'''Hagfors''' is a city in Varmland in Sweden, located ca 100km north of Karlstad.
The community (including the rural areas around Hagfors) is spreading over 1833sqm and has a population of ca 13000.
Hagfors has a beautiful nature with lot of water and plenty of forest. The landscape is characterized by larger and smaller lakes with rolling hills around.
Iron industry has been and still is important for Hagfors.
Tourism is growing and many activities are offered for visitors.
Get in
Besides the general travel information presented in Varmland site, there are flight from Stockholm to Hagfors and Torsby http://www.nextjet.se/en/index.html.
Get around
Hagfors is connected via the bike road Klaralvsbanan http://www.klaralvsbanan.se to Karlstad.
In Hagfors, all sites can be walked to.
Travel by bus http://www.kollplatsen.com to touristic destinations requires most often foot walks (and a map) since destinations are a bit further away from the main roads.
The most easy way of travel is by car.
See
Klarhalja http://www.karnasen.nu/klar_halja.htm is a festival which is arranged annually in beginning of July. It presents many traditional handicrafts as they were performed for 100 years ago. It takes place on a homestead museum, so that many types of old houses are displayed at the same time.
Moose safaris are arranged by several organizers.
Industrial museums are in Stjarnfors kvarnhttp://www.hagfors.se/kultur/museer/stjarnsforskvarn.4.44819dcf111fe7344d480002268.html and Hamra vadmalsstamp http://www.hagfors.se/kultur/museer/hamravadmalsstamp.4.44819dcf111fe7344d480001670.html
Do
Hiking in beautiful landscape.
Swimming in lakes and rivers, or in Swimming hall in Hagfors
Fishing: You need to buy a fishing license.
Horse-back riding
Bicycle rents available
Paddling: Several places rent kayaks and canoes.
Rent a draisine and go back and forth between Stjarnfors to Hagfors
Build a raft and use it for travel in Klaralven.
Husky-tour and Moose safaris http://www.huskyfarm.com
Skiing, good opportunities for both cross-country and downhill skiing -if there is snow...
Buy
Gustafssons skafferi in Hoje http://www.varmland.nu/skafferi/ is a traditional store which offers ecological products and ecological bread fresh from the oven.
Stjarnfors Smedja http://www.buyit.se/bokaeksharad/lista.asp?hidesubcats=true&subKategori=1 is offering candle holders of iron, among other things
Contact
Touristoffice in Hagfors http://www.expohagfors.com/Index_e.htm
Wildmark Varmland http://www.vildmark.se/index.asp?id=10&lang=1033
LEWA http://www.lewa.nu/eng/index.html
Lakene Gard http://www.lakenegard.se/