{"id":2988,"date":"2024-06-04T16:21:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T14:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitvarmland.com\/karlstad\/?post_type=articles&p=2988"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:57:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:57:33","slug":"handla-hallbart-och-budgetsmart-i-karlstad","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.visitvarmland.com\/karlstad\/en\/tips-and-guides\/handla-hallbart-och-budgetsmart-i-karlstad\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop sustainable and budget smart in Karlstad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ll help you with the best tips Karlstad has to offer so you can easily shop second hand and start your own journey towards becoming more sustainable. Join Visit Karlstad on a climate-smart shopping tour and get inspired!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you set out, https:\/\/www.smartakartan.se\/karlstad\/<\/a> be a good start where you can find businesses in Karlstad where you can rent, swap, borrow, share, give and get, but also repairers and second hand shops. You can also follow cirkul\u00e4ra Karlstad on Instagram: @cirkularakarlstad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a little more time to spare, take the bus to the V\u00e5xn\u00e4s neighbourhood and explore second-hand shops such as Myrorna, Solareturen and Geng\u00e5van. Take bus 1 towards Bomstad, bus 4 towards Bergvik or bus 6 towards Gruvlyckan. Here you can bargain at really good prices and also find everything from DIY to exciting small shops and larger chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karlstad Antik and Second Hand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Rattgatan 6 you will find Karlstad Antik och Second Hand, a second-hand shop where part of the surplus is donated to charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rattgatan 6, Karlstad
https:\/\/www.karlstadantiksecondhand.se\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geng\u00e5van<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While you’re in V\u00e5xn\u00e4s, don’t miss Geng\u00e5van, a large second-hand shop where you can find treasures from different eras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blockgatan 29, Karlstad
https:\/\/www.xn--gengvansecondhand-crb.se\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myrorna Karlstad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A few blocks from Geng\u00e5van you’ll find Myrorna, a favourite if you’re looking for second-hand clothes, furniture, gadgets and art.
Ramgatan 5, Karlstad
https:\/\/www.myrorna.se\/butiker\/karlstad\/karlstad\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solareturen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In V\u00e5xn\u00e4s you will also find the municipal recycling centre Solareturen. It’s a large shop packed with furniture, crockery, clothes and books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sp\u00e5rgatan 3, Karlstad
https:\/\/karlstad.se\/Miljo-och-Energi\/Avfall-och-atervinning\/aterbruk\/solareturen\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bakg\u00e5rden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Near V\u00e5xn\u00e4s is Bakg\u00e5rden Pizzeria, which serves vegan climate-smart pizzas. Bakg\u00e5rden is open Thursday to Sunday and often organises various quizzes and concert evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasernh\u00f6jden 6B, Karlstad
https:\/\/bakgardenpizza.com\/<\/a>
@bakgardenpizza<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you instead want to stay closer to the center of Karlstad, you can trudge up towards the district of Haga, which likes to boast of being ”Karlstad’s coziest district”. There are plenty of shops here with their own character. Or walk to the Herrhagen district where there are several small art galleries that are completely free to enter and look at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karlstad Kultur och Kuriosa <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A second-hand shop with a focus on glass and porcelain from the 1920s to the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nygatan 1, Karlstad
https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kulturochkuriosa\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kuskhuset byggnadsv\u00e5rd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For those who love building maintenance, Kuskhuset is a must. In addition to handicrafts and locally produced products, there are also carefully selected recycled items here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kungsgatan 2B, Karlstad
https:\/\/www.kuskhuset.se\/<\/a>
@kuskhuset_karlstad<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myrorna at MQ Market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the Mitt i City mall, you will find a small Myrorna department at MQ Market on the second floor. Selected second hand at a good price!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitt i City-gallerian, J\u00e4rnv\u00e4gsgatan 14, Karlstad
https:\/\/mitticity.com\/butiker\/mq\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope you have now received enough inspiration on how you can discover new old treasures in Karlstad and become a more sustainable consumer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonus tip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can also download apps where businesses post food at a cheaper price. That is, food that was left over from the lunch rush, the grocery store or the bakery and that is at risk of being thrown away. Two such apps are Karma and Too good to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2988","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":2988,"sv":1928},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitvarmland.com\/karlstad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/2988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitvarmland.com\/karlstad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitvarmland.com\/karlstad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitvarmland.com\/karlstad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitvarmland.com\/karlstad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}