Karlstad: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Värmland
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 61,492
• Coordinates: 59.3793° N, 13.5036° E
• Time zone: Europe/Stockholm (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Krona (SEK)
• Distance to the capital, Stockholm: 259 km (161 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Karlstad Airport (KSD): 12 km (7 mi), straight line
• Hagfors Airport (HFS): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Örebro Airport (ORB): 89 km (55 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Skoghall: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Forshaga: 16 km (10 mi)
• Kil: 17 km (11 mi)
• Grums: 22 km (14 mi)
• Kristinehamn: 35 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: OErebro, 97 km (60 mi)