'''Varmland''' [http://www.varmland.org/] is a province in the Svealand region in Sweden. It borders the provinces of Vastergotland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Vastmanland and Narke. It also borders Norway in the west and Sweden's largest lake, Vanern.

Regions

Varmland 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
  • Hammaro - 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
  • Saffle - www.saffle.se
  • Torsby - www.torsby.se
  • Arjang - www.arjang.se
  • Cities

  • Karlstad
  • Arvika
  • Hagfors
  • Saffle
  • Filipstad
  • Karlskoga
  • Kristinehamn
  • Other destinations

  • '''Glaskogen Nature Reserve''' [http://www.glaskogen.se/].
  • Understand

    Talk

    Get in

    By plane

    '''Karlstad Airport'''[http://www.lfv.se/templates/LFV_AirportStartPage____4490.aspx] has daily flights to Stockholm and Copenhagen. Tickets are purchased from the airline '''Skyways'''[http://www.skyways.se/]. Another option is to fly to Oslo airport (Gardermoen) and go to Sweden from there.

    By rail

    '''SJ'''[http://www.sj.se/] connects Varmland's cities with the rest of Sweden. On the website you can also buy tickets to Oslo in Norway, which is about three hours from Karlstad.

    By car

    The main arteries are the E18 road, which connects Karlstad with Stockholm and Oslo, and road 45 (''Inlandsvagen'') leading south to Gothenburg. Road 45 crosses the E18 just west of Karlstad.

    Get around

    '''Klaralvsbanan'''[http://www.klaralvsbanan.se/] is a very good and level '''bike path''' to the north from Karlstad, in total 90 kilometers along the Klaralven river. It is a former railway track, so it is car-free. It is also very good for by roller scating.

    Local and regional buses are managed by '''Varmlandstrafik'''. Schedules and a travel planner is available at their site ''Kollplatsen''[http://www.kollplatsen.com/index_rp.html].

    See

    Do

  • '''Safari'''. It's not Serengeti, but with a little luck you may encounter beavers, moose or even wolves. Wildlife safaris are organised from several towns.
  • '''Rafting''' on the river Klaralven is an interesting way of seeing the countryside. Slow wooden rafts, 4 by 4 meters, take you through the forests on 1-, 3- or 6-day trips. The trips start near Syssleback in the north of Varmland and go south from there. More info at the website of ''Sverigeflotten''[http://www.sverigeflotten.com/].
  • Eat

    Moose meat (''algkott'') is a widely available regional specialty.

    Drink

    Stay safe

  • Like the rest of Sweden, Varmland is calm and you're not likely to be exposed to crime.
  • You may want to wear a reflective badge if you walk or cycle along a road in the countryside in the dark, because of traffic.
  • Bears can be dangerous although the risk of encountering one by accident is small. Wolves are extremely rare and will not attack you unless you are a dog.
  • Get out