Sweden's national parks

A park full of floral splendour

An historic agricultural landscape is preserved in its original state, surrounded by coniferous forest and mixed woodland. The coniferous forest develops freely with old trees and natural deadwood.

Established

1909

County

Örebro

About Garphyttan National Park

In spring, the woodland floor is covered in carpets of liverleaf, wood anemones, cowslips and lily of the valley. The air is filled with scents and the lively song of thrushes. These flower‑rich meadows, surrounded by deciduous and coniferous forest, are shaped by centuries of traditional land use. Even today, the landscape is cared for using old methods. The cultural history and the blooming meadows are the park’s greatest values.

Garphyttan National Park offers many opportunities for varied and rich nature experiences, from a short coffee break among flowers and birdsong to shorter or longer walks through different types of habitats. The forest and the flowering meadows are experiences you should not miss during your visit.

The land in the park consists mostly of the former holdings of Östra gården, one of four mining farmsteads in Svenshyttan. The core environment of the national park is made up of the old farmstead site and the remaining open farmland, which is today managed through annual mowing. Here you will find a wide range of plants and animals typical of the meadow landscapes of the traditional agricultural countryside.

The surrounding coniferous forest is now allowed to develop freely into natural forest, where both old and dead trees are left standing — an environment in which many rare plants and animals thrive.

Garphyttan is one of Sweden’s oldest national parks, established in 1909.