Leo's Lekland

In Karlstad city centre you’ll find all the big, established Swedish retail brands like Lindex (women's wear), Åhléns (department store), all with their own stores. In the smaller stores and boutiques you’ll also find rising stars of the international and Swedish fashion scenes such as Odd Molly, Filippa K, Whyred, J. Lindberg, Nudie Jeans …

Why not visit Ikea on its home turf? We won’t bother telling you what to look out for at Ikea, you probably live close to one. Ikea lies beside Bergvik Köpcentrum (shopping centre) just outside town. Bergvik was awarded 'shopping centre of the year' in Sweden in 2008, with its 68 shops, restaurants and …

Travelling with kids sometimes could be tiring but not if you pay a visit to Leo's, a playland only for kids. Leo's features every kind of attractions, from ball pool to waterfall to pirate ship - a truly paradise for kids from age 4 to 7. For the little ones there is the "mini …

Vänern is Sweden's biggest lake and it has an archipelago of 20,000 islands and islets. What a better way of discovering Vänern's northern reaches than renting a kayak from the experts at Vänerkayak whose shop is at 'Inre Hamn' in Karlstad. You can hire a kayak and go out on your own, or with …

Here in Välsviken you can find different kind of stores, like ICA Kvantum, Elgiganten MegaStore, Jula, Lager 157, Stadium Outlet and XXL Sport. Välsviken is 8 km east from Karlstad city centre and they provide also a free parking …