Karlskoga, Sweden Tourism

25km/15mi from Kristinehamn, at the north end of Lake Möckeln, is Karlskoga (pop. 34,000), which received its municipal charter only in 1940. This has been a mining area for many centuries. On the east side of Karlskoga are the large Bofors steelworks and rolling mill, founded in 1646, which were acquired in the late 19th century by Alfred Nobel