Säffle
View frae sooth ower the floodgate
Säffle
Coordinates: 59°08′N 12°56′E / 59.133°N 12.933°E / 59.133; 12.933
Kintra	Swaden
Province	Värmland
Coonty	Värmland Coonty
Municipality	Säffle Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	8,991
• Density	1223/km2 (3,170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Säffle (Swadish pronunciation: [sɛfle]) is a locality an the seat o Säffle Municipality, Värmland Coonty, Swaden wi 8,991 indwallers in 2010.^[1]

Säffle is kent for bein the last place in Swaden formally gettin the title o a Ceety in 1951. This status wis abolished in 1971. It is nou the seat o the hintle lairger Säffle Municipality.

Säffle stairtit tae grow richt efter a canal wis biggit in 1837, allouin boats tae safely bypass a section o turbulent watter an rapids in the Byälven river.

In 1879 the railwey came tae the ceety. In 1882 Säffle haed a population o 700 indwallers. The day, Säffle municipality haes 16,077 indwallers (1 Januar 2005).

Accordin tae legend, the Viking Olof Trätälja settled doun an livit in Säffle. Streets, kirks, an a lot o ither places are namit efter him.

Maist pairts o the Kanal 5 reality series Lite sällskap, hostit bi Swadish comedians Filip Hammar an Fredrik Wikingsson wur recordit in Säffle. [1] Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine

• Säffle Hockey Club - Ice hockey
• SK Sifhälla - fitbaa
• Säffle FF Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine - fitbaa

• Viking Trail Society
• The Viking center o Värmland - The Viking museum ootside Säffle

Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Säffle.

Säffle is ane o 133 places wi the historical ceety status in Swaden.

v t e Municipalities an seats o Värmland Coonty
Municipalities	Årjäng Arvika Eda Filipstad Forshaga Grums Hagfors Hammarö Karlstad Kil Kristinehamn Munkfors Säffle Storfors Sunne Torsby
Municipal seats	Årjäng Arvika Charlottenberg Filipstad Forshaga Grums Hagfors Karlstad Kil Kristinehamn Munkfors Säffle Skoghall Storfors Sunne Torsby
Coonties o Swaden Swaden