Filipstad - locality and the seat of Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden

Filipstad is a town in eastern Värmland.

Understand

Named for Karl Filip, a 17th century namesake to Carl Philip, the current duke of Värmland, Filipstad has been an industrial town, known as the hometown of Swedish-American engineer John Ericsson.

Filipstad itself has around 6,000 inhabitants. 4,000 more people live in the municipality.

Get in

Roads 63 and 26 converge here.

Get around

See

• Ferlinmuseet, Kvarntorget 2, 59.712577°, 14.1588681°. A museum for Swedish poet Nils Ferlin.
• Långban. A mining museum.

Do

Filipstad is a gratifying place for outdoor life with many lakes and hills.

Buy

Eat

• Big Hill Lodge, 59.7315417°, 14.1982241°. A restaurant at a hill. Great view.

Drink

Sleep

Connect

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