Timeline of Karlskoga
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Karlskoga, Sweden (originally Möckelns bodar). Prior to 16th century 

 1261 – First mention of Karlskoga as Möckelsbodar. 16th century 

 1586 – Karlskoga Parish is established. 1589 – Parish renamed after Charles IX of Sweden. 19th century 

 1825 – The first folkskola is established. 1870s – Nora–Karlskoga Line opens
 1883 – The Swedish newspaper Karlskoga Tidning is established as a weekly periodical. 1885 – Street lighting begins. 1894 – Alfred Nobel acquired Karlskoga-based corporation Bofors-Gullspång. 1897 – Karlskoga Municipal Community is established. 20th century 

 1900 – Population surpassed 10,000 inhabitants. 1904 – The Karlskoga epidemical hospital is established. 1925 – Degerfors detached itself from the Karlskoga Municipal Community. 1940 – Karlskoga Parish is established as a new administrative entity, "Karlskoga stad". 1944 – BIK Karlskoga is established. 1946 – Opening of Karlskoga Art Gallery. 1963 – KB Karlskoga FF is established. 1972 – Karlskoga folk high school is established. 1974 – K-center Galleria is established. 1979 – Hosted the 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 1985 – On 10 January 1985, a gas leak occurs at Björkborn. 1994 – Sweden becomes part of the European Union. 1996 – City twinned with Narva in Estonia. 21st century 

 2009 – Karlskoga tingsrätt disestablished. 2015 – Karlskoga Municipality celebrated surpassing of 30,000 inhabitants. 2022 – The new Björkborn Bridge replaces the old, poorly maintained bridge. See also 

 Timeline of Swedish history

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