Filipstad Municipality (Filipstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Filipstad.

Filipstad Municipality Filipstads kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°43′N 14°10′E
Country	Sweden
County	Värmland County
Seat	Filipstad
Area [1]
• Total	1,711.71 km2 (660.89 sq mi)
• Land	1,534.03 km2 (592.29 sq mi)
• Water	177.68 km2 (68.60 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	10,403
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Värmland and Dalarna
Municipal code	1782
Website	www.filipstad.se

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Filipstad was merged with the rural municipalities of Kroppa, Rämmen and Värmlandsberg.

Localities

With at least 200 inhabitants:

• Filipstad, 6,300 inhabitants (seat)
• Lesjöfors, 1,247 inhabitants
• Nykroppa, 1,020 inhabitants
• Persberg, 350 inhabitants
• Nordmark, 250 inhabitants

References

External links

• Media related to Filipstad Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Filipstad Municipality - Official site
• filipstad.ifolkmun.se - Local news site