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Skoghall
Skoghall
Skoghall
Skoghall is located in Sweden
Skoghall
Skoghall
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Värmland
County Värmland County
Municipality Hammarö Municipality
Area
 • Total 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total 13,265
 • Density 1,251/km2 (3,240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Skoghall (literally means "Forest Hall") is a locality and the seat of Hammarö Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 13,265 inhabitants in 2010. Stora Enso with paper mill and manufacturing being the largest employer. Second largest is Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals AB. Skoghall is located on the island of Hammarö and is also considered a suburb of Karlstad, situated only seven km from the center of Karlstad.

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