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The historical town centre. The slate quarry.
Grythyttan is a locality situated in Hällefors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 891 inhabitants in 2010. It is located between two lakes, Torrvarpen and Sör-Älgen. It is chiefly known in Sweden for the Grythyttan Gästgivargård (restaurant), made famous by its proprietor Carl Jan Granqvist in the late 1970s, and patronised by the pop group ABBA in the 1980s. Other local institutions include the chef and restaurant management school Grythyttan School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts & Meal Science, part of Örebro University, the Cookbook museum, Grythyttan Stålmöbler and Neerings ice cream and chocolate factory and kiosk. In the center you can also find the Cornelis Vreeswijk museum and pub. The Grythyttans kyrka, build in 1630 is a good preserved property and often used for special occasions.
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An open-air museum of Finnish immigrants who have arrived since the 16th century. While the first Finns came for slash-and-burn farming, most of the immigration from Finland to Sweden came during the latter half of the 20th century, making up much of Sweden's blue-collar workforce.
An iron mine, abandoned since the 1920s. The walkway includes steep staircases can be walked independently, or with occasional guided tours.