Värmlands Moose Park

Seasonal Schedule and Practical Details

The park operates on a fixed seasonal calendar. From early March to mid-April and from mid-September to early November, tours run at 11:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. The schedule expands in summer: June offers two daily tours (11:00 and 15:00) on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, while the peak period from 1 July to 13 September adds a 18:00 tour and extends to six days a week (Saturday through Wednesday plus Thursday and Friday).↗↗↗

Tickets cost 200 SEK for adults, 100 SEK for children aged 5–14, and 175 SEK for students and pensioners over 65. Payment by card or cash is accepted on site. The park is located at Holeberg in Ekshärad, in the forest between the hamlets of Hole and Norra Skoga, in the municipality of Hagfors in northern Värmland.↗↗↗

Booking and Access Rules

This is not a walk-up attraction. The park runs a strict timetable and does not allow drop-in visits; if a tour is sold out, staff will turn visitors away. Reserving a place online before arriving is essential, especially during the busy summer weeks. The park also operates without private tours or unguided visits of any kind — the guided format exists to protect the moose from stress, and there are no exceptions. If the park is closed, visitors are asked not to approach the fence or peer inside, as strangers cause fear and panic in the animals.↗↗

Dogs are not permitted on any tour because moose dislike them. The park does not offer dog-boarding facilities, so visitors travelling with pets need to arrange care elsewhere or leave them at home.↗↗

Getting There

Värmlands Moose Park sits in rural northern Värmland, roughly midway between Karlstad and the Norwegian border. The nearest town of any size is Hagfors, about 30 kilometres to the north. Driving is the most practical way to reach the park; the final stretch follows minor forest roads to the village of Hole, then the hamlet of Holeberg. The parking area is wheelchair accessible, though the park entrance itself is not.↗↗

What Visitors Remember

Reviews consistently single out the guides' passion and knowledge as the experience's defining quality. Visitors call it "a dive into a fairy world filled with moose," "the best Swedish experience," and "a must if you are in Sweden." The combination of ecological storytelling and physical closeness — feeling a warm antler crown, watching an animal chew with calm indifference to your presence — leaves even seasoned travellers with a sense of genuine wonder. Winter visits are also possible and offer their own quiet magic, with the moose moving through a snow-laden forest backdrop.↗