Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There are a number of summer activities and tours in the area, including fishing, canoeing,
white-water rafting, rock climbing, mountain biking, and beaver and elk safaris. Contact
the tourist office for information.
You can also catch boat trips on the
Freya af Fryken
from Torsby.
Finnskogleden
HIKING
( 311 to Röjdåfors, 310 to Vittjärn)
This easy and well-marked long-distance path roughly follows the Norwegian border for
240km, from near Charlottenberg to Søre Osen in Norway (passing the old Finnish
homestead Ritamäki Finngård). A guidebook (Skr125, from tourist offices) has text in
Swedish only but all the topographical maps you'll need. The best section, Øyermoen to
Röjden, requires one or two overnight stops.
Bus 311 runs from Torsby to near the border at Röjdåfors (twice daily on weekdays),
and bus 310 runs to Vittjärn (twice daily on weekdays), 6km from the border on Rd 239.
Fortum Ski Tunnel
SKIING
( 0560-270 00;
www.skitunnel.se
;
Vasserudsvägen 11, Valberget; adult/child rental packet Skr200/
130, 1hr pass Skr160/100; 9am or 10am-7pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat & Sun)
Looking like something you might use to smash atoms, Sweden's first ski tunnel (1.3km)
offers controlled conditions and a gentle incline, making it a great workout or equipment-
testing track. It also contains the world's only indoor biathlon shooting range.
Hovfjället
SKIING
( 0560-313 00;
www.hovfjallet.se
; day pass adult/child Skr310/250, alpine ski hire per day from
Skr255/210; Dec-mid-Apr)
For skiing outdoors, check out Hovfjället, 20km north of Torsby. There are several ski lifts
and a variety of runs. The resort also offers dogsledding on weekends, plus other activities
such as snowshoeing, mountain biking and wolf-viewing trips.
Sleeping & Eating
Vägsjöfors Herrgård
B&B, HOSTEL
