgatan 2 with an al fresco roof Listed in the White +46 54 15 84 80 restaurant. Guide. www.happykitchen.eu Mainly sushi but also Lion Bar Karlstad Naviero Vinbar fish and shellfish. Östra Torggatan 8 Tynäsgatan 10 www.lionbar.se +46 54 10 11 99 Harrys Kungsgatan 16 Food and drinks in a www.navierovinbar.se +46 54 10 20 20 relaxed atmosphere. A well-stocked wine bar www.harrys.se and cocktail bar. Restaurant, pub menu LL’Amice Tavola and à la carte. Della Vita Nonna Grassa Västra Torggatan 7 Västra Torggatan 16 Indian Taste www.llamice.se +46 54 21 53 53 Vikengatan 8 Italian food. www.nonnagrassa.se +46 54 15 11 12 Italian food. indiantastekarlstad.se Mangal BBQ Lunch, take away and à Drottninggatan 15, Nya Peking la carte. 15 Huset Drottninggatan 1 www.mangal.se +46 54 15 64 06 Focus on barbeque. Specialises in Chinese and Taiwanese dishes. 29 Eat and drink

Oliven Restaurang Chaplin Ristorante Alfie Köpmannagatan 2, Karlsgatan 22 Västra Torggatan 19 Blockgatan 2 & +46 54 10 10 03 +46 54 21 62 62 Östra torggatan 5 Restaurant and pub. www.alfie.se +46 54 21 20 00 Italian restaurant with à www.olivenkarlstad.se Restaurang Emilia la carte and pizza. Lunch restaurant with Höjdgatan 3 pasta, chicken and +46 54 67 00 00 Roffes i Viken vegetarian food. www.gustaffroding.se Vikengatan 16 À la carte restaurant. +46 733 50 79 45 Olssons Bazar +46 54 21 39 24 Tullhusgatan 1 Restaurang Freden Swedish home cooked +46 54 12 02 60 Tingvallagatan 15 food. facebook.com/ +46 54 21 17 92 olssonsbazar www.freden.nu Sandys Tingvallag. 7 Steakhouse with Swedish à la carte. +46 54 15 11 00 breakfast, lunch, www.sandys.se dinner. Listed in the Restaurang Pizzeria High quality fast food, White Guide. Napoli baguettes, salads, hot Nygatan 2 pasta. Pasha +46 54 15 51 31 Östanvindsgatan 14 restaurangnapoli.se Scandic City +46 54 85 01 60 Pizza and à la carte. Drottninggatan 4 www.pasha.se +46 54 770 55 00 Libanese lunch buffet Restaurang www.scandichotels.se and catering. Sayang Malaysia Dinner and cocktails in Rudsvägen 24 the Scandic Karlstad Pinchos +46 54 18 29 30 City Hotel restaurant. Västra Torggatan 1 & Serves Asian cuisine. Tynäsgatan 12 Scandic Klarälven www.pinchos.se Restaurang Slussen Sandbäcksgatan 6 Food from all over the Kungsgatan 6 +46 54 776 45 00 world served as tapas. +46 54 21 39 51 www.scandichotels.se Lunch restaurant The Scandic Hotel Pizza Hut offering vegetarian Klarälven restaurant Östra infarten 1 dishes. with views over the +46 771 74 99 24 River Klarälven. www.pizzahut.se Restaurangen Nöjesfabriken Scandic Winn Redfellas Karlagatan 42 Norra Strandgatan 9–11 Järnvägsgatan 9 +46 54 22 22 00 +46 54 776 47 07 +46 76 287 22 07 www.nojesfabriken.se www.scandichotels.se www.redfellas.com Bar & restaurant in a Classical Swedish Food with gangster lively entertainment dishes and inter- theme. centre. national favourites.

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Skogshyddans Dirty Texas Longhorn Travrestaurangen Restaurant Karlbergsgatan 4 Färjestad Travbana Herrgårdsgatan 9 +46 54 15 33 20 +46 54 29 20 25 +46 73 650 32 69 texassmokehouse.se farjestadstravet.se Dishes with meat from BBQ grilled Texas style À la carte and cafeteria. their own farm plus food. vegetarian dishes. Vero Thai Aroy Järnvägsgatan 9 Spicy Hot Jakthornsgatan 100 +46 54 18 75 80 Kungsgatan 12 +46 54 83 14 91 www.vero.nu +46 54 15 99 66 Thai restaurant. Cosy basement with www.spicyhot.se al fresco courtyard Asian style fast food. Thai Spicy restaurant. Norra Allén 21 Strand Restaurang +46 54 877 07 70 Yomo Våxnäsgatan 50a Thai food. Järnvägsgatan 14 +46 54 15 75 65 +46 54 776 95 01 www.facebook.com/ The Locker Room facebook.com/ Strand252.Karlstad Norra Infarten 79 yomokarlstad Persian food culture. www.farjestadbk.se Asian fusion food with Restaurant in the buffé, bistro and bar. Sushi Koya Löfbergs Arena. Lunch Låglandsgatan 1A weekdays plus food on Zao Street Kitchen +46 54 56 68 68 ice hockey match days. Drottninggatan 15 www.sushikoya.se +46 54 18 99 99 Sushi bar just outside The Rock Bar Karlstad zaostreetkitchen.se the centre of Karlstad. Järnvägsgatan 6 Asian fusion menu +46 54 15 19 10 inside 15-huset. Sushi Yama www.facebook.com/ Järnvägsgatan 14 TheRockBarKarlstad Zest +46 54 21 25 00 À la carte restaurant. Norra Strandgatan 17 www.sushiyama.se +46 54 18 23 10 Sushi restaurant in the Tif fa ny´s Organic food & raw Mitt i City shopping Västra Torggatan 19 food. mall. +46 54 15 33 83 www.tiffanys.se Zocalo Taco Bar Gourmet restaurant Drottninggatan 22 Västra Torggatan 4 inspired by French +46 70 222 17 61 +46 54 671 55 60 cuisine. www.guacamaya.se www.tacobar.se Mexican menu. Nachos, tacos, burgers, Tom-Yam also vegan options. Drottninggatan 35 +46 54 18 51 00 Tain Loon tomyamkarlstad.se Östra Kanalgatan 8 Thai restaurant with +46 54 21 40 61 take away. Chinese restaurant. 31 Eat and drink

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RESTAURANTS RESTAURANTS GRUMS FORSHAGA/DEJE Anderssons Sliperiet Gastronomi Bistro kvarnen restaurang och Gamla Landsvägen 6, Dömle 1, Deje catering Borgvik (near Forshaga/Deje Sveagatan 142 +46 54 14 44 50 GK) +46 72 502 58 89 www.sliperietborgvik.se +46 554 41 440 www.brandersson.com Well cooked Nordic Lunch buffe 11-14 Home made lunch. food. Listed in the every day. White guide. Ankans Golfkrog Dömle Herrgård +46 555 913 44 +46 552 41 750 www.billerudsgk.se RESTAURANTS KIL www.domle.se Golf bar at Billerud Dumpling i Kil The head chef Golf Club serves lovely Storgatan 37 composes varied food and home baked +46 70 518 95 88 and exciting nouvelle pastries every day, non Asian food in the heart cuisine menus. members welcome. of Kil.

Forshaga hotell Grums Pizzeria Kil Ros Restaurang Bruksgatan 23 Hammarstensallén 2 Storgatan 31 +46 54 87 45 25 +46 555 121 45 +46 554 124 00 Swedish home cooked Asian food, lunch of the food, lunch restaurant Kungskvarnen day and á la carte. Mon-Fri and catering/ Rallvägen 13, Borgvik party services. +46 555 221 00 Kils Golfrestaurang Skärningsberg Restaurang Pizzeria Pizza House +46 554 407 40 Två Kockar Restaurang och pizzeria. Restaurant with lunch Storgatan 55 Sveagatan 112 buffé located at Kils +46 54 877 00 67 +46 555 120 62 golf course. Home cooking and asian food buffet. Rasta Grums Kils Hotell Lunch and takeaway. Nyängsvägen 1 och Restaurang +46 555 13 060 Storgatan 16 Ristorante Luna Lucet www.rasta.se/grums +46 554 405 30 Esplanaden 2 Lunch and a la carte. Lunch buffé. +46 54 87 00 04 Restaurang Asien Restaurang Lilla Asien Sveagatan 118 Storgatan 57 +46 555 105 59 +46 554 138 88 Asian food in the heart Asian food, to eat in of Grums. or take away.

Restaurang Kina Sveagatan 45 +46 555 139 80 33 Eat and drink

RESTAURANTS BAR & PUB KARLSTAD HAMMARÖ Bishops Arms O’Learys GLG Kök & Catering Kungsgatan 22 Drottninggatan 14 Bruksgatan 44 +46 54 29 30 20 +46 54 21 85 00 +46 104 65 45 83 www.bishopsarms.com www.olearys.se www.glg.se Pub on the Klarälven Sports bar with BBQ Lunch restaurant with River serving pub food style food. Boule, a different menu every and a wide range of bowling, billiards etc day. beers. Pitcher´s Hammarö Bull Bar Kungsgatan 12 Golfrestaurang Östra Torggatan 8 +46 54 18 03 00 Hammarö Golfklubb +46 54 10 06 00 www.pitchers.se Barrstigen 103 facebook.com/ British style pub with +46 54 52 26 50 thebullbarkarlstad pub food, wide range of www.hammarogk.se Restaurant and bar with draught beers and malt Bistro with lunch and a standup comedy and whiskies. la carte. live music. Tables Möruddens Brygga Good Guys Tap Västra Torggatan 15 Möruddsvägen 700 Inner harbour +46 54 10 11 25 +46 54 51 90 72 goodguysbrew.com www.tables.se moruddensbrygga.se +46 706 37 53 60 Pool café with pub The restaurant is A tap room wall to wall menu on Stora torget. beautifully situated on with its own brewery, Lake Vänern. also serves pizza. The Leprechaun Östra Torggatan 4 Skoghalls Folkets Hus Guldapan +46 54 18 25 50 Skogåsvägen 3 Östra Torggatan 15 www.theleprechaun.se +46 54 51 55 00 +46 54 10 15 00 Irish restaurant and folketshusskoghall. www.guldapan.se pub with a la carte. com/restaurang Bar specialising in beer, Swedish lunch wine, delicacies and restaurant Mon-Fri music. with a varied menu. Karlstad Ölhall Järnvägsgatan 1 facebook.com/ karlstadolhall Big choice of draught and bottle beers. Swedish home food with a French touch.

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CAFE KARLSTAD Alsters Herrgårdscafé Café Råtorp Kaféet i Naturum +46 54 540 23 50 Råtorpsvägen 22 Värmland karlstad.se/alsters- +46 54 57 19 00 Mariebergsskogen herrgard www.caferatorp.se +46 54 540 27 60 Café in beautiful country Local bakery and café mariebergsskogen.se house surroundings. with private jetty. Café, exhibitions and shop. Artisan Bread Café Slusswakten Kasernhöjden 4 & Multikulti Kardemumma +46 54 15 32 00 Västra Kanalgatan 2 Järnvägsgatan 14 www.artisanbread.se +46 73 561 96 95 (Mitt i City) Modern bakery with cafeslusswakten.se +46 54 21 88 22 café. Listed in the White Swedish home food facebook.com/ Guide. and vegetarian/vegan KardemummaKarlstad specialities from all Café and shop with Bibliotekskaféet corners of the world. coffee, tea and Västra Torggatan 26 exclusive chocolate. +46 54 540 69 03 Carli Choklad Sandwiches, pastries Järnvägsgatan 3 King Creole shop & and lunch in the library +46 54 15 02 40 café Nygatan 8 house. www.carlichoklad.se +46 706 82 14 91 Handmade chocolate www.elvisklubb.se Brigadmuseum and Italian ice cream. Café with Elvis Sandbäcksgatan 31 Listed in the White memorabilia. +46 54 15 80 60 Guide. www.brigadmuseum.se Löfbergs Rosteri och Homecooked produce Espresso House Kaffebar Inre Hamn at the museum. Drottninggatan 15 & +46 54 14 01 60 Drottninggatan 22 rosterietkarlstad.se Café Gamla Skolan +46 10 510 11 97 The coffee company Storgatan 53, Väse espressohouse.com Löfberg’s café and +46 54 84 03 34 Coffee shop with shop. Listed in the cafegamlaskolan.se pastries from own White Guide. A charming café in the bakery. countryside. Listed in Mollys café the White Guide. House of Melker Järnvägsgatan 11 Järnvägsgatan 2 +46 54 21 15 95 Café Klara’s +46 54 15 19 20 www.suziepicant.se Våxnäsgatan 3 Café in the centre of French cafe with +46 54 18 44 40 Karlstad specialising in pastries and macaroons. www.cafeklaras.com coffee drinks. Various kinds of ciabatta, fresh salads and pastries.

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Nyeds Hembygdsgård CAFÉS FORSHAGA/ CAFÉS GRUMS Hembygdsvägen 2, DEJE Borgviks Hamncafé Molkom Bergsgårdens Gamla Landsvägen 1 +46 730 77 87 37 gårdscafé & +46 555 221 00 www.hembygd.nyed.se ridanläggning www.hamncafe.se Summer café. +46 54 87 68 00 www.bergsgarden.net Café i Liljedals Summer cafe Delicious waffles and hembygdsgård Segerstadbyn, Vålberg coffee in farm setting +46 70 359 15 40 +46 54 54 10 55 surrounded by horses. www.liljedal.se Cosy café in the countryside. Gamla Kraftstationen, Grums fish n’ camp Culinarium Sävsjöns camping Swenströmskas gamlakraftstationen.se +46 555 221 00 Stenugnsbageri Organic food, wine, Östra Torggatan 16 & coffe and bakery. Listed Märtas café Duvanhuset in the White Guide. Sveagatan 89 +46 54 18 44 53 +46 555 419 90 www.swenstromskas.se Schackrutan Serves bread and Bruksgatan 6A Skivor till kaffet pastries from own +46 765 55 66 53 Sågtorp, Segmon bakery. Listed in the Charming café with +46 70 456 39 32 White Guide. home baked produce. Susannes lilla x-tra Våffelkaféet Spikgården Industrigatan 4, Grums Mariebergsskogen CAFÉS KIL +46 70 898 28 08 +46 54 540 27 50 Café Freja susanneslillaxtra. mariebergsskogen.se Fryksta station wordpress.com Serves waffles, hot +46 703 90 82 54 dogs etc. Open during www.cafefreja.se Värmskogs café summer. Home baked produce Broviksvägen 3 and sandwiches. +46 570 46 12 74 Värmlands Museum www.varmskogscafe.se Sandgrundsudden Fryksta Trädgårdscafé Cosy café by the shore +46 54 701 19 04 +46 70 650 18 46 of Lake Värmeln, varmlandsmuseum.se Enjoy a coffee at famous for its prawn Café with home made wonderful Fryken south sandwiches. pastries and dishes. beach. Open June-Aug.

Wayne´s Coffee Järnvägscaféet CAFÉS HAMMARÖ Tingvallagatan 8 Stationsplan Summer café +46 54 15 29 29 Magasinsgatan 2 Hammars gård Drottninggatan 18 +46 554 415 55 Next to the Hammarö +46 54 15 14 60 Café in the railway church. Sandwiches and station. +46 54 51 24 00 salads. Open Wed-Sun June 27 - Aug 12. 36 Bus, train, by air & taxi

By Air Taxi in Karlstad region Karlstad Airport TaxiKurir Scheduled flights to Stockholm +46 54 150 200 plus charter. www.taxikurir.se +46 54 540 77 00 www.ksdarprt.se Taxi Solsta +46 54 100 150 Bus www.taxisolsta.nu Karlstadsbuss Buy tickets via their app, at ticket Sverigetaxi Karlstad machines around town, at the recep- +46 20 222 333 tion desk in Bibliotekshuset or at a www.sverigetaxikarlstad.se Pressbyrån. Free Wi-Fi onboard. +46 54 540 46 00 Taxi 054 www.karlstadsbuss.se +46 54 151 151 www.taxi054.se Värmlandstrafik It is very easy to find your way Taxi 24 i Karlstad around Värmland and visit its many +46 54 10 10 05 attractions on the various bus and train services run by Värmlandstra- Hammar Taxi fik. They also run an on-demand bus service to the airport. +46 700 168 168 +46 771 32 32 00 Kils Taxi www.varmlandstrafik.se/in-english +46 554 135 35 Nettbuss www.kilstaxi.se Buses to destinations in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Parking +46 771 15 15 15 Read more about where you can park www.nettbuss.se cars, caravans, buses and camper vans here: Flixbus karlstad.se/Trafik-och-infrastruktur/ Buses to numerous destinations in Trafik-och-gator/Parkering-av-fordon the Nordic countries and Europe. +46 8 505 13 750 In the SwappAccess app you can find www.flixbus.se vacancies, opening hours and hourly rates at the various parking lots. Train Covering Sweden. +46 771 75 75 75 www.sj.se

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You can get answers to most FAQs and pick up tourist brochures and maps at many places around i the Karlstad region.

Karlstad Alsters herrgård First Camp Scandic Karlstad City Alsters herrgårdsväg 3 Skutberget-Karlstad Drottninggatan 4 +46 54 540 23 50 Skutbergsvägen 315 +46 54 770 55 00 +46 54 53 51 30 Berling Apartments Scandic Klarälven Drottninggatan 1 First Hotel River C Sandbäcksgatan 6 +46 54 17 57 80 Tage Erlandergatan 10 +46 54 776 45 00 +46 54 22 22 20 Best Western Gustaf Frö- Scandic Winn ding Hotell & Konferens Good Morning Karlstad City Norra Strandgatan 9–11 Höjdgatan 3 Västra Torggatan 20 +46 54 776 47 00 +46 54 67 00 00 +46 54 17 28 30 Solakoop B&B Brigadmuseum Hotell Nova Sandbäcksgatan 33 Sandbäcksgatan 31 Ventilgatan 1B +46 54 15 81 05 +46 54 15 80 60 +46 54 56 00 80 Solsta Hotell Carlstad City Hostel Karlstad Airport Drottninggatan 13 Järnvägsgatan 8 Våldalen 570 +46 54 15 68 45 +46 54 21 65 60 +46 54 540 77 00 Sure Hotel Savoy Clarion Collection Karlstad CCC Västra Torggatan 1 Hotel Bilan Tage Erlandergatan 8A +46 54 15 66 40 Karlbergsgatan 3 +46 54 22 21 00 +46 54 10 03 00 Swecamp Bomstadbaden Karlstadsbuss biljettstuga Bomstadsvägen 640 Clarion Collection Västra Kanalgatan 2 +46 54 53 50 68 Hotel Drott +46 54 540 46 18 Järnvägsgatan 1 Open in summer. Värmlands Museum +46 54 10 10 10 Sandgrundsudden Karlstads guest harbour +46 54 701 19 00 Clarion Collection (Inner harbour) Hotel Plaza Tynäsgatan 8, Magasin 2 Väskshopen Västra Torggatan 2 +46 54 540 67 56 Västra Torggatan 14 +46 54 10 02 00 +46 54 188 120 Mariebergsskogen Elite Stadshotellet Treffenbergsvägen Wermland Opera Kungsgatan 22 +46 54 540 27 50 Malmtorgsgatan 2 +46 54 29 30 00 +46 54 21 03 90 38 Grums Kil Kontaktcenter in Kils Bibliotek Fryksta Trädgårdscafé kommunhuset Storgatan 41 Jonsbolsbacken 6 Sveagatan 77 +46 554 191 66 +46 70 650 18 46 +46 555 420 67 Café Freja Sköna Rum Fryksta Billeruds Golfklubb Fryksta Gamla Station Sjöleden 9 Valnäs, Segmon +46 70 388 06 77 +46 70 642 14 13 +46 555 78 50 54 Coop Nära Högboda Forshaga Grums Fish n´camp Stationsvägen 2 A Forshaga Lärcenter Sävsjöns Camping +46 554 200 22 Malmgatan 2 A +46 555 221 00 +46 54 17 20 75 Fagerås Pizzeria Grums Rasta Arvikavägen 2 Forshaga Forsen E18 Nyängsvägen 1 +46 554 69 36 97 Industrileden 2 +46 555 130 60 +46 727 32 81 94 Frendo Open summer: Kungskvarnen Storgatan 19 1 June-31 August. Rallvägen 13 +46 554 405 25 +46 70 669 5560 Frykenbadens camping Liljedals Frykenbaden hembygdsförening +46 554 409 40 664 96 Segmon +46 70 630 54 45

OKQ8 Sveagatan 138 +46 555 613 60

Sliperiet Gamla Landsvägen 6 +46 555 14 44 50

Värmskogs café Liljenäs Broviksvägen 3 +46 570 46 12 74

Hammarö Kommunhuset Mörmovägen 5 +46 54 51 50 00

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