Holidays in Värmland can offer wonderful experiences! Here you can enjoy nature by hiking, canoeing or cross-country skiing. You can also visit Selma Lagerlöf's Mårbacka and Lars Lerin's Sandgrund.Welcome to Värmland!

Holidays in Värmland

During your holiday in Värmland, you won't want to miss out on experiencing the great outdoors. This landscape offers a wild and beautiful nature where it is suitable for hiking, cycling or kayaking, or perhaps cross-country skiing.

Värmland is a province in Svealand, bordering Dalsland, Närke, Västmanland and Dalarna. Here you can visit cities such as Karlstad, Arvika, Sunne and Säffle. Värmland is also home to famous attractions such as Selma Lagerlöf's Mårbacka and Lars Lerin's Sandgrund museum.

Tips for your holiday in Värmland

Good to know before your holiday in Värmland

Here you will find information and things that are good to know before your holiday in Värmland.

Accommodation in Värmland

  • Hotels, cottages and hostels: There are many different types of accommodation around Värmland.
  • Camping and caravanning sites: There are plenty of campsites and caravan parks, many of them in scenic locations.
  • Free camping: Free camping with a motorhome is fine as long as you follow laws and local regulations.

Food and drink in Värmland

  • Regional courts: Baked minced elk steak with funnel chanterelles and potato cake. Or night porridge with pork and lingonberries.
  • Delicacies: In Värmland you will find various farm shops and locally produced delicacies.
  • Desserts: Värmland cake
  • Drinks: Nordmarkens Destilleri produces whiskey and gin.

Activities in Värmland

  • Nature: Hiking, cycling, canoeing, golf, fishing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
  • Culture: Arts, crafts and food culture
  • History: Selma Lagerlöf's Mårbacka and Alsters manor (Gustaf Fröding's memorial).
  • For children: Swimming, camping, moose park and alpaca trekking.

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