{"id":251665,"date":"2024-11-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=251665"},"modified":"2025-11-10T17:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:18:44","slug":"arvika-en-vacker-kulturmetropol-vid-glafsfjorden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/11\/arvika-en-vacker-kulturmetropol-vid-glafsfjorden\/","title":{"rendered":"Arvika - a beautiful cultural metropolis by Glafsfjorden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-885011460\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-skribent-bjorn-erik-gustavsson\">Writer: Bj\u00f6rn Erik Gustavsson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With its beautiful location by Glafsjorden and surrounded by blue hills, Arvika must be one of the country's most beautiful towns. It also has a reputation as a veritable cultural metropolis. At least by V\u00e4rmland standards.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad692ff43ac0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad692ff43ac0\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/11\/arvika-en-vacker-kulturmetropol-vid-glafsfjorden\/#En_stad_med_klassisk_karaktar\" >A city with a classic character<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/11\/arvika-en-vacker-kulturmetropol-vid-glafsfjorden\/#Ett_besok_i_kulturella_Arvika\" >A visit to cultural Arvika<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/11\/arvika-en-vacker-kulturmetropol-vid-glafsfjorden\/#Att_se_och_uppleva_i_Arvika\" >Things to see and do in Arvika<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/11\/arvika-en-vacker-kulturmetropol-vid-glafsfjorden\/#En_kulturmetropol_i_Varmland\" >A cultural metropolis in V\u00e4rmland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/11\/arvika-en-vacker-kulturmetropol-vid-glafsfjorden\/#Bjorn_Erik_Gustavsson\" >Mr Bj\u00f6rn Erik Gustavsson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/11\/arvika-en-vacker-kulturmetropol-vid-glafsfjorden\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-stad-med-klassisk-karaktar\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_stad_med_klassisk_karaktar\"><\/span>A city with a classic character<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like small towns such as Nora, S\u00f6derk\u00f6ping and Hjo, Arvika escaped relatively unscathed from the wave of demolition and construction of huge department store complexes in the 1960s and 1970s. The town has retained much of its original character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of both size and architecture, the town can actually be reminiscent of V\u00e4nersborg. There are both neighbourhoods with two-storey houses in typical 19th century style and pompous stone houses that signal a more robust urban construction phase.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1565083056\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-1616578875 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1405774063\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-3870615590\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider1616578875 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-1616578875\" );$freedslider1616578875.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider1616578875.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider1616578875.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider1616578875.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider1616578875.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-168x224.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-244x325.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arvika town centre. Photo: Visit Arvika<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What reinforces the impression of a 'classic' city is the strictly gridded street network. The first city plan was based on 30 squares and a square next to the harbour. The city was named Oscarsstad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the expansion failed to materialise - and just ten years later the town was downgraded to a market town, while the name was changed to Arvika. Towards the end of the 19th century, industrialisation increased, and the founding of Arvikaverken, with its production of agricultural implements, was particularly significant.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2441774905\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-294446046 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-2054997914\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-3858481855\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider294446046 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-294446046\" );$freedslider294446046.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider294446046.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider294446046.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider294446046.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider294446046.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Centrum-sommar-2023.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arvika centre in summer. Photo: Visit Arvika<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ett-besok-i-kulturella-arvika\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ett_besok_i_kulturella_Arvika\"><\/span>A visit to cultural Arvika<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I visit Arvika one summer day in 2024 after visiting \"Gammelvala\" in nearby Brunskog, whose vast homestead attracts tens of thousands of visitors during this recurring summer week who get to experience almost a 19th century world; filled with crafts, miles and steam engines of all kinds. In addition, a lot of spex and costume parades where Gustaf Fr\u00f6ding and other famous cultural personalities are resurrected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535-224x178.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535-410x325.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535-600x476.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130535.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nils Holgersson at Gammelvala. Photo: Bj\u00f6rn Erik Gustavsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you approach Arvika - built on the slopes down to the vast Glafsfjorden - the views in all directions are striking. The beauty of the area is much-loved - not least by all the artists who flocked here at the beginning of the 20th century and formed an artists' colony by Lake Racken. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2869473433\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-646939619\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timothy-salter-hewitt-EGT01oSqGYo-unsplash-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Glafsfjorden, Arvika. Photo: Timothy Salter-Hewitt \/ Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strong impulses that the arts, crafts and music received during this time live on in the town's DNA, and it is difficult to find Swedish towns of this size that exude such cultural self-confidence as Arvika (possibly in competition with neighbouring Sunne; in the middle of Selma Lagerl\u00f6f and G\u00f6ran Tunstr\u00f6m country).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_CENTRUM-september.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The pedestrian street in Arvika. Photo: Visit Arvika<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-att-se-och-uppleva-i-arvika\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Att_se_och_uppleva_i_Arvika\"><\/span>Things to see and do in Arvika<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should take time to enjoy the tranquil 1913 city park next to the period esplanade before heading north into the city centre itself. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-679717622\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-3175088855\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Stadsparken-22.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arvika city park. Photo: Visit Arvika<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few must-sees: the main square with the grand railway station to the west and the classic Nordells patisserie next door. Don't miss Citykonditoriet (like being thrown back to the 40s!) and Elin's backyard (which combines old and new in a confident mix of styles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_Tagstation-arvika.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arvika railway station. Photo: Visit Arvika<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit the elevated Trefaldighetskyrkan (Trinity Church), a magnificent Art Nouveau church designed by Ivar Tengbom (who designed the similar Engelbrektskyrkan and H\u00f6galidskyrkan churches in Stockholm at around the same time).<\/p><div class=\"freed-placering-11 freed-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"freed-4219893101\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88783\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3368770312 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-3685620166\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husvagnsbranschen.se\/medlemmar\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HRF new xl 2026-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HRF-nya-xl-2026-9-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-4043748690\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r02\/___https:\/www.kabe.se\/se\/nyheter\/kabe-roadshow-2026\/___.YzJlOmthYmU6YzpvOmVkZTIyYjJkNTMxZTZkZjM1YWVhOTViM2NkZTIxMzBlOjc6NDMyYTozYTBkNmIzNGEyZDExNmUyY2ZhYWU3MGNkNzExYmE4ZDUzNjRmYzI5NjgwOTNhNTk5MmZlZDQ2ZTVlNTA3NmVkOmg6VDpO\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"oaddtrip Kabe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/oaddtrip-Kabe-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider3368770312 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-3368770312\" );$freedslider3368770312.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider3368770312.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3368770312.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3368770312.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3368770312.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More tips: Arvika konsthantverk (Sweden's oldest arts and crafts shop, founded in 1922 by Maja Fjaestad), Arvika konsthall, the extensive vehicle museum, S\u00e5gudden open-air museum on the shores of Kyrkviken ... And check out the beautifully located Ingesund Music Academy, founded in 1927 and with a huge range of also public concerts; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kau.se\/musikhogskolan-ingesund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">please take a look at the website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden-433x289.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_familj_pa_Sagudden.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The saw god. Photo: Visit Arvika<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just outside the city centre is the Rackstad Museum, one of the country's most beautiful art museums, with a charming garden and a short walk to the nearby Christian Erikssons Opstuhage. There is also a museum shop and a lovely caf\u00e9. For those who want to learn more about the influential artists' colony, a drive around Lake Racken is recommended. Many artists still live in this village today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442-224x162.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442-433x312.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442-600x433.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/batch_20241103_130442.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arvika. Photo: Bj\u00f6rn Erik Gustavsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-kulturmetropol-i-varmland\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_kulturmetropol_i_Varmland\"><\/span>A cultural metropolis in V\u00e4rmland<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those who want to know more about the cultural metropolis of V\u00e4rmland, G\u00f6ran Bryntesson's recently published <em>Stories about Arvika<\/em>, a book that tells the story of both the city's history and its present in an initiated and enjoyable way. <\/p><div class=\"freed-stor-banner-plats-14 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-230146254\"><div id=\"freed-slider-88782\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-1525411642 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-3761288701\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale 588x588px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Demoutforsaljning-588x588px-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-3706550299\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-XL-588x588px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-XL-588x588px-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider1525411642 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-1525411642\" );$freedslider1525411642.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); 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Olsson's jetty. 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