The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Karlskoga, Sweden (originally Möckelns bodar).
Prior to 16th century
1261 – First mention of Karlskoga as Möckelsbodar.
16th century
1586 – Karlskoga Parish is established. 1589 – Parish renamed after Charles IX of Sweden.
19th century
1825 – The first folkskola is established. 1870s – Nora–Karlskoga Line opens 1883 – The Swedish newspaper Karlskoga Tidning is established as a weekly periodical. 1885 – Street lighting begins. 1894 – Alfred Nobel acquired Karlskoga-based corporation Bofors-Gullspång. 1897 – Karlskoga Municipal Community is established.
20th century
1900 – Population surpassed 10,000 inhabitants. 1904 – The Karlskoga epidemical hospital is established. 1925 – Degerfors detached itself from the Karlskoga Municipal Community. 1940 – Karlskoga Parish is established as a new administrative entity, "Karlskoga stad". 1944 – BIK Karlskoga is established. 1946 – Opening of Karlskoga Art Gallery. 1951 – The local district court opens. 1963 – KB Karlskoga FF establishes. 1970 – Severe disaster at Gälleråsen. 1972 – Karlskoga folk high school establishes. 1974 – K-center Galleria establishes. 1979 – Hosted the 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 1985 – On 10 January 1985, a gas leak occurs at Björkborn. 1994 – Sweden becomes part of the European Union. 1996 – City twinned with Narva in Estonia.
21st century
2009 – Karlskoga District Court closes and merges with Örebro District Court. 2015 – Karlskoga Municipality celebrates surpassing 30,000 inhabitants. 2022 – The new Björkborn Bridge replaces the old, poorly maintained bridge.
See also
Timeline of Swedish history
Notes
References
Further reading