Arvika Municipality

Arvika Municipality Arvika kommun
Municipality
Arvika Town Hall
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°39′N 12°35′E / 59.650°N 12.583°E / 59.650; 12.583Coordinates: 59°39′N 12°35′E / 59.650°N 12.583°E / 59.650; 12.583
Country	Sweden
County	Värmland County
Seat	Arvika
Area [1]
• Total	1,956.13 km2 (755.27 sq mi)
• Land	1,649.06 km2 (636.71 sq mi)
• Water	307.07 km2 (118.56 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2019)[2]
• Total	26,045
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Värmland
Municipal code	1784
Website	www.arvika.se

Arvika Municipality (Arvika kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Arvika.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Arvika was amalgamated with five rural municipalities of Glava, Gunnarskog, Älgå, Brunskog and Stavnäs.

Arvika is most known for the annual Arvika Festival that attracts international artists.

Localities[]

• Arvika (seat)
• Edane
• Glava
• Gunnarskog
• Jössefors
• Klässbol
• Sulvik
• Åmotfors (partly)

Notable natives[]

• Kenny Bräck, racing driver
• Per Eklund, rally and rallycross driver
• Tommy Kristoffersson, rallycross and racing driver
• Håkan Hagegård, opera singer
• Kjellaug Nordsjö, icon painter
• August Warberg, actor
• Jacob de la Rose, ice hockey player

Politics[]

Result of the 2018 municipality election (loss or gain from 2014 elections):^[3]

• Moderate Party 18.36% (+3.35%)
• Centre Party 12.46% (+2.02%)
• Liberals 3.37% (−1.04%)
• Christian Democrats 2.84% (+0.92%)
• Swedish Social Democratic Party 39.18% (−7.53%)
• Left Party 6.75% (−0.35%)
• Green Party 3.05% (−2.32%)
• Sweden Democrats 11.95% (+3.38%)
• Feminist Initiative 1.87 (+1.66%)
• Other parties 0.16% (−0.08%)

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arvika Municipality.

• Arvika Municipality – Official site
• Arvika Festival – Official site