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low signs from Lekvattnet; from the Ritamäki parking lot it's a 1.5km walk along a forest
path to the site.
Ritamäki is also one of the stops along the 8.2km-long 'Seven-torpsleden' (a 'torp' is a
croft or homestead), a pretty walking trail that makes a loop among several of the
homesteads in the Finn Forest. Ask for a map at the
Finnskogscentrum
.
Torsby Finnskogscentrum
MUSEUM
(Torsby Finn Forest Centre; 0560-162 93;
www.varmlandsmuseum.se
;
Lekvattnet 84; adult/child
Skr40/free; 11am-5pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug; )
The ingeniously designed Forest Centre, opened in June 2014 near Lekvattnet as part of
Värmlands County Museum, covers the 17th-century Finnish settlement of the area, with
displays on smokehouses, hunting, music, witchcraft and the settlers' trademark 'slash and
burn' style of cultivating grain. (They planted rye in the ashes of burnt trees.) There's also
a research library and a cafe. The centre is on the E16 road, 22km from Torsby, across
from a small convenience shop.
Hembygdsgården Kollsberg
MUSEUM
(
0560-718 61; Levgrensvägen 36; adult/child Skr20/free, guided tours Skr40;
noon-5pm Jun-
Aug)
Hembygdsgården Kollsberg, down beside Fryken lake, is a dinky homestead museum with
several old houses, including a Finnish cabin. A cafe serves coffee and waffles (Skr40) and
the traditional Finnish settlers' dish
motti och fläsk
(oat porridge with pork, Skr80).
Fordonsmuseum
MUSEUM
(
0560-712 10; Gräsmarksvägen 8; adult/child Skr40/free;
10am-5.30pm Mon-Fri Jun-Aug, plus
noon-5pm Sat & Sun May & Sep)
At the edge of Torsby's town centre, the Fordonsmuseum will appeal to motorheads with
its collection of rare and vintage cars, motorcycles and fire engines.
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