Erlandergården
Memorial farm and museum in Ransäter about Prime Minister Tage Erlander, with a schoolroom, a family home, exhibitions and a café.
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About the museum
Erlandergården in Ransäter is a museum about Tage Erlander, who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969. The house was a folk school and a residence: on the lower floor was the schoolroom where his father, Erik Gustaf, was a teacher, and on the upper floor the family lived during Tage's childhood. The school museum opened in 1987, and the museum in the childhood home was inaugurated a few years later.
The activities are run by Stiftelsen Erlandergården (the Erlandergården Foundation), in which, among others, Region Värmland, Munkfors Municipality, the Erlander family, Geijerskolan and Ransäter Local Heritage Society are represented. The idea is that the farm should be a living memorial to popular movements, showing how modern Sweden and its democracy developed.
Visitors can see the older building with the schoolroom and the family's home on a guided visit, and the newer building houses an exhibition on Tage Erlander's life and political work. There is also a café and a shop, and in summer events such as music are held, including the Torsdagsklubben (Thursday Club).
Highlights
- The schoolroom where Tage Erlander's father taught
- The Erlander family's home on the upper floor
- Exhibition on Tage Erlander's life and political work
- Café with the local Ransäter cake (Ransäterskakan)
- Torsdagsklubben and summer Sunday music
Permanent exhibitions
- Tage Erlander – liv och politisk gärning – Basic exhibition in the newer building about Tage Erlander's life, career and significance for Swedish politics.
- Skolsalen och familjen Erlanders bostad – The older building shows the schoolroom where Erlander's father taught and the home where the family lived.
- Founded
- 1987
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Erlandergården
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 100 |
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Admission of SEK 100 includes a guided visit. Music Sundays SEK 100 excluding fika; Afternoon Tea concert SEK 175.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Ransäters kyrka
Värmlandstrafik route 600 (Karlstad–Hagfors) stops at the Ransäter church stop, right next to the farm.
From Karlstad: road 62 north towards Munkfors, then turn off at one of the three exits to Ransäter. The farm is next to the church.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Café in the memorial farm with coffee, home-baked bread and Ransäterskaka, open during the same period as the exhibitions. The shop sells postcards and books.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The schoolroom and the family's home are visited with a guide, included in the admission. Advance registration is required for the music events. |
