Renovating, Värmland. © Region Värmland/Maria Obed.

A way of spending time together

Move to • A house with history, where the atmosphere is authentic and the materials are just right. In the listed village of Mölnerud, Conny Blaauwendraat and Ard Kant from the Netherlands have turned their dream of a sustainable life into reality.

Cultural heritage carefully developed

Visit • Klässbol is strongly associated with this linen mill, which represents Swedish design and quality. Four generations of weavers have nurtured their traditions while at the same time taking on board new technology. This linen mill attracts some 80 000 visitors every year.

Balance between work and family life

Move to • Christian Edwertz reckons Värmland is the perfect place to create a balance between career and family. He came here to play floorball and study economics at the university at the age of 23.

Rafting, Vildmark i Värmland. © Region Värmland/Øyvind Lund.

First build the raft, then sail it on the river

Visit • Today, the entire von Elern family will be working together to build their own timber raft for a day trip heading south on the Klarälven river. Martin Pattenden from Vildmark i Värmland is their instructor.

Care for the whole person

Visit • Selma Spa+ in Sunne was the first spa hotel in Scandinavia. You can come here to relax, eat delicious food, and enjoy a gorgeous facial, foot treatment or massage. Care for "the whole person" forms the basis for a range of activities which encourage more than 35 000 guests to visit every year.