Värnamo

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Värnamo

| native_name_lang = sv

| other_name = Wernamo (historic)

| settlement_type = Town

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| image1 = Värnamo station.JPG

| alt1 = Brown brick railway station with tracks in front. The sign reads "Värnamo".

| image2 = Värnamo, Hotell Statt.jpg

| alt2 = Six-story white and blue hotel building in a city centre with a red sign reading "Scandic". In the middle of the picture a white square, "Rutan" ("The square"), is painted on the cobblestone. In the foreground of the picture there are statues of three persons and a cow.

| image3 = Hammarby IF - IFK Värnamo April 2013 01.jpg

| alt3 = A soccer player dressed in green and white runs with the ball. A player in red and white tries to take the ball. In the background there are stands filled with Hammarby fans.

| image4 = Apladalen Holzhäuser.jpg

| alt4 = Three red wooden buildings from the 19th century with orange roofs.

| image5 = Värnamo kyrka från luften.jpg

| alt5 = A white church with blue roof seen from the sky

| image6 = Varnamo Runenstein.JPG

| alt6 = A small and tall runestone with red inscriptions.

| image7 = Vandalorum foto John Nelander.jpg

| alt7 = A large building looking like four connected red barns.

| footer = Clockwise from top: Värnamo railway station, IFK Värnamo, Värnamo kyrka, Vandalorum, a runestone, Apladalen, and Scandic hotel and statues of Per and Kersti.

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| etymology = from old Swedish värn (sconce) and mo (sandy flat land)

| motto =

| pushpin_map = Sweden#Sweden Jönköping#Europe

| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Värnamo on a ma

| coordinates = {{Coord|57|11|N|14|02|E|region:SE|display=inline, title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Sweden

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Småland

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Jönköping County

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Värnamo Municipality

| established_title = Lydköping

| established_date = 1620

| established_title1 = Friköping

| established_date1 = 1860

| established_title2 = Charter

| established_date2 = 1920

| government_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Kommunens organisation |url=https://kommun.varnamo.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunens-organisation.html |website=Värnamo Kommun |access-date=2020-07-23 |language=sv |date=2019-06-03}}

| government_type = Municipal council

| governing_body = Värnamo Municipality

| leader_party = Moderate Party

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Tobias Pettersson

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2020 |url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__MI__MI0810__MI0810A/LandarealTatortN/ |website=SCB |access-date=21 July 2022 |language=sv |date=2020}}

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| area_land_km2 = 12.14

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| population_total = {{#statements:population}}

| population_rank = 65th

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym = Värnamobo (sv)

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +01:00

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

| postal_code_type = Postal codes{{cite web |title=Sök postnummer och adress |url=https://www.postnord.se/vara-verktyg/sok-postnummer-och-adress#dynamicloading=true&countrycode=SE&query=v%C3%A4rnamo |website=PostNord |access-date=23 July 2020 |language=sv}}

| postal_code =

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| 331 01-331 02

| 331 20-331 27

| 331 29-331 37

| 331 40-331 44

| 331 50-331 56

| 331 82-331 85

| 331 91-331 98

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| area_code = 0370

| website = {{URL|https://varnamo.se/}} {{In lang|sv}}

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Värnamo ({{IPA|sv|ˈvæ̂ːɳaˌmu|pron|sv-Värnamo.ogg}}), historically known as Wernamo, is a town in Jönköping County in the south of Sweden. It is situated on the river Lagan just north of the lake Vidöstern. It is the seat of Värnamo Municipality and has 19,822 inhabitants as of 31 December 2020.{{cite web |title=Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2020 |url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__MI__MI0810__MI0810A/LandarealTatortN/ |publisher=SCB |access-date=4 July 2023 |language=sv |date=31 December 2020}} The name comes from old Swedish värn (sconce) and mo (sandy flat land).{{Cite book|last=Hellquist|first=Elof|url=https://runeberg.org/svetym/1263.html|title=Svensk etymologisk ordbok|publisher=C. W. K. Gleerups förlag|year=1922|location=Lund|page=1175|language=sv|quote=Värnamo, fsv. bl. a. Värnamo 1237; av värn (med en biform värn = isl. yprn) o. mö; syftande på en mö med skansar el. förhuggningar. Jfr nsv. Varnby Sdml., fsv, Farna- o. Vwrnaby, med ungefär samma betydelseinnehåll som fsv. Borghby; se förf. Ortn. på -by s. 26 o. jfr Södervärn i Malmö.}}

History

{{Historical populations

|source = 1892:{{cite encyclopedia |title=Värnamo |encyclopedia=Nordisk familjebok |edition=1st |year=1894 |volume=18 |page=25 |url=https://runeberg.org/nfar/0015.html }} 1910:{{cite encyclopedia |title=Värnamo |encyclopedia=Nordisk familjebok |edition=2nd |year=1922 |volume=33 |pages=327–331 |url=https://runeberg.org/nfcm/0188.html }} 1920-1950:{{cite book |title=Historisk statistik för Sverige. Del 1. Befolkning 1720-1967 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2077/854 |website=Göteborgs universitet |publisher=Statistiska centralbyrån |access-date=14 June 2021 |language=sv |page=65 |date=1969|hdl=2077/854 }} From 1960:{{cite web |title=Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2020 |url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__MI__MI0810__MI0810A/LandarealTatortN/ |website=Statistikdatabasen |publisher=SCB |access-date=14 June 2021 |language=sv}}

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|1892 | 708

|1910 | 1141

|1920 | 3664

|1930 | 4054

|1940 | 5608

|1950 | 11377

|1960 | 10916

|1970 | 14962

|1980 | 15838

|1990 | 16535

|2000 | 17629

|2010 | 18696

|2020 | 19778

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Värnamo traces its history back to a village in the medieval age; the first written mention of it stems from the 13th century. It came into existence as a village to the eastern side of a fordable place over the Lagan, a river that for large parts is difficult to travel by. As there are also smaller streams to the south and west of this location, it was considered something of a safeguard, leading to its name being amalgamated from the two Swedish words värn, which means safeguard, and mo which is a geographical location reference describing the kind of land on which the town is situated. The word mo actually means that the soil consists of fine sand, sometimes making the land surrounding the river bog or barren.

Värnamo came to be the centre of Östbo Härad, an archaic form of judicial district, and thus a seat of trade and commerce. When Värnamo became a köping in 1659 it was given formal rights to host markets, falling under the jurisdiction of the city of Jönköping.

The town of Värnamo was insignificant for a long time, but with the Swedish population growth and industrialization in the 19th century it expanded, becoming an independent köping in 1859. Dense forests and industrial water power spurned the furniture industry and forges run by water power. The Swedish railroad nets spurred to enhance its industrial life, leading to a population increasing from 1,141 people in 1910 to 3,664 in 1920, and making it significant enough to get the title of a city on November 1, 1920, whereby it became one of the now only historical Cities of Sweden. The chosen city arms depicts the traditional location by the Lagan.

Geography

Fourteen percent of the total area in Värnamo Municipality is made up of water. Seventy percent of the land area is covered by forests (of which 90 percent is productive), 7 percent is arable, 3 percent is suitable for grazing and 5 percent is built up.{{cite web|date=2019-02-20|title=Land use in Sweden by municipality and land use category. Every fifth year 2010 - 2015|url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__MI__MI0803__MI0803A/MarkanvKn/|access-date=30 August 2020|website=Statistical database}}

{{Weather box

|location = Hagshult 1961-1990 (13 km northeast of Värnamo)

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|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan high C = -0.4

|Feb high C = -0.1

|Mar high C = 4.7

|Apr high C = 10.3

|May high C = 16.8

|Jun high C = 20.5

|Jul high C = 21.3

|Aug high C = 20.1

|Sep high C = 15.9

|Oct high C = 10.5

|Nov high C = 4.7

|Dec high C = 1.0

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = -3.5

|Feb mean C = -3.6

|Mar mean C = -0.5

|Apr mean C = 3.8

|May mean C = 9.8

|Jun mean C = 13.8

|Jul mean C = 14.9

|Aug mean C = 13.9

|Sep mean C = 10.3

|Oct mean C = 6.4

|Nov mean C = 1.7

|Dec mean C = -1.9

|Jan low C = -6.5

|Feb low C = -7.1

|Mar low C = -5.7

|Apr low C = -2.7

|May low C = 2.7

|Jun low C = 7.1

|Jul low C = 8.5

|Aug low C = 7.7

|Sep low C = 4.7

|Oct low C = 2.3

|Nov low C = -1.3

|Dec low C = -4.8

|year low C =

|source 1 = SMHI Open Data{{cite web

| url =https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer/#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=75240

| title=Precitipation Normals 1961–1990

| publisher =Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute | language = sv}}

|source 2 = SMHI Monthly Data 2002–2018{{cite web

| url=http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240

| title=Yearly and Monthly Statistics

| publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute| date= 8 April 2019|language =sv}}

|date=April 2019}}

Demographics

Värnamo is the largest locality in Värnamo Municipality with 57 percent of the total population. It is situated in the Swedish Bible Belt and has a high concentration of free churches.

Värnamo has a significant Bosnian and Balkan population. There are six times more persons born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and three times more in Yugoslavia than the national average. Together they make up five percent of Värnamo Municipality's total population and a quarter of the foreign-born population.{{cite web |title=Utrikes födda efter län, kommun, kön och födelseland 31 december 2020 |url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/utrikes-fodda-efter-lan-kommun-och-fodelseland-31-december/ |format=Excel |publisher=Statistics Sweden |access-date=29 August 2021 |language=sv |date=2021-02-22}}

Economy

3M is the largest private employer with 225 employees and Värnamo Municipality is the largest public employer with 2,774 employees as of November 2020.{{Cite web|title=Din kommun i siffror|url=https://www.ekonomifakta.se/Fakta/Regional-statistik/Din-kommun-i-siffror/Varnamo|access-date=2022-07-21|website=Ekonomifakta|language=sv}} The largest companies based in Värnamo by number of employees (including outside Värnamo) are Liljedahl Group AB, Bufab AB, Sandahlsbolagen Sweden AB and DS Smith Packaging Sweden AB.{{Cite web|title=Varnamo|url=https://www.largestcompanies.com/search?where=Varnamo&sort-by=NumberOfEmployees&sort-order=desc|access-date=2020-08-28|website=Largestcompanies}}

Governance

Värnamo is governed by Värnamo Municipality.

Culture

Apladalen is a nature park and an open-air museum located in the center of Värnamo. It has some preserved buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, a handicraft shop, a café and a large playground. There are also live animals, such as sheep, goats, rabbits and hens. In Apladalen you can also find a statue of the lovers Per and Kersi, a fictional couple who met at the market in Värnamo and fell in love.

Attractions

Gummifabriken ("The rubber factory") is a former rubber factory that has been renovated and rebuilt. It contains the local library, Madame Brasserie & Café, an auditorium with 393 seats, Campus Värnamo, Teknikcenter, a cinema with three screens, Science Park (a business incubator), Skärteknikcentrum ("Cutting technology centre"), Värnamo Näringsliv and a business centre.{{cite web |url=https://gummifabriken.nu/ |title=Gummifabriken |website=Gummifabriken |access-date=29 August 2020 |language=sv-SE}}

Zivan and Zorka Tomic opened Pizzeria Chaplin in 1979, as the first pizzeria in Värnamo. The interior, furniture and garden are all designed and built by Zivan. In 2004 Tanja Tomic won the European Pizza Championship in Marbella, Spain with her self-composed pizza Santa Lucia.{{Cite web|last=Castelius|first=Olle|date=9 November 2004|title=Hon bakar Europas bästa pizzor|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/0EQ5ng|access-date=2020-10-09|website=Aftonbladet|language=sv}}

Sports

File:Zlojutro Vladica OIF-VMO 1-1 194832 3546.jpg in Visma Arena in 2012]]

The football club IFK Värnamo was founded in 1912.{{Cite web|title=Om IFK Värnamo|url=http://ifkvarnamo.se/om-ifk-varnamo/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=IFK Värnamo|language=sv-SE}} Between 2011 and 2018 it played in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football. It was then relegated, and played in Division 1, the third tier of Swedish football, during 2019 and 2020. The team finished first at the end of the 2020 season, and was promoted to Superettan again. In 2021 Värnamo finished first in Superettan and was promoted to Allsvenskan. The club's home stadium is Finnvedsvallen.

Infrastructure

=Transport=

The closest airport, Hagshult Airbase, is located 13 kilometers north of Värnamo. It is operated as a training base by the Swedish Air Force and is also used by Värnamo flying club.{{cite web |title=Blekinge flygflottilj - F 17 |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisation/blekinge-flygflottilj-f-17/ |website=Försvarsmakten |access-date=23 August 2020 |language=sv}}{{cite web |title=Om klubben |url=https://www.varnamoflygklubb.se/om-klubben/ |website=Värnamo Flygklubb |access-date=23 August 2020 |language=sv}} The closest public airports are Växjö-Kronoberg Airport (51 km) followed by Jönköping Airport (63 km).

Värnamo is situated on the junction between the Halmstad–Nässjö railway line and the Coast-to-Coast Line (Gothenburg–Kalmar).

City and regional bus traffic is operated by Jönköping County. Värnamo is located just north west of the junction between the European route E4 and the national road 27.

=Healthcare=

Värnamo sjukhus is one of three hospitals in Jönköping County and one of the major employers of the town with around 1,300 staff.{{cite web |title=AT på Värnamo sjukhus, Region Jönköpings län |url=https://www.rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Utbildning-och-praktik/AT-ST-och-PTP/AT-lakare/AT-pa-Varnamo-sjukhus/ |publisher=Region Jönköpings län |access-date=2 September 2022 |language=sv |date=2021-09-09}} There is one private and 2 public clinics in Värnamo. These are Apladalens vårdcentral, Vråens vårdcentral and Väster vårdcentral.{{cite web |title=Hitta vård |url=https://www.1177.se/hitta-vard/?caretype=V%C3%A5rdcentral&location=V%C3%A4rnamo |website=1177 |access-date=29 November 2020 |language=sv}}

Education

There are seven schools for Primary and lower secondary education in Värnamo. These are: Rörstorpsskolan for preschool class to 3rd grade; Enehagens skola, Mossleskolan and Trälleborgsskolan for preschool class to 5th grade; Exposkolan for 4th to 6th grade and Apladalsskolan and Gröndalsskolan for 6th to 9th grade. The oldest school is Enehagens skola which has been active since 1907 and the newest school is Exposkolan, which opened in 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-24|title=Grundskolor|url=https://kommun.varnamo.se/utbildning-och-barnomsorg/grundskola-grundsarskola-och-forskoleklass/grundskolor.html|access-date=2020-08-07|publisher=Värnamo Municipality|language=sv}}

There was previously a charter school for grades six to nine operated by Prolympia, which focused on sport. It was closed down in 2010 because of a lack of students.{{cite web |title=Prolympia lägger ner skola |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/3713879 |publisher=Radio Sweden |access-date=18 August 2020 |language=sv |date=21 May 2010}}

There is one school for upper secondary education called Finnvedens gymnasium. It offers 11 of the 18 national programs,{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=Gymnasium|url=https://kommun.varnamo.se/utbildning-och-barnomsorg/gymnasium.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Värnamo kommun|language=sv}}{{Cite web|date=2020-07-20|title=Gymnasieprogram läggs ned – bara tre sökande|url=https://www.vn.se/logga-in/gymnasieprogram-laggs-ned-bara-tre-sokande|access-date=2020-08-18|publisher=Värnamo Nyheter|language=sv}} of which in 2020 the most popular were Social Science (23%), Business Management and Economics (16%), Technology (13%), Natural Science (8%), and Vehicle and Transport (8%).{{Cite web|date=2020-07-03|title=Vi kom in på Figy!|url=https://xn--vrnamo-bua.nu/nyheter/vi-kom-pa-figy-2/|access-date=2020-08-07|website=Värnamo.nu|language=sv-SE}}

When Finnvedens gymnasium opened in 1969 no students nor any teachers were allowed to participate in the opening ceremony which costed 25,000 SEK (equivalent to US$24,000 in 2020). This was seen as unfair by the student council, who also thought it was too expensive. The student council therefore organized their own, cheaper ceremony outside before the official ceremony. This attracted national news coverage and one of the invitees, Olof Palme, then Minister for Education, who became the Swedish prime minister a month later, spoke to the students.{{cite web |last1=Tubbin |first1=Jonas |last2=Tolf |first2=Johannes |title=Turbulens då Finnvedens gymnasium invigdes – för 50 år sedan |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jonkoping/finnvedens-gymnasium-firar-50-ar |website=SVT Nyheter |access-date=18 August 2020 |language=sv |date=5 September 2019}}{{cite web |title=Figy fyller 50 år! |url=https://figy.se/16/nyheter/aktuellt-startsidan/2019-09-02-figy-fyller-50-ar.html |publisher=Finnvedens Gymnasium |access-date=18 August 2020 |language=sv |date=September 2019}}

There is Folk high school in Värnamo called Värnamo Folkhögskola, which has been active since 1876. It is governed by Jönköping County and offers primary, secondary and tertiary education. Among courses offered are youth worker, social educator and courses in textile. It offers boarding and has exchanges with a folk high school in Zambia and one in the UK.{{cite web|date=2019-09-09|title=Om Värnamo folkhögskola|url=https://rjl.se/Varnamofolkhogskola/Om-Varnamo-folkhogskola/|access-date=18 August 2020|publisher=Värnamo folkhögskola|language=sv}}{{cite web|date=2019|title=Ansökan Värnamo Folkhögskola|url=https://rjl.se/globalassets/skolor/varnamo_folkhogskola/ansokan/ansokningsblankett_2019.pdf|access-date=18 August 2020|publisher=Värnamo folkhögskola|language=sv}}

Campus Värnamo offers tertiary level education and is governed by the municipal executive board of Värnamo.{{cite web |title=Om Campus Värnamo |url=https://campus.varnamo.se/om-campus-varnamo.html |publisher=Campus Värnamo |access-date=18 August 2020 |language=sv}} It offers technical and engineering courses in 3D computer graphics and printing, polymer engineering and web development as well as courses for paraprofessional educator and preschool teacher.{{cite web |title=Utbildningar |url=https://campus.varnamo.se/utbildningar.html |publisher=Camups Värnamo |access-date=18 August 2020 |language=sv}} It also runs Teknikcenter ("Technical center"), which organizes technical activities for children and teenagers and educates teachers in technology. Its purpose is to increase interest in technology in the region.{{cite web |title=Om Teknikcenter |url=https://campus.varnamo.se/teknikcenter/om-teknikcenter.html |publisher=Campus Värnamo |access-date=18 August 2020 |language=sv}}

Media

There are three newspapers in Värnamo: Värnamo Nu, Finnveden nu and Värnamo nyheter.{{Cite web|date=29 June 2020|title=Svenska webbtidningar|url=https://www.kb.se/hitta-och-bestall/om-samlingar-och-material/dagstidningar/svenska-webbtidningar.html|access-date=26 July 2020|website=National Library of Sweden|language=sv}}

Värnamo Nu is an online-only newspaper that was founded in 2010. It is owned by Birgitta and Per Bunnstad, the latter who is the legally responsible publisher.{{cite web |title=Om |url=http://gamla2015.skillingaryd.nu/om |website=Skillingaryd.nu Vaggeryd.nu |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}}{{cite web |title=Finnveden Information Aktiebolag |url=https://www.proff.se/foretag/finnveden-information-aktiebolag/skillingaryd/evenemangsproduktioner/2K0OINPI5YDTG/ |website=Proff |publisher=Proff AB |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}}

Finnveden Nu, founded 2003, is a free newspaper that is distributed every Friday. An online version is also available.{{cite web |title=Om Nu-tidningarna |url=https://nutidningen.nu/omnutidningarna.html |website=Nutidningarna |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}}{{cite web |title=Finnveden Nu |url=https://finnvedennu.prenly.com/ |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}}

Värnamo Nyheter is an online and print paid newspaper distributed every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It was founded by Karl Witus Johansson in 1930.{{cite web |title=Om vn.se |url=https://www.vn.se/info/om-vn-se |website=Värnamo Nyheter |date=June 2020 |language=sv}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |title=Vem är Vem? – Götalandsdelen utom Skåne |date=1948 |publisher=Vem är Vem Bokförlag |location=Stockholm |page=497 |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/gota48/ |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv |chapter=J |quote=Johansson, Karl Witus [...] start. Värnamo Nyheter 30}}

Finnveden Nu and Värnamo Nyheter are owned by Hall Media which is in turn owned by Bonnier News Local and Amedia.{{cite web |last1=Nikolic |first1=Herman |title=Mediejättar köper Värnamo Nyheter och Hall Media |url=https://www.vn.se/artikel/mediejattar-koper-varnamo-nyheter-och-hall-media |website=Värnamo Nyheter |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv |date=25 February 2020}}{{cite web |title=Bonnier samlar lokaltidningar i nytt affärsområde |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/bonnier-samlar-lokaltidningar-i-nytt-affarsomrade |website=SVT Nyheter |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv |date=15 April 2020}}

Sveriges Television broadcasts local TV news and publishes online news articles for Jönköping County, which includes Värnamo.{{cite web |title=Organisation |url=https://omoss.svt.se/var-roll/organisation.html |website=SVT |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}} Until 2014, local TV news for Jönköping County was also covered by TV4.{{cite web |title=TV4 lägger ner lokala nyhetsstationerna |url=https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/tv4-lagger-ner-lokala-nyhetsstationerna/ |website=Kvällsposten |date=9 April 2014 |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}}

Local radio news are covered by Radio Sweden as part of its coverage on Jönköping County.{{cite news |title=Om P4 Jönköping |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5714603 |website=Sveriges Radio |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}} There is also a community radio association, created in 1982, which since 1985 broadcasts music, the assemblies of Värnamo municipal council, news on Israel and Christian worship.{{cite web |title=Värnamo Närradio |url=http://www.varnamonarradio.se/ |website=www.varnamonarradio.se |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}}{{cite web |title=Föreningen Shalom i Värnamo |url=https://shalomvarnamo.se/om.html |publisher=Shalom |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=sv}}

Notable people

{{Gallery

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| File:Alice Bah Kuhnke 2014-12-17 001.jpg

| alt1=Alice Bah Kuhnke crossing her arms in front of her in a studio setting

| Alice Bah Kuhnke in 2014

| File:20180704 Annie Loof Centerpartiet Almedalsveckan 4322 (28332166397).jpg

| alt2=Annie Lööf speaking in front of a podium

| Annie Lööf during the Almedalen Week in 2018

| File:FelixRosenqvistMacauGp2015.jpg

| alt4=Felix Rosenqvist in his racing uniform

| Felix Rosenqvist during the Macau Grand Prix in 2015

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| alt5=Elize Ryd in black clothes raising her left hand making the sign of the horns

| Elize Ryd during Wacken Open Air in 2018

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Anna Anvegård, footballer
Alice Bah Kuhnke, Member of the European Parliament
Viktor Claesson, footballer
Annie Lööf, former leader of the Centre Party
Bruno Mathsson, furniture designer
Hanna Ouchterlony, founder of the Swedish Salvation Army
Felix Rosenqvist, racing driver
Elize Ryd, singer-songwriter and member of the band Amaranthe
Jonas Thern, football manager and former professional player
Stig Sjolin, Boxer

References

External links

[https://www.varnamo.se/ Värnamo.se] - official website {{In lang|sv}}
[https://kommun.varnamo.se/ Värnamo kommun] - official website for Värnamo Municipality {{In lang|sv}}
[https://www.varnamo.se/varnamose/turistinformation/engtouristinformation.4.44c2f8bb171f4cc5ea7596.html Tourist information] - brief official tourist information
[https://indd.adobe.com/view/f917cd43-fc11-4ec4-b72f-72e8673b0876 Visitor Guide] - official visitor guide 2022

{{Adjacent communities

| title =

| Centre = Värnamo

| N = Klevshult

| NE =

| E = Ohs

| SE = Bor

| S = Hånger

| SW =

| W = Kärda
Forsheda
Lanna
Bredaryd

| NW = Kulltorp

}}

Category:Municipal seats of Jönköping County

Category:Swedish municipal seats

Category:Populated places in Värnamo Municipality

Category:Finnveden