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Filipstad municipality would like to welcome You to come

and experience a rich manufacturing heritage, breathtaking

scenery set in Bergslagen and a unique local cultural history.

The area has been strongly influenced by the wealth of different

mineral resources available locally and today you can visit a

number of industrial monuments. There are a number of mines,

mills and works that bring to life the daily life of people during

the early part of industrialization.

A visit to our museums is a travel in time and an experience that will last for a long time. Come and let us tempt you with a walk through the city or a visit to one of the mines and blast furnace. Why don't you borrow a hoe and try to find your own special mineral.

The old homestead museums are located very beautiful in the urban district and during the summer they really blossom; it is well worth a visit, the same goes for all the churches.

We have got a few nature reserves of different characters and many different kinds of orchids. During spring the Tibergs point is incredible beautifully with its sea of yellow cowslip.

Why not go for a hike at the Brattforsheath with its unique nature and just a stone's throw a way you'll find the old war airfield, this is something we highly recommend you.

The statue of Nils Ferlin sitting on a park bench along the river Skillerälven is strongly associated with Filipstad and is a must if you are a guest in our Town.

The two brothers John and Nils Ericsson were born in Långban, the two of them got very successful both in Sweden and internationally. If you get a chance you should visit the John Ericsson mausoleum at the east cemetery in Filipstad, where he is buried.

Today Filipstad municipality has a population of around 11.100.

Filipstad town is the second oldest town in the region of Värmland-

it´s town privileges dating back to 1611 when it was founded by

King Karl IX whose son Karl Filip gave name to the town.

Here you will come across a fusion of modern and the original

buildings. The town is perhaps most commonly associated with

Wasa crisp bread and the poet Nils Ferlin, but here in the

municipality, more precisely in Långban, two Swedish greats

were born; the innovator John Ericsson and his brother Nils whom

had a great success building canals and sluices both in Sweden

and abroad.