Järnrutten

Wij valsverk Wij rolling mill N 60° 53,058' E 16° 42,390'
Address:	Vigatan 4, 816 30 Ockelbo
Phone:	+46(0)297-402 42
Opening times:	Exhibition Viotti June 14-Aug 16 daily 10-17.
www.wij.se
Information Medium heavy and light rolling mills from 1885 which supplied steel to the razor blade manufacturer Gillette. A historic environment, where little has changed since the closure in 1933. Art exhibitions of high quality in the summer.

Wetterlings yxfabrik Wetterling axe factory N 60° 35,540' E 16° 31,615'
Address:	Vallbyvägen 58, 812 30 Storvik
Phone:	+46(0)290-100 22
Opening times:	Daily 7-16. Closed July.
Information In 1882, the Wetterling brothers founded an axe factory in Storvik and made industrial history. Wetterling's axes are quality products; still made in the same smithy as over 125 years ago. Phone for a guided tour.

Thorshammars verkstad Thorshammar workshop N 60° 05,417' E 15° 54,086'
Address:	Along the Frag road ca 2 km north of Norberg. .
Phone:	Norberg Tourism +46 (0)223-291 30
www.norberg.se
Information An intact workshop! Around the turn of the last century, 33 people worked here, making items such as graters and snuff boxes from bought-in metal. Up until 1983 it was possible to have your copper pots polished and repaired here.

Smedsgården N 60° 37,008' E 16° 46,785'
Address:	Smedsgatan 15, 811 30 Sandviken
Telefon:	+46(0)26-258686 +46(0)70-2420806
Opening times:	Jan-Feb & Oct-Dec: Sun 15-17, March-June & Aug-Sept: Wed & Sun 15-17. July: Wed, Thur & Sun 15-17. Guided tour can be booked for other times at 026- 25 60 76 or 070-273 22 61 (Pirjo Milekvist).
alfjansson@passagen.se
Information Works museum where former homes and a school classroom have been arranged to show what life was like here. Don't miss Sandviken's many modernistic buildings, some designed by Ralph Erskine, in the town centre.

Sandvik AB N 60° 37,300' E 16° 47,463'
Address:	Storgatan 2, 811 34 Sandviken
Phone:	+46(0)26-26000
Opening times:	All year round
www.sandvik.se
Information High-technological engineering group with advanced products and a world leading position in materials technology. Founded in 1862, the Sandvik plant is an industrial region in itself.

Ovako Hofors N 60° 33,147' E 16° 17,903'
Address:	Hantverkargatan, 813 35 Hofors
Phone:	+46(0)290-25 000
Opening times:	All year round; tours by appointment
www.ovako.com
Information World-class modern steel industry. The site has a long tradition of industrial history and the Ovako plant in Hofors is an industrial region in itself.

Ovako Forsbacka N 60° 37,216' E 16° 54,120'
Address:	Stentorpsvägen, Forsbacka
Phone:	+46(0)26-238 000
Opening times:	All year round; tours by appointment
www.ovako.com
Information Iron handling traditions are maintained in Forsbacka in the new rolling mill from 1963, situated about 700 meters north of the original ironworks. The company manufactures for example grinding balls for the mining industry.

Outokumpu Stainless Thin Strip AB Kloster N 60° 26,800' E 16° 2,531'
Address:	Svältbacken Box 100 770 70 Långshyttan
Phone:	0225-632 00

Oljeön The oil-island N 59° 57,475' E 16° 00,562'
Address:	Located on an island in the lake close to Ängelsberg. Guided tours start at the Visitor Center in the station.
Phone:	+46 (0)223 444 64. Fagersta tourism +46 (0)223-131 00
Opening times:	May - June 20 Sat-Sun 13. June 26-Aug 15 guided tours daily 11,13 and at 15. At other times Sat-Sun 13 until Sept 26. The new Oil Island Infocenter follows the scedule.
www.fagersta.se
Information The oldest preserved oil refinery in the world was built here on the island in 1875 and gave Central Sweden paraffin and lubricating oils for 50 years. The crude oil came from the United States. Who the founder was as a person, is cause for speculation.

Lienshytte masugn Lienshytte Blast Furnace N 59° 48,474' E 15° 32,370'
Address:	Hyttvägen 3 730 91 Riddarhyttan
Phone:	+46 (0)222-133 30, Skinnskatteberg tourism +46 (0)222 450 45
Opening times:	Every Wed at 18 in July guided tours in the blast furnace interior.
www.skinnskatteberg.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information The blast furnace, fired with charcoal, was in operation until 1959. In the 17th century, iron works, saw and flour-mill were all located down by the falls. Today, the large slag heap is a site of cultural importance.

Kopparverket N 59° 48,898' E 15° 34,177'
Address:	From road 68 from Fagersta turn right through Riddarhyttan village. Follow sign at the end.
Telefon:	Skinnskatteberg tourism +46 (0)222 450 45
Opening times:	Miljön alltid tillgänglig. Skyltar finns.
www.skinnskatteberg.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information Copper ore was mined, and copper produced, here from the Middle Ages until the 1870’s. Slag heaps dominate the area, and are clearly visible, as slag makes the soil sterile, allowing no vegetation to grow.

Hofors hembygdsgård Hofors homestead museum N 60° 32,864' E 16° 17,571'
Address:	Bergsgatan 13, 813 30 Hofors
Phone:	+46(0)290-24610
Opening times:	Summer: weekends
www.hoforshembygdsforening.se info@hoforshembygdsforening.se
Information One of Hofors' works barracks from the 1870's; today a homestead. Visit a mining family at home - in the end of the 19th century, in the 1920's, 1950's and in the 1980's.

Gamla Meken N 60° 8,374' E 15° 24,722'
Address:	Kyrkogatan 12, 777 30 Smedjebacken
Phone:	0240-717 55 070 584 54 41
Opening times:	Wed-Fri 12-17 Sat-Sun 11-14 Sat June 12 11-16 Garden fair with wedding theme. June 30-Aug 15 exibition "Man behind the steel", fotographer Lars Dahlström. Wed July 14 at 3pm Brass concert.
www.gamlameken.se
Information Exciting art gallery i old, raw industrial setting. Art by working class painter Johan Ahlbäck. Exhibitions, concerts, opera, theatre and lectures.

Föreningshuset Valhalla Valhalla club house N 60° 36,825' E 16° 46,240'
Address:	Seegatan 1, 811 33 Sandviken
Phone:	+46(0)26-270709
Opening times:	All year round
Information The club house Valhalla, "a cross between a viking ship and a chinese temple" was built in 1908 by the factory. If you like Modernism, don't miss Nya Bruket (the new works) by Ralph Erskine on the other side of Fredriksgatan.

Forsbacka bruk Forsbacka works N 60° 36,755'' E 16° 54,153'
Address:	Stentorpsvägen 9, 818 42 Forsbacka
Phone:	+46(0)26-357 31
Opening times:	June 21-Aug 16 weekdays 11-18, Sun 11-17. Accessible all year around.
www.forsbackabruk.com
Information Historic industrial setting full of contrasts. Large works plant from the early 20th century, picturesque buildings, modern scrap handling and an idyllic manor park. Summer café.

Erasteel Kloster AB N 60° 27,046' E 16° 2,272'
Address:	Box 102 770 70 Långshyttan
Phone:	0293-543 00

Rosenlöfs tryckerimuseum Rosenlöf printing museum N 60° 36,100' E 16° 37,348'
Address:	Korsikavägen 23, 812 23 Kungsgården
Phone:	+46(0)290-37618
Opening times:	Summer; all other times by appointment
www.rosenlofsvanner.se
Information: A museum which is unique of its kind in Europe and with few like it in the world. The printing works was founded in 1890 and had its heyday in the 1920's and -30's, which is when the clock stopped here.

Trångforsområdet The Trångfors area N 59° 37,656’ E 16° 12,208’
Address:	From Surahammar road 252 turn left before Hallstahammar. Follow a sandy road 400 m.
Phone:	the Canal Museum 0220-174 09, Lars Lysén 0220-129 85 or 073-963 50 57
Opening times:	June 8 at 19 "Evening by the charcoal burning huts" with Per Sörman. July Sat-Sun 13-17. The Trångfors day Sun Aug 15 12-17.
www.svedviberg.se/trangfors.htm www.hallstahammar.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information: The smithy with its impressive hammer and power station are built a hundred years apart – 1799 and 1899. They both got power from the water which flows nearby. Nice walking path around the area.

Stålstaden Hofors Hofors steel town N 60° 32, 822' E 16° 17,354'
Address:	Östra och Västra Parkgatan, 813 30 Hofors
Phone:	+46(0)290-280 02
Opening times:	All year round; always accessible
www.hofors.se focus@hofors.se
Information: Hofors is worth a visit. Its long tradition of industry is visible everywhere. The industry housing between the streets Storgatan and Västra Parkgatan was designed by Cyrillus Johansson and built in 1918-21. The manor from 1802 is near Norra Porten, the northern gate.

Trångfors smedja Trångfors smithy N 59° 37,656’ E 16° 12,208’
Address:	From Surahammar road 252 turn to the left before Hallstahammar. Follow sandy road ca 400 m.
Phone:	+46 (0)220-174 09 The Canal museum
Opening times:	Every Sat-Sun in July at 13-17. The Trångfors Day Sun 16th Aug at 12-16.
www.hallstahammar.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information: The smithy, with hammer and water wheel, is strategically located by the canal and has been restored thanks to non-profit contributors. The large, well preserved coal building is located on the slope nearby and there is a charring stack on the other side of the canal.

Ovako Smedjebacken N 60° 8,293' E 15° 24,629'
Address:	Central Smedjebacken
Phone:	0240-66 80 81 Ulrika Camitz 0240-66 83 08 Michael Danielsson
Opening times:	Guided tours around the steelworks and rolling mill for groups of 5 to 15 people. Book at least two days before visiting.
www.ovako.com
Information: Large steelworks, smelting plant and rolling mill which developed from the iron works of Smedjebacken, which in turn had its roots in the old works at Flatenberg.

Karmansbo smedja Karmansbo Smithy N 59° 35,969’ E 15° 50,337’
Address:	Karmansbo Herrgård, 730 30 Kolsva
Phone:	46 (0)222-305 19 or +46 (0)70-777 36 74
Opening times:	Smithery open June & Aug Sat-Sun 13-16. July Tue-Sun 13-16, the Iron Day Sat July 3 10-13
www.karmansbo.se www.skinnskatteberg.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information: Restored smithy where occasionally bar iron is still made for visitors to see. A water wheel operates a seven ton heavy smelting-hammer. The themed iron day on the first Saturday of July every year is a big occasion.