Official Name: | Forshaga |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Forshaga Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Värmland County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Värmland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.18 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 6,229 |
Population Density Km2: | 1201 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 59.5333°N 41°W |
Forshaga is a locality and the seat of Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010.
The municipality has more than 850 small and medium-sized companies across a broad spectrum of industries. A number of them are active in dental technology and in the care and rehabilitation of youths.
Forshaga municipality is the largest employer with about 950 employees. The largest private company in Forshaga is Stora Enso which has about 100 employees. Stora Enso is active in the paper industry and a member of the regional company cluster Paper Province.[2]