Experience Karlstad from the water on one of the boat buses that serve the river and parts of Lake Vänern.
Guided MTB tour
Our guided mountain bike tour offers an exciting and challenging experience for cycling enthusiasts and beginners.
Led by our experienced guides, you will get to explore beautiful and scenic areas on a bike specially designed for mountain biking. You’ll get to test your skills on technical trails and climb up and down steep slopes while enjoying the beautiful surroundings. All our tours are adapted to your level and include equipment and safety equipment. So if you’re looking for a memorable and adrenaline-filled experience, book your place on our guided mountain bike tour today!
Architecture municipality Karlstad
Karlstad is the Architecture Municipality of the Year 2022 and thus takes first place for the third year in a row. The Architecture Municipality of the Year award highlights the municipalities that manage to combine good conditions for developing architecture with managing the housing supply and ambitions to reduce climate impact.
Karlstad is Architecture Municipality of the Year 2022 and has thus won the award three years in a row. The successes are explained by a very good judgment from the architects’ association, while Karlstad is in a good position in terms of construction pace, routines and legal compliance.
Live wherever you want with a bicycle and micro-caravan
Our bicycle trailer with inflatable tent is the perfect choice for excursions and sightseeing with the family. With this trailer, you can easily bring everything you need for an overnight stay in nature, including an inflatable sleeping place for two people. The bicycle trailer is equipped with a robust and durable frame, as well as an easy-to-drive and easy-to-maneuver design. It is also equipped with an adjustable towbar to adapt to your bike. With this trailer, you and your partner can explore nature in a more comfortable and flexible way. Book now and experience the adventure!
Bathing & playing with (small) children
Here you will find some selected places that are particularly suitable for families with small children. Take a swim or spend the whole day on the beach. Or discover some playgrounds out of the ordinary.
Artscape
During Artscape 2017-Värmland or Artscape 2017 White Moose Project as it is also called, ten municipalities participated, which resulted in a total of 25 works of art, seven of which are in Karlstad. Both international and Swedish artists are involved behind the paintings.
Art & galleries in Karlstad
In the cultural city of Karlstad, you can experience one of the Nordic region’s foremost watercolorists at the Sandgrund Lars Lerin art gallery or explore the Värmlands Museum’s current exhibitions. You can also explore Karlstad’s excellent art galleries.
Älvpromenad, Museiparken & Sandgrundsparken
In connection with Sola in Karlstad, Värmlands Museum and Sandgrund Lars Lerin.
Skutberget
Skutberget is located 7 kilometers west of Karlstad center and offers both recreation and activities for all ages and interests. There are swimming and playgrounds, nature trails and exercise tracks in both summer and winter. There is also a campsite in the area that also offers cabin rentals.
Bath and feel good at Skutberget
The swimming area is very popular and well visited. Here there are fine cliffs, sandy beaches and adjacent large grassy areas for sunbathing, games and play. The large beach, which is directly below the large main car park, is shallow and suitable for smaller children. Part of Skutberget is also accessible with a ramp down to the water.
Take the chance to combine utility with pleasure
Here there are several nice exercise tracks of varying lengths so that everyone can find a suitable challenge. They are beautifully drawn through parts of the forest and sometimes with a view of Lake Vänern. The electric light trails are 800 meters, 3.5 kilometers and 5 kilometers long, and the lights go out there at 10 p.m. In addition, there are exercise tracks of 7.5 and 10 km as well as a slightly tougher training track of 10 km for those who want to challenge themselves a little extra. In the center of Skutberget there is a fitness center with the possibility to change and shower and it is free of charge and open to everyone.
Disc golf in a beautiful landscape
There is also the opportunity to play disc golf on one of Sweden’s 4‑star disc golf courses with eighteen holes spread over the area. It costs nothing and does not need to be booked. At the nearby First Camp Skutberget campsite, you can also buy or rent discs if you don’t have your own.
Mountain biking in Skutberget’s forests
If you are keen to experience nature on two wheels, there is a mountain bike track at the Skutberget outdoor area. The course is approx. 8.5 km long in varying terrain and the degree of difficulty is approximately at the medium level. The starting point is near the large car park at the entrance to the campsite.
Adventure golf for everyone
If you want to play mini golf, there is an EU-class adventure course with 18 holes that was built in 2016. The unique courses that are fun for both young and old golf enthusiasts can be found at the First Camp Karlstad campsite.
Put on your hiking boots
If you fancy a slightly longer hiking trip, you can start at Skutberget and set your direction towards Kil. The trail is 22 kilometers long and stretches via the nature reserves Sörmon and Högemon on to the Kilsravinerna and then Kils society. The three nature reserves are of different characters and offer an exciting experience.
Värmlands Museum
The museum is housed in two buildings where the oldest was built in 1929, designed by Cyrillus Johansson. The newer museum building was completed in 1998 and is connected to the old one by a glazed passage. The architect behind the new red heptagonal building is Carl Nyrén. Sandgrundsudden is also a fantastic excursion destination in itself with the museum park’s large green areas, a lovely playground, the City Library and two museums within walking distance.
New opening at Värmlands Museum
On June 1, 2019, Värmlands Museum reopened after an extensive renovation. The museum’s visitors can now enjoy completely new exhibitions, creative workshop, children’s exhibition, future lab, shop, auditorium, restaurant and café.
10,000 years of Värmland history
Värmlandsliv is an exhibition about people’s lives in the landscape over 10,000 years. Starting from today’s Värmland, we move through history. We tell about people who lived in different times and with different conditions. The exhibition shows objects, photographs and works of art from the Värmlands Museum’s collection. Many of them have never been shown before. There are swords from the Middle Ages, Stone Age axes, exquisite craftsmanship from the 18th century and much, much more.
Let the children fantasize freely in the new play exhibition
In the new playroom you can meet Inger and Lasse Sandberg’s many figures and stories. Bake a cake with Little Anna, watch as Powder fixes fish, visit Gomorronsol Castle with Laban the Ghost and peek into Long Uncle’s hat. Both children and adults also have a place in Tummens’ cozy reading corner.
Dining experiences and gift shop
As food is also part of the culture, the restaurant Matbruket is located in the newly built restaurant section when you feel like something to eat. There you can easily indulge in everything from a smooth cup of coffee to an exciting feast. In the very popular museum shop you will find, among other things, Värmland handicrafts, books, fun gadgets and lots of fun for the children.