{"id":13590,"date":"2024-01-29T16:26:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vildmark.se\/?page_id=13590"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:55:52","slug":"the-history-of-vildmark-i-varmland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vildmark.se\/en\/good-to-know\/the-history-of-vildmark-i-varmland\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-container block-core-cover alignfull\"><div class=\"block is-wp-block core-cover\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6615 lazy\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24ea8e440236c8ffab1fb7386730c817-1920x1080-c-center.webp\" style=\"object-position:44% 25%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"44% 25%\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"block-container block-acf-breadcrumbs has-link-color\"><div class=\"block is-acf-block acf-breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-breadcrumbs wp-elements-ce5fbe2a945f0e71833d641560dc0f67\"><ul class=\"breadcrumbs d-flex\">\n\t \n\t<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item has-white-color has-text-color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vildmark.se\/en\/\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t \n\t<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item has-white-color has-text-color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs__item__active\">The history of Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-container block-core-heading alignwide alignleft\"><div class=\"block is-wp-block core-heading\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:3.5rem\">The history of Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-container block-acf-cards\"><div class=\"block is-acf-block acf-cards\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-cards\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-750x463-c-center.jpeg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-1500x926-c-center.jpeg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-492x304-c-center.jpeg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-984x608-c-center.jpeg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"Pilgrimstur Tf\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pilgrimstur-Tf-750x463-c-center.jpeg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1978<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The history of timber raft tours on the river Klar\u00e4lven organized by Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland starts in 1978 with the statement \u201cSomething has to be done\u201d. People were moving from northern V\u00e4rmland and unemployment was high. The local authority of Torsby worked with different organisations and put together groups of people from different industries. The groups were to come up with suggestions for projects to start in the area. The most important goal of the projects was that they were supposed to generate work. Most of the ideas were never used, but from the group that was responsible for tourism came an idea that they thought was good enough to be tested.<\/p>\n<p>In 1979, the tourism group decided to try the idea of timber rafting on the river Klar\u00e4lven. \u00a0Timber rafts floated downstream on the river Klar\u00e4lven every summer since 1953, which is when the Swedish Scouts embarked on a timber raft tour they called &#8220;the blue hike&#8221;. Anders Wiss, who had been one of the Scouts on &#8220;the blue hike&#8221; and was now a member of the tourism group, decided that he and his wife Birgitta, would arrange timber raft tours as an opportunity for economic development in Torsby. The others in the group regarded the pair as a bit mad and thought timber raft tours would never work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper order-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-750x463-c-center.jpeg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-1500x926-c-center.jpeg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-492x304-c-center.jpeg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-984x608-c-center.jpeg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"Gammal byggplats 1\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gammal-byggplats-1-750x463-c-center.jpeg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The start<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this pilgrimage, in the summer of 1980, the husband and wife team were ready to offer organized timber raft tours on the river Klar\u00e4lven. In this first season, there were 200 guests, 90 journalists, marketers and people from travel agencies who embarked on the timber raft tour down the river Klar\u00e4lven. A lot of publicity followed, however, the first year was not profitable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1981, the first timber raft instructor was hired and during this second season approximately 800 guests floated down the river on timber rafts. The previous year&#8217;s financial loss was more than covered by the 1982 season, and from this year the company began to grow. Another instructor was hired for the third season, which saw approximately 1,200 guests find their way to the Klar\u00e4lven to build a timber raft and float down the river.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-1500x926-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-492x304-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-984x608-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"Fp st\u00e4nk\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fp-stank-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The business is developing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1983, the company changed its name to &#8220;Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland&#8221;. The concept of timber rafting continued to develop in the coming years and the number of employed instructors grew. In 1987, the business expanded to include canoe packages and white-water canoeing. In 1988 white-water rafting in rubber boats in the northern parts of the Klar\u00e4lven was added to the services offered at Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland. The number of employees increased to about 20 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper order-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpeg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-1500x926-c-center.jpeg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-492x304-c-center.jpeg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-984x608-c-center.jpeg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"IMG_7526\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7526-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpeg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Retrospects<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">A lot of water has flowed under Klar\u00e4lven&#8217;s bridges since Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland first began its operations in 1980. The company has navigated significant changes and challenges over the decades, while remaining steadfast in its commitment to preserving the region&#8217;s natural heritage. Here are a few snapshots of the company&#8217;s history: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 1991, log driving on the river Klar\u00e4lven ceased as a transport route for timber to sawmills and pulp mills, but Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland continued the tradition by offering log raft tours on the river Klar\u00e4lven.<\/li>\n<li>In 1993 the Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland acquired Klar\u00e4lvens Camping, adding accommodation options like cabins, mobile home and caravan sites, and tent sites, as well as a dedicated timber raft building site.<\/li>\n<li>In 1995, a powerful spring flood and heavy rains inundated the campsite with water from the river Klar\u00e4lven. The campsite was heavily impacted with water reaching the windows of the cabins.<\/li>\n<li>In 2000, long-time employees IngMarie and Anders Junler took over the reins, upholding the same principles that had guided the business since its inception. Their leadership saw Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland&#8217;s timber raft tours achieve the Swedish &#8220;Nature&#8217;s Best&#8221; ecotourism certification in 2002, which has since been upgraded to &#8220;Nature&#8217;s Best 2.0&#8221; in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>In 2005, IngMarie and Anders acquired Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland and continue to run the business today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over the years, the company has continued to evolve, introducing new products and packages, renovating the campsite, and expanding its facilities. Even through the challenges of the recent pandemic and fluctuating water levels in the Klar\u00e4lven, Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland has remained steadfast in its mission, adapting to the ever changing nature and innovating to provide unforgettable experiences for its guests. The company owes a debt of gratitude to all the visitors who have entrusted it with their adventures, as well as the dedicated employees who have contributed to Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland&#8217;s growth and development over the decades. It is this collective effort that has transformed the business into the respected ecotourism operation it is today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-1500x926-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-492x304-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-984x608-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"2022-Bjorn Snelders-Klar\u00e4lven-3\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2022-Bjorn-Snelders-Klaralven-3-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Prizes and awards<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With great joy, Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland has been honoured with various awards and nominations. Some of the notable accolades include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1986, Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland received the award &#8220;this year&#8217;s Gnosj\u00f6are&#8221;. Gnosj\u00f6 is a city in Sweden that is known for being full of people that can make a profit from almost anything.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1988, 1993 and 2020, Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland received the award for &#8220;This year\u2019s enterprising spirit&#8221; from Torsby municipality.<\/p>\n<p>2005, Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland received an award for &#8220;the third best tourism product in Scandinavia\u201d from Scandinavian Travel Award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008, Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland was nominated as one of the best experiences in Sweden by tour operators in Germany, Holland, England, France and Italy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2009, Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland was again named as one of the best experiences in Sweden, this year by tour operators in Germany, Holland, England, France, Italy, USA and Russia. Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland received the Grand Tourism Award and L\u00f6fbergs Lila honorable mention for marketing efforts outside of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2013, National Geographic added Vildmark i V\u00e4rmland&#8217;s Timber Raft Tours to their list of &#8220;50 Tours of a Lifetime&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2019, the owners of the company received the award for &#8220;This year&#8217;s entrepreneur\/innovator&#8221; from SCR Swedish Camping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020, the Timber Raft Tour down the river Klar\u00e4lven won the category &#8220;Best Individual Product&#8221; in Scandinavia 2020. The organisation behind the prize is Scandinavian Outdoor Award TRAVEL was the organiser of this prize. 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