News Sweden Varmland: Wild and beautiful Värmland, Sweden is Europe’s best kept travel secret for fans of the outdoors
I’m standing on the banks of the Klarälven river in Sweden’s vast, empty Värmland county and I must look apprehensive about the task at hand – constructing a raft out of 60 pine logs, then navigating ...
News Sweden Varmland: Rally Sweden WRC: Drivers express more fears over conditions
The Torsby-based event gets underway in Karlstad on Thursday night, with no sign of the deep-freeze needed to combat daytime temperatures consistently above 0C on the Varmland roads in the west of the ...
News Sweden Varmland: Augustana hosts Santa Lucia festival
Lucia was a medieval saint who carried food and drink to the hungry during a period of famine in the Swedish province of Varmland. Lucia stands today as a symbol of light and hope to all of humankind. ...
News Sweden Varmland: Former reality TV star becomes a Princess after fairytale royal wedding in Sweden
Sweden is a constitutional monarchy and the king has no political power. Public support for the royal family has waned somewhat in recent years, but remains fairly broad. Carl Philip, Duke of Varmland ...
News Sweden Varmland: Barbara Forsberg Smedley
From her birth on Feb. 27, 1923, in Karlskoga, Varmland, Sweden, Barbara was a vibrant, gifted person who loved life and who strove to be a perfect mother, grandmother, wife and housekeeper. She ...
