Bjorkborn Manor
Alfred Nobel's last Swedish home at Karlskoga, with his laboratory reconstructed and the will that made him famous.
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Nobel bought the Bofors works in 1894 and with it this manor, and he spent his last summers here - it mattered legally as well as personally, because having a Swedish residence helped establish that his will should be executed under Swedish law, which is how the prize came to be administered from Stockholm. He died in San Remo in 1896. The house is furnished as it was, with his rooms, and a laboratory has been set up in the annexe with apparatus of the kind he used. The exhibition covers the will, the disputes that followed it and the founding of the prizes. The Bofors industrial area is next door.
What you actually see
- Nobel's furnished rooms - his last Swedish home.
- A reconstructed laboratory - apparatus of the period.
- The will and the disputes after it - in the exhibition.
- The Bofors works alongside - the reason he was here.
When to go
June to August, when tours run. An hour and a half.
Honest expectations
Opening is short and mostly by guided tour. Tours are largely in Swedish. The house is small. Karlskoga is an industrial town with limited draw otherwise.
Nearby
Karlskoga is around it; Orebro is east.
What to pack for Bjorkborn Manor
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
