Högfors slott, Manor house in Häggenås, Sweden
Högfors slott is a two-story white plastered manor house in Häggenås, Östersund Municipality, set near the Hårkan river. It has extended side wings and a mansard roof, and today it serves mainly as an event and representation venue.
The manor was built in the mid-1950s by Consul General Bertil Örn, who operated an industrial facility called Högfors on this same site. The property changed hands in 1987 following the bankruptcy of Norwegian lawyer Jan Paulsen, who had acquired it.
The dining room holds tapestries from the Paris Gobelins workshop, including a work titled 'Birth of Water', alongside sculptures and paintings by Swedish artists. Anyone who steps inside notices that the space feels more like a private collection than a formal reception hall.
The property sits outside Östersund town center and is most easily reached by personal vehicle. Since the building is used mainly for private events, it is worth checking in advance whether access is possible on any given day.
In 1962, the manor was used as a filming location for the British war film 'The Victors', giving this house in northern Sweden a small but real place in international cinema. Very few visitors are aware of this connection, making it one of the more unexpected facts about the property.
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