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Forshaga

Located in Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County Coordinates: 59°31′31″ N 13°28′53″ E

Forshaga
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Population
6,361
6.4K
Elevation
63 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSD Karlstad Airport12 km
TYF Torsby Airport76 km

About Forshaga

Forshaga is a city. Location: Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County. Population: 6,361. Elevation: 63 m.

From Wikipedia

Forshaga is a locality and the seat of Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 11,520 inhabitants in 2025.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
5.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Forshaga

From Wikivoyage

Värmland, archaic spelling Wermland, is a province (landskap) in the Svealand region in Sweden. It borders the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It also borders Norway (Östfold and Hedmark) in the west and Sweden's largest lake, Vänern.

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A mountain range along the Swedish-Norwegian border is called the Fjäll (though the word fjäll is used in middle Sweden for any type of mountain, cognate to northern English 'fell'). Typical for the Fjäll mountains are their rounded tops, usually lacking any well defined peaks. The upper part of the mountains usually rises above the tree-line and only shrubs grow there.

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By plane:

Karlstad Airport (KSD IATA) has daily flights to Stockholm and Copenhagen. Tickets are purchased from the airline Skyways. Another option is to fly to Oslo airport (Gardermoen) and go to Sweden from there.

Torsby Airport (TYF IATA), Hagfors Airport (HFS IATA).

By rail:

SJ connects Värmland'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 (Inlandsvägen) leading south to Gothenburg. Road 45 crosses the E18 just west of Karlstad.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Population of Forshaga over time

Population of Forshaga over time
2010 6,229
2015 6,361
2016 6,390
2017 6,457
2018 6,439
2019 6,439
2020 6,448
2023 6,433

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Forshaga

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
Wettest month
August (75 mm)
Driest month
February (34 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Forshaga
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°9°16°20°22°20°15°10°4°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-5°0°5°9°11°10°6°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)463443444464727572707456

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forshaga

The nearest airport is Karlstad Airport (KSD), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Örebro, 102 km to the east.

Airports

  • Karlstad Airport (KSD) Karlstad 12 kmsouthwest
  • Torsby Airport (TYF) Torsby 76 kmnorth
  • Örebro Airport (ORB) Örebro 95 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Örebro Population: 156K 102 kmeast
  • Oslo Population: 1.1M 160 kmwest
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 174 kmeast
  • Drammen Population: 106K 186 kmwest
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 198 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Forshaga

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 20 natural sites, 60 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Yttre Sållaren Island 23 kmSE
  • Östra Korsön Island 24 kmS
  • Kärrholmen Island 23 kmSE
  • Inre Sållaren Island 21 kmSE

25–60 km27 places

  • Bärön Island 33 kmSW
  • Elgön Island 53 kmNE
  • Härö Island 35 kmSE
  • Knipan Island 37 kmSW

60–100 km49 places

  • Kållandsö Island 98 kmS
  • Håberget Mountain 98 kmN
  • Djurö Island 73 kmS
  • Dillö Island 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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