Forshaga
In Forshaga municipality, 11,300 persons live, who all enjoy the soft values of life. We like it here in Deje, Forshaga and Olsäter and we also benefit from Värmland’s natural environment in the countryside.
Facts about the municipality
Population numbers
11488
Size by area
397 km²
Welcome to a child municipality in Värmland! The proximity gives us choices. The pulse of the city or the calm of nature? Here we have both environments within reach.
Housing
Are you looking for housing in Forshaga? Our municipal housing company FABO rents out flats in good condition and with a good standard. We have summarised information about our housing areas on our website, and there is also a list of private landlords.
Language groups in the locality
At least ten different languages are spoken in the municipality, among them Arabic, Persian, Burmese, Tigrinya and Somali.
Associations and organisations
Forshaga municipality has a broad range of associations with more than 100 associations within sport, culture and other areas, most of them with activities for children and young persons. In the association register you can search for specific associations, and you can also find out which associations are active within different areas.
What is available in the immediate area
There are two libraries (Forshaga and Deje), a culture house, a people's house, social services office, Fritidsbanken, indoor swimming pool, sports halls, sports pitches, ice rink, skateboard park, slalom slope, lighted running tracks, beaches and a recycling centre.
Här finns också flyktingmottagning, Familjecentrum, arbetsförmedling, Röda Korsets Kupan (mötesplats, flyktingguider och secondhand-butik), kyrkor, livsmedelsbutiker, banker, caféer, frisörer och bensinstationer med mera. IKEA, köpcentrum och secondhand-butiker (Gengåvan, Myrorna, Solareturen) finns i grannkommunen Karlstad.
Childcare
Nursery schools, family day nurseries and after-school clubs are available in various parts of the municipality, and are offered once your child has turned one year if you are working/looking for work or studying. The family centre also has an open nursery school and a baby café.
Comprehensive and upper secondary schools
Forshaga has five municipal comprehensive schools, of which two are also lower secondary schools. Parents and children are entitled to choose together the comprehensive school they think are best for the children.
Forshaga does not have an upper secondary school operated by the municipality. There is an independent upper secondary school, ForshagaAkademin, offering four educational programmes. Most upper secondary pupils in the municipality attend various upper secondary schools in Värmland.
Education opportunities
Within the municipal adult education (Komvux) in Forshaga your can read courses at basic and upper secondary level, occupational courses and teaching of Swedish for Immigrants (SfI).
Occupational further education is a form of education as post-upper secondary level. Theory and practice are sandwiched and the training is focused on psycho-social work. Close by there is also a university, Karlstad university.
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Health and medical care
The municipality has a medical centre, child and ante-natal healthcare clinics, public dental care and a pharmacy. Contact with healthcare is available via 1177 - Vårdguiden.
Interpreter assistance
You can get interpreter assistance via Tolkcentralen in Karlstad. They have 205 interpreters registered, who speak a total of 135 languages.
Public transport
Värmlandstrafik operates several bus routes in the municipality. If you are travelling further, there are good options by bus and train, or by plane from Karlstad airport.
Work and entrepreneurship
The municipality has many small and medium-sized companies, within a broad spectrum of industries. Several are active within dental technology and within healthcare and rehabilitation of young persons. Forshaga municipality is the largest employer, and the largest private company is Stora Enso. Many who live in Forshaga work in the surrounding municipalities, primarily in Karlstad.
