Hagfors Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Värmland County

Värmland County

Värmland County is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.- Province :...

 in west central Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the city of Hagfors

Hagfors

Hagfors is a locality and the seat of Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 5,403 inhabitants in 2005.Its history is traced to 1873, when it was decided to build two blast furnaces at the location....

.

The present municipality was created in 1974, when the City of Hagfors (itself instituted as a municipal entity in 1950 as one of the last cities in Sweden) was amalgamated with three rural municipalities.

Being sparsely populated, Hagfors Municipality has natural areas that offer good fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

, canoeing

Canoeing

Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

 and wild life.

Localities

• Bergsäng
  Bergsäng
  Bergsäng is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 201 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Edebäck
  Edebäck
  Edebäck is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 214 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Ekshärad
  Ekshärad
  Ekshärad is a locality in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,387 inhabitants in 2009. Ekshärad is most famous for its historically-rich church...
  
  
• Geijersholm
  Geijersholm
  Geijersholm is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 243 inhabitants in 2005....
  
   
• Gumhöjden
• Hagfors
  Hagfors
  Hagfors is a locality and the seat of Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 5,403 inhabitants in 2005.Its history is traced to 1873, when it was decided to build two blast furnaces at the location....
  
   (seat)
• Mjönäs
  Mjönäs
  Mjönäs is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 218 inhabitants in 2005....
  
   
• Råda
  Råda
  Råda is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 475 inhabitants in 2005....
  
   
• Sunnemo
  Sunnemo
  Sunnemo is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 238 inhabitants in 2005....
  
   
• Uddeholm
  Uddeholm
  Uddeholm is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 763 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  

External links

• Hagfors Municipality - Official site
• Uddeholm Tooling AB