Arvika Fordonsmuseum

Arvika Fordonsmuseum in Arvika, Sweden, displays over 100 vintage vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and industrial artifacts, in a historic factory building.

Planning your visit

Arvika Fordonsmuseum in Varmland displays over 100 vehicles in a historic factory building — cars, motorcycles, bicycles, mopeds, tractors and industrial machinery, alongside the tools and equipment of Swedish mechanical manufacturing.

Sweden's automotive industry is better known through Volvo and Saab, but the country had a substantial ecosystem of smaller manufacturers, engineering works and regional industry, and museums like this preserve that layer. The collection includes Swedish and international marques across the twentieth century, with particular strength in everyday vehicles rather than exotica — the machines people actually owned.

The factory setting suits the material, and the local industrial history is part of the display.

Arvika sits in western Sweden near the Norwegian border, a region of forests and lakes better known for outdoor recreation than museums.

This is a volunteer-supported enthusiast museum rather than a national institution, with the character that implies.

Bookable options are entry tickets. Current availability is listed below.