Saffle Attractions

25km/15mi beyond Karlstad the road turns south and comes to Säffle (pop. 18,000), on the west side of the Värmlandsnäs peninsula. The town lies on the Byälv, a short distance from Lake Vänern and the Harefjord. Fishing, canoeing, boating, and biking are popular activities as is a chance to become part of a crew on a Viking ship. In addition to the Billerud woodworking and papermaking plant it has a number of metalworking, engineering and furniture-making factories. It is traversed by the Säffle Canal, which links the Glavsfjord to the northwest with Lake Vänern. In Kungsgården, by the water tower, is Olof Trätäljas Hög, said to be the burial mound of the legendary King Olof Trätälja.