Mässen () was built as a hotel, but currently operates as a restaurant. It is located by the

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, in Karlskoga,

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. Mässen was initially intended to exclusively serve the guests of arms manufacturer Bofors. It was built by Per Hultén and designed by

Folke Zettervall Folke Zettervall (21 October 1862 – 12 March 1955) was a Swedish architect and head architect with the Swedish State Railways (''Statens Järnvägar'') between 1895 and 1930. Biography Zettervall was born at Lund, Sweden. He was the son of ...

. It was constructed in the 1900s, and completed in 1906, and officially opened in 1908. It was replaced by the

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in the 1930s. The building was renovated in the 1980s by interior architect Kristina Winberg.

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Hotel buildings completed in 1906 Buildings and structures in Karlskoga Municipality Bofors 1906 establishments in Sweden {{Karlskoga-stub

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