Our philosophy

Our philosophy Your visit to Kolarbyn is not only an unforgettable experience, it is also an important contribution to the people who live in the neighborhood. Together we preserve the nature and culture you have come to experience.

Your contribution to the nature & culture

During your stay in Kolarbyn you will experience some of the local and organic as we have chosen to work with.  We choose KRAV certified products as much as possible. Kolarbyn is an environmentally friendly accommodation facility built in natural materials. We avoid chemicals and toxins. Part of the proceeds received by the Kolarbyn goes directly to the conservation of nature and culture in different projects.

We preserve charcoal



In August 2004 Kolarbyn started a project to make the old tradition of charcoaling to live on in Skinnskatteberg. Charcoaling is an old-fashioned method of producing charcoal in kilns for the extraction of ironand, the people in Skinnskattebrg have don it for more than 400 years. When iron production was replaced with modern methods, the demand for forest carbon reduced and today the knowledge of charcoaling is disappearing with the older generations. In Kolarbyn and the area around there are hundreds of remnants of charcoal kilns, which testifies to the glory days when the iron built up the Swedish econmy. In order that the tradition could survive Skinnskatteberg Municipality bulid twelve forest huts at Kolarbyn in 1996th. When the company Skogens Konung in 2004 did Kolarbyn to hostels expressed Skinnskatteberg municipality a high desire to the hostel to keep up with the tradition. Since Kolarbyn became a hostel, there have been at least one charcoal kiln per year, sometimes more, a popular feature among local residents who gathered to watch the play. The knowledge was already operational and many younger has helped to watch the kiln at night. Svea Adventures (the company that runs Kolarbyn today) contribute money by letting some of the guests' contributions to the hostel to go to the purchase of charcoal burning and other materials needed. An important person in the project is Bernt-Olof Johansson, also called Piltorpar'n (with A certificate of charcoaling) with extensive experience in charcoal.
The next kiln is planned for the summer. We are constantly working on developing additional opportunities to conserve charcoal culture for future generations.

Thank you for your participation!

By being a guest in Kolarbyn you will help to keep up with the tradition of charcoaling. You are also welcome to join and work with the kiln when it is running, a tough job with fun.
Thank you for your participation!