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Karlstad
Vaermland · Sweden
City population
61,492
#25
in Sweden
#1
in Vaermland
#9,378
worldwide
59.379, 13.504 · 259 km from Stockholm
About Karlstad
Karlstad is a city in Vaermland, Sweden with a population of 61,492. It is the 25th largest of the 99 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sweden, and the 9,378th largest worldwide. It lies 259 km from Stockholm.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Vaermland
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
58 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Stockholm
Coordinates
59.379, 13.504
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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