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

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, in

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. Mässen was initially intended to exclusively serve the guests of arms manufacturer

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. It was built by Per Hultén and designed by

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. It was constructed in the 1900s, and completed in 1906, and officially opened in 1908. It was replaced by the Bofors Hotel 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 Bofors 1906 establishments in Sweden {{Karlskoga-stub

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