Värmland Province, Sweden Genealogy

History
Information about the Landskap, its location and history. Include which counties are in the Landskap.

Population of Värmland started from Västergötland. However, the population of Värmland was sparse, compared to Sweden's southern parts. Oldest remains date from Iron Age. Starting with the 7th century, written sources are available, demonstrating that the area belonged to Norway most of the times. It is not known, when Värmland was separated from Norway. A treaty from 1101 regulated borders between Sweden, Norway and Denmark for the first time. Christianity came into the area from Västergötland and Norway. During the Kalmar Union, Värmland was independent from Sweden, but King Gustav Vasa claimed the area. During the Northern Seven Year's War, the area was devastated many times. Starting about 1580, many Finns immigrated in Värmland's inner parts, an area known as Finnskog. This group kept their language and culture until the late 19th century. The last wars Värmland was involved into, were in 1814 against Norway and World War II, when the Germans invaded Norway.

The population of Värmland was roughly 318,300 people in 2016.