Arvika Municipality (''Arvika kommun'') is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Värmland County
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in west central
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in the
city
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of
Arvika
Arvika is a locality and the seat of Arvika Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 14,244 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
The town of Arvika is situated at Kyrkviken, a bay of Glafsfjorden, Sweden's only inland fjord, a remnant of the time ...
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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
Arvika Festival ( sv, Arvikafestivalen) was an annual music festival held in Arvika, Sweden. It took place during three days in the middle of July, from Thursday to Saturday, with camping available from the beginning of the week. The non-profit as ...
that attracts international artists.
Localities
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Arvika
Arvika is a locality and the seat of Arvika Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 14,244 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
The town of Arvika is situated at Kyrkviken, a bay of Glafsfjorden, Sweden's only inland fjord, a remnant of the time ...
(seat)
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Edane
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Glava Glava AS is a Norwegian industrial company with headquarters in Askim. The name is a portmanteau of the Norwegian word ''glassvatt'', meaning glass wool. Glass wool used as insulation material is the company's main product. Production takes place at ...
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Gunnarskog
Gunnarskog or Stommen is a locality situated in Arvika Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 290 inhabitants in 2010. Skramlestenen
Skramlestenen or The Skramle Stone is an old Runestone
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Jössefors
Jössefors is a locality situated in Arvika Municipality, Värmland County
Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as ...
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Klässbol
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Sulvik
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Åmotfors
Åmotfors is a bimunicipal locality situated in Eda Municipality and Arvika Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's ...
(partly)
Notable natives
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Kenny Bräck
Kenny Bräck (born 21 March 1966) is a Swedish former race car driver. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He won the 1998 Indy Racing League championship and the 1999 Indianapoli ...
,
racing
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driver
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Per Eklund
Per Torsten Eklund (born 21 June 1946) is a Swedish Rally and Rallycross driver. His nickname is "Pekka". In rallying he never made it to the very top but he has been very successful in his later rallycross career.
Biography
Saab works dr ...
,
rally
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and
rallycross driver
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Tommy Kristoffersson
Tommy Sten Kristoffersson, actually Tommy Sten Kristoffersen, (born 1 May 1959 in Eda) is a Swedish race car driver whose father hails from Denmark. In the beginning of his career he competed in rallycross for Audi before starting a team in the S ...
, rallycross and racing driver
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, opera singer
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Kjellaug Nordsjö
Astrid Kjellaug Nordsjö (November 14, 1926 – March 31, 2021) was a Swedish-Norwegian artist. Nordsjö is considered one of the Nordic countries' foremost icon painters. She is represented in the Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt, in churches ...
, icon painter
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, actor
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Jacob de la Rose
Jacob Waldemar de la Rose (born 20 May 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL). de la Rose was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 34th overal ...
,
ice hockey
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player
Politics
Result of the 2018 municipality election (loss or gain from 2014 elections):
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Moderate Party
The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic liber ...
18.36% (+3.35%)
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Centre Party 12.46% (+2.02%)
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Liberals 3.37% (−1.04%)
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Christian Democrats
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Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea ...
2.84% (+0.92%)
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Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( sv, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti ; S/SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna ), is a social-d ...
39.18% (−7.53%)
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Left Party 6.75% (−0.35%)
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Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
3.05% (−2.32%)
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Sweden Democrats
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11.95% (+3.38%)
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Feminist Initiative 1.87 (+1.66%)
*Other parties 0.16% (−0.08%)
References
External links
Arvika Municipality– Official site
Arvika Festival– Official site
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