Karlskoga


Karlskoga

(kärl`sko͞o'gä), city (1990 pop. 31,110), Örebro co., S Sweden; chartered 1940. An industrial center, it is the seat of the Bofors iron and armaments works and has other industries that manufacture steel, machines, explosives, chemicals, and clothing.

Karlskoga

 

a city in central Sweden, in the county of Öre-bro, on Lake Möckel. Population, 39, 000 (1970). The most important industries in the city are metallurgy, machine building, chemicals, drugs, and timber. The Bofors military-industrial company’s main industrial center is located there.