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Karlstad
Värmland, Sweden · Europe
About Karlstad
Karlstad sits on the route: 10 minutes from Skoghall.
Karlstad is in Värmland, Sweden, with about 61,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Skoghall, about 7 km away.
Karlstad (US: , Swedish: [ˈkɑ̌ːɭsta(d)] ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitants in the wider municipality in 2023, and is theRead more
21st largest municipality in Sweden. Karlstad has a university and a cathedral.
In recent years, Karlstad has started seeing big growth with many new buildings, for example the new apartment complexes around Orrholmen and Tullholmen, hosting a brand new Coop store and a 17 story high rise apartment which was finished in late 2022.
Karlstad is built on the river delta where Sweden's longest river, Klarälven, runs into Sweden's largest lake, Vänern. It has the second largest lake port in the country after Västerås.
Karlstad is reputed to be one of the sunniest towns in Sweden and a local waitress, known as "Sola i Karlstad" (the Sun in Karlstad) for her sunny disposition, is commemorated with a statue.
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Karlstad is in Värmland, Sweden, about 7 km from Skoghall.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 61,492
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Värmland
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 59.3793, 13.5036
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Dipped headlights required at all times. Watch for wildlife (moose/deer) on rural roads.
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When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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