Säffle
Säffle is a locality and the seat of Säffle Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 9,150 inhabitants in 2016. In 1951 the town of Säffle was officially awarded City status, the last place for this to occur in Sweden. This was abolished in 1971 and Säffle is now the seat of the much larger Säffle Municipality.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Säffle • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Sweden • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Säffle Municipality • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Värmland County • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Värmland • Area Total Km2 — 7.35 • Population As Of — 31 December 2010 • Population Total — 8,991 • Population Density Km2 — 1223 • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2
History
History
Säffle's main growth as a town took place after the building of a canal in 1837 which allowed boats to safely bypass a section of turbulent water and rapids in the Byälven river. In 1879 the railway came, linking Säffle with both the west and east coasts, the capital Stockholm and the busy port of Gothenburg. This enabled Säffle to transport her wood products and the village soon became a thriving town. In 1882 Säffle had a population of 700 inhabitants. Today, Säffle municipality has 16,077 inhabitants (1 January 2005). According to legend, the Viking Olof Trätälja settled and lived in Säffle. Streets, churches, and a lot of other places are named after him.
Sports associations
Sports associations
• Säffle Hockey Club - Ice hockey • SK Sifhälla - football • Säffle FF - football
Art & museum
Art & museum
• Viking Trail Society • The Viking center of Värmland - The Viking museum outside Säffle
Trade & industry
Trade & industry
The economy of Säffle is largely based on industry. Säffle has continued to grow as the pulpwood industry has expanded in Sweden. The pulp mill in Säffle has been a major driving force in the local economy. In the early 19th Century there was also a brickworks in Säffle, which supplied the town with facing bricks. This you can see on all of the buildings from this period in central Säffle. The biggest companies in Säffle today are: SOMAS Nordic Paper Seffle AB Säffle Karosseri / Volvo Buses BTG CCI MOELVEN
Famous people from Säffle
Famous people from Säffle
• Gunnar Andersson, football player • Daniel Carlsson, rally driver • Anders Jacobsson, member of the gothic/doom metal band Draconian • Johan Ericson, multinstrumental musician member of Draconian, Doom:VS and Shadowgarden • Annichen Kringstad, orienteer • Daniel Arvidsson, musician, member of Draconian • Esaias Tegnér, writer and bishop • Tina Thörner, rally co-driver • Lars-Erik Torph, rally driver
Cultural references
Cultural references
Most parts of the Kanal 5 reality series Lite sällskap, hosted by Swedish comedians Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson were recorded in Säffle.
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