Karlstad Favorite Tips by Rojo72 Top 5 Page for this destination

Relax!

Favorite thing: Karlstad isn't the largest city in Sweden, far from it even so if you come here it's not to rush by everything. Granted that there are quite a lot of nice pubs and nightclubs but during the day you should let the day have it's own pace. If it's nice weather I recommend you going to Skutberget and just sit and relax. Bring a disposable barbeque and have something to eat. If you come here by bike you might even have a beer out there (remember to buy at Systembolaget and put the bag in the water to cool the beer).

Enjoy yourself, relax!

Tourist Information Office

Favorite thing: The tourist Information Office in Karlstad is unfortunately not placed in the middle of the city center. It's instead in the Library, on Västra Torggatan, opposite the Värmland's museum. That's merely a 200-300 metres north of the square though. The easiest way to find it from the Square is to stand with you nose pointing north, with the yellow courthouse just of your left hand and take the street straight ahead for about 300 meters, there you'll find the library. On the way you'll pass the mobile office described here below...

There is during the summer months a mobile tourist office opened in the Square, the hut where they lend the bikes (see tranportation tip) is also a tourist office. This is much more easily reached and has almost equally good service.

Opening hours

Favorite thing: It could be a good idea to keep the opening hours on clubs and pubs in mind when planning a night on the town.

The pubs typically close at 1 AM and the clubs (which is all the places where there is a dance floor) at 2 AM. No clubs are open any later.