Eidskog
Municipality · Innlandet
About Eidskog
Magnor's working glassworks and Morokulien, where a 1914 granite peace monument straddles the Norway–Sweden border.
What to do and where to stay in Eidskog
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Morokulien peace monumentSight
A 14.83 m granite monument from 1914 that straddles the Norway–Sweden border, in a 6-hectare 'peace republic' with a 1754 border cairn and a sundial on the line.
Morokulien, Rv2 at the Swedish border · 30–60 min · all year
2Magnor GlassverkSight
A glassworks running since 1896 by the border, where a 40-minute tour shows the glassblowing and the outlet sells seconds at 30–70% off.
Grensevegen 633, Magnor · 1–2 h · all year
3The Plus at MagnorSight
Vestre's furniture factory designed by BIG, where you watch production through 2,000 m² of windows and roam a forest park with Norway's highest slide and a green roof.
Gaustadvegen 140, Magnor · 1–2 h · outdoor area 24/7 all year
4Matrand battlefield and Eidskog churchHistory & culture
Site of the bloodiest battle of the 1814 war with Sweden, by a 1665 cross church whose walls showed bullet marks until 1856; poet Hans Børli is buried here.
Matrand, about 20 km south of Kongsvinger on Rv2 · 30–60 min · all year
5Eidskog Bygdetun – AlmenningaHistory & culture
The main site of an eco-museum on a farm probably cleared around 1000 AD, with exhibitions, a café, a garden and a river with a swimming spot and fishing jetty.
Skillingmarkvegen 260, 2233 Vestmarka · 1–2 h · summer
6Gaustadsjøsaga steam sawmillHistory & culture
A restored steam-driven sawmill at Skotterud where you can see the steam saw running on museum days.
Sagavegen 51, 2230 Skotterud · 30–60 min · summer (museum days)
7Ingelsrud KonditoriFood & drink
A family bakery and café opposite the glassworks with a retro-style interior, bread and cakes from local ingredients, and a finalist for Norway's Bakery of the Year 2021.
Gaustadvegen 16, Magnor · 30–60 min · all year
8Finnskogleden starting pointHike
The 240 km Finnskogleden trail to Trysil starts at the 1754 border cairn just behind the peace monument; walk a first stretch of the 17 km stage to Håvilsrud.
Morokulien, Riksrøys 67 · 1–2 h for a first stretch (first stage to Håvilsrud 17 km) · April–October
9Oppistun, Hans Børli's homeHistory & culture
The forest smallholding where poet Hans Børli grew up; only the stairs survived a 1969 fire, and on Sundays in July there are guided poetry walks and coffee.
Fjellskogen, Eidskog · 1–2 h · Sundays in July; 'Junikveld' on the first Sunday in June
10Eidskog school museumHistory & culture
The municipality's first museum (1985), in a school used from 1879 to 1971 next to Eidskog church, with a classroom and school-history exhibits.
Matrandvegen 541, 2235 Matrand · 30–45 min · summer