Arvika Fordonsmuseum

About the museum

Arvika Fordonsmuseum is run by the non-profit association Ideella föreningen Arvika Fordonsmuseum and is located in the old factory premises by Thermiavägen in Arvika. The collection consists of more than a hundred vehicles, which are exchanged and rotated from year to year. Most of the vehicles are lent by private individuals in Värmland, and some come from the Police's vehicle collection in Stockholm.

The museum places particular emphasis on unusual makes in original condition and on vehicles with local connections, such as bicycles from Arvika Velocipedfabrik and a pedal car from Arvika Vagnfabrik. Here are passenger cars from many decades, motorcycles, mopeds, light vehicles, horse-drawn carriages and sleighs.

In the same building is the Thermiamuseet, which tells the story of the development of the company Thermia from the start of production in 1923 to today's heat pumps. It shows, among other things, boilers, stoves and wood-fired water heaters, and a wood-burning stove from 1889. The ticket is valid for both museums.

Highlights

• Mercedes 370 S Cabriolet from 1931
• Marmon Sixteen from 1933
• The prototype for the Indigo 3000 and the last Indigo built
• Motor sport from western Värmland, with Per Eklund's racing cars and trophies
• Thermiamuseet with boilers, stoves and the history of the heat pump

Permanent exhibitions

• Fordonsutställningen – Over a hundred vehicles rotated between the years, with passenger cars, motorcycles, mopeds, light vehicles, horse-drawn carriages and sleighs.
• Västvärmländsk motorsport – Per Eklund's trophies and competition cars, including an MG Metro 6R4 from 1986 and a Saab 9-3 Viggen from his victory at Pikes Peak.
• Thermiamuseet – Factory museum about the development of Thermia from its start in 1923 to today's heat pumps, with boilers, stoves and water heaters.

Operated by

Ideella föreningen Arvika Fordonsmuseum

Admission & discounts

The ticket is valid for both the vehicle museum and the Thermiamuseet. Members of the association have free admission.

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Shop with model cars in the scales 1:18, 1:24, 1:32 and 1:43, an online shop and the museum's own book about vehicles, roads and motor sport in western Värmland.

Events & venue rental

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