Flen is a town in Södermanland County which 6,200 people call home. Flen municipality, Flens kommun, contains the surrounding countryside, with a total of 16,000 inhabitants.
Settlements
- Flen
- Malmköping
- Hälleforsnäs
- Sparreholm
- Mellösa
- Bettna
Understand
Flen grew during the early 20th century, where the Stockholm – Gothenburg rail line crossed the line between Grängesberg and Oxelösund.
Get in
- By train: Flen is at the main line between Stockholm and Gothenburg, but most trains only call at nearby Katrineholm.
Get around
Sörmlandstrafiken runs an extensive bus network that covers all settlements.
See
- Swedish Urban Transport Museum. Surprisingly enough, a museum for urban rail in a small town.
- Sparreholm Palace (Sparreholms slott). A palace with some unusual museum collections, such as an exhibition of jukeboxes.
Do
- Prinsens araber. A stable which offers horse riding.
- Malmabacken. A slope for downhill skiing.
- Flens Golfklubb. A golf course.
Buy
Eat
- Jürss mejeri. A cheese factory.
Drink
- Blaxsta Vineyard (Blaxsta Vingård). Sweden's first winery, and one of the northernmost in the world.
Sleep
- Yxtaholms slott (Yxtaholm Palace). A manor on an island.