Our sites and facilities: Strömsdal

A village in the Finnmark, once producing bar iron and pig iron for export


Opening times:
Friday 10th July, 11-17 The Strömsdal
day in the Säfsen week with open smithery, market and café in the night cabin. A Local
History day Wed 29th July, 11-14.
For detailed information please contact the
Tourist office +46 (0)240-860 50 or:
Ludvika tourism

Village, Smithery, Finnish lands, Lakes, Nature, Walking paths

The Strömdal blast furnace was built in 1727 and took its name from Hans Olsson Ström (1684–1761), the man who financed it. The ore came from the mines in Grängesberg, having first been transported across lake Norra Hörken to the blast furnace, in which the pig iron was extracted from the ore. The pig iron was then transported to the forge at Gravendal. Later, a rail link was established between Hörken station and Fredriksberg. The Sebastian Grave steam engine is now in the railway museum at Grängesberg.

Thanks to the railway, the capacity of the works increased, and the population of Strömsdal grew from 22 to 250. Engine sheds and sawmills were established, but the golden era was short-lived. The blast furnace was closed down in 1909 and demolished in 1919. Much still remains, including the ruin of the smelting house, together with the dams, the forge in which implements and tools were made, the manor house and the night cabin, where the smelting-house workers could spend the night. Summertime this cabin is open to the public with exhibitions and a café.