Top 10 Things to do in Varmland County, Varmland County

Unique flower and sculpture park with beautiful environments. The mansion was role model for Ekeby in Selma Lagerlöfs Gösta Berlings saga. Big playground for the children.

Mariebergsskogen is Karlstad City Park. It was a gift to the City of Karlstad in 1896 from Dr Conrad Höök. Visit the farm animals in Lillskogen, the Play Garden and Naturum Värmland. Mariebergsskogen has good food, lovely cafées and great ice cream. And lots of space for swimming and outdoor life - very close to the city centre. Free admission, free parking, open dayily all year round.

Rackstadmuseet is a museum dedicated to the artists who were part of the Rackstad artist colony by the beginning of the 20th century including Gustaf Fjaestad, Björn Ahlgrensson and Fritz Lindström among others. Arts and crafts has and has had an important role in the cultural landscape of Arvika and is included in the museum collections as well. Temporary exhibitions are continuously displayed, focusing on both historical and contemporary artists. During the summer months you can also visit the sculpture Christian Erikssons own studio with loads of artworks and furniture from the period. In the cafe you can allways eat homemade lunch or cakes during the museums opening hours.

WELCOME TO BRIGADMUSEUM SWEDEN IN THE SHADOW OF THE COLD WAR Join us on a journey through time from 1945-1991 where you can feel, listen, read and see how the Cold War affected Sweden. What happened around the world during the Cold War and how did it affect Sweden? The journey begins with the end of WWII and long-awaited peace in 1945, in a Germany defeated and in ruins. You will be transported back in time and experience how people lived, how politics affected daily life and how it felt to live during the Cold War. The Swedish brigades had their ”Golden Age” during this period, with new armoured vehicles and weapon systems. At Brigadmuseum you will discover what a brigade is and how the Swedish Armed Forces has developed over the years.

Karmenkynna , central Lekvattnet, has one of Värmland's finest collections of Finnish buildings. Here are 18 houses, all specific to the construction and housing culture, as in the 1600s immigrant Finns brought with them from Finland's eastern parts. Here are tools and utensils, which reveals much about these people's ways to manage and exploit nature, and their living conditions in general.

The homestead museum of Kollsberg in Torsby is located at the beautiful head of Lake Fryken. It gathers original wooden houses with traditional furnishings that once stood in the vicinity of Torsby. The museum is open summertime and by appointment. The museum café serves homebaked refreshments and the traditional meal "motti och fläsk". Check our calendar for year-round social events and markets.