Overview
Klarälven is a river flowing through Norway and Sweden. Together with Göta älv, which it is called as the river has passed through the lake Vänern, thus regarded as an entity, Göta älv—Klarälven is the longest river in Scandinavia.
Description
Klarälven is the river most south of our great north Swedish rivers. It starts in Härjedalen's mountains, passes the lake Rogen, crosses the border to Norway and flows through the lakes Femunden and Isteren, continues southwards and returns to the Swedish area in the north of Värmland. The river then flows like an artery through the landscape, from Långflon in the north to Karlstad in the south.
Through its central location and strength, Klarälven has been dominated for the Värmland’s business sector. In the past; lakes and streams formed a natural communication route, so people moved to all distant areas. Although only a few discoveries from the Stone Age are found in the northern part of Värmland. You can assume that the first colonists have followed the river to the north and built the first village.