Forshaga: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Värmland
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 6,361
• Coordinates: 59.5254° N, 13.4813° E
• Time zone: Europe/Stockholm (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Krona (SEK)
• Distance to the capital, Stockholm: 260 km (162 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Karlstad Airport (KSD): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Hagfors Airport (HFS): 55 km (34 mi), straight line
• Torsby Airport (TYF): 75 km (47 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kil: 9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Karlstad: 16 km (10 mi)
• Skoghall: 22 km (14 mi)
• Grums: 29 km (18 mi)
• Munkfors: 35 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: OErebro, 102 km (63 mi)