Map of Karlstad, Sweden

Karlstad is the administrative centre of Värmland, Sweden, with a population of about 61,492. It lies at 59.3793°N, 13.5036°E. Karlstad is about 259 km (161 mi) west of Stockholm, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Örebro, 97 km to the east.

Karlstad at a glance

Where is Karlstad?

• The 25th largest city in Sweden by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 04 min on the shortest day to 18 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Karlstad

• Örebro — 97 km east
• Skövde — 112 km south
• Sarpsborg — 136 km west, Norway
• Trollhättan — 140 km southwest
• Uddevalla — 146 km southwest
• Lillestrøm — 152 km northwest, Norway
• Linköping — 162 km southeast
• Borlänge — 164 km northeast
• Falun — 180 km northeast
• Jönköping — 182 km south

Largest cities in Sweden

• Stockholm — 1,515,017
• Gothenburg — 608,462
• Malmö — 362,133
• Uppsala — 177,074
• Linköping — 166,673
• Örebro — 155,989
• Sollentuna — 139,606
• Umeå — 130,224
• Västerås — 127,799
• Jönköping — 112,766

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.