Activities & Events
RENT A BOAT,
THE BOAT-DOCK OR CANOES
Here you can rent a canoe, kayak, boat-dock or boat with an electric motor. Of course, you can also borrow a life jacket subject to availability. Contact Niclas + 46 793991560
GLAMPING
Real beds. Wake up to the chirping of birds and the rustle of the wind in our nice glamping tents in Sävsjön!
Book here!
SLEEP LIKE KINGS IN BORGVIK
If you do not want to camp, you can enjoy a comfortable bed and a private bathroom at Kungskvarnen's (Kings Mill) hotel in Borgvik. There are three family rooms and four large double rooms in the old inn on Rallvägen and 20 smaller rooms in two wooden buildings near the mill. Breakfast is served in Kungskvarnen's restaurant, and if the sun is shining you can enjoy it on the veranda next to the rippling river. Read more here
PICK MUSHROOMS AND BERRIES
There are usually plenty of both berries and mushrooms in the forests around Sävsjön. First out are yellow chanterelles and porcini mushroom then come wild raspberries, blueberries and finally lingonberries and autumn chanterelles.
FISHING
In Sävsjön's waters you can get a pacifier of both pike and perch. You can buy fishing licenses online via iFiske. If you want to rent a boat and / or fishing equipment, you can contact us, phone +46 70 3991560
KAYAKING
& SUP IN BORGVIK
Vänerkajak is located in the workshop in Borgvik . They have sales, rentals and paddle courses in the harbor. You can also paddle up in Värmeln from the river above Kungskvarnen restaurant. Canoes and kayaks can also be rented there !
RIDE A BIKE
Discover the environment on two wheels! Cycle on your own, or check out our suggestions for excursion destinations. Read more here.
YOGA
Sign up for a yoga session with Sara Jane. During the winter, she holds courses and workshops in Kungskvarnen. In the summer, it is done outdoors in Hyttruinen in Borgvik.
Read more here!
CYCLE A DISTANCE OF THE GRAND TOUR
Lake Vänern Grand Tour is a currently ongoing and developing concept that will help to make Lake Vänern a destination, with activities around the lake. The bicycle path that is being build around the lake will be the backbone of this concept. Try it out!
EXPERIENCE HISTORY
Borgvik, which is about 7 km away, is one of Värmland's best-preserved working environments. There have been mills, ironworks, wood grinding mills, carpentry factories, sawmills and freight ports. Kungskvarnen lives on as a hotel and restaurant, the grain magazine is now a museum, the grinding mill has become an art gallery and local crafts are now sold in the old shop. Book a guided tour here.
SHOP ARTS & CRAFTS IN BORGVIK
The Kungskvarnen Hotel has a gift shop with a variety of souvenirs, from lamb skin to postcards. Local crafts can be found in Boa, the old shop. You can also make exciting finds in the antique store Borgviks Antik & Kuriosa, or buy exclusive art at Sliperiet.