SIGHTS - Hälsingland

Gränsfors Yxmuseum

C.E.U.

Next door to the forge is Sweden’s only axe museum, where you will find axes literally from floor to ceiling, over 2000 of them.

The history of this implement, from Stone Age flint axes onward, is detailed here.

Battle axes, peat axes, belt hatchets, mortise axes, adzes and blazing hatchets, everything you can imagine. The collections include numerous interesting documents and advertising devices for axes from various eras. Naturally, you will also find Gränsfors axes here, including axes forged in the village prior to the establishment of the mill. The oldest axe in the museum is 3500 years old and was found right here in Gränsfors.

You can purchase the practical little Axe Book (Yxboken) to learn all about axes and how to use them.

The Axe Museum is very much a living museum, where prospective visitors can have a go at splitting wood, hewing, axe throwing, hacking and chopping with various axes.

The museum is open daily (monday to friday) and free of charge.

Welcome to Gränsfors!