Karlstad
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Karlstad is in Värmland in Sweden.
Karlstad is a busy University city located in the rural centre of the country. It was founded by King Karl IX in 1584, and is sited on an island of the Klarälven river, and beside Europe's largest freshwater lake, Lake Vänern.
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Get in
Karlstad can be reached by direct train from Gothenburg and Stockholm in Sweden and Oslo in Norway.
A good alternative to the train are buses, with services by Swebus Express and Säfflebussen.
Karlstad also has its own airport with business priced flights from Stockholm and Copenhagen.
Get around
The town centre is all walkable, so if you're coming to see the town there is no need to hire a car.
There is a good local bus service (especially to the university), but if you want to travel beyond the suburbs then a car is still the best way to go.
See
The town centre is a mix of attractive, yet solid traditional Swedish buildings plus some modern.
There is a small leisure park, Mariebergsskogen, on the South side of the city (walkable from the centre).
Do
Visit the Värmlands Museum at the corner where the Klarälven river splits to create the island that the city sits on.
Walk beside the river, or the lake. Karlstad is best treated as a base to access the natural areas beyond.
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Eat
Drink
Sleep
Get out
Find a spot beside Lake Vänern and have a picnic or a barbecue, such as Skutberget (see this map).
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