SGS

Falkängen is a small handicraft village located in the village of Hällekis, close to the mount Kinnekulle and the lake Vänern.
The handicraft village has about 65.000 – 70.000 visitors per year during the time of four month in the summer, between the 1st of May and the 31st of August.
Within a radie of 50 km from Hällekis, about 150.000 citizens are located. At the mount Kinnekulle, quarrying of stone has been going on since more than a thousand of years. The former limestone quarry is also well known for fossils.

Skaraborgs Geological Society has been located at the Falkängen handicraft village since over twenty years. SGS also have an exhibition of minerals and fossils at the location.  
When SGS in 2009 was taking over the Mineral Show of Långban, we did that with the expectation to offer the exhibitors and visitors a mineral show close to beautiful nature and in a village with cultural history. Since SGS have the ambition to follow up the tradition from Långban with an annual mineral show, we are now arranging the second year of Kinnekulle Stone and Mineral Show.

The first year (2009) was a success for the Kinnekulle mineral show, and we estimated the number of visitors to about 2500 – 3000.

Open/ download Show poster clik here

The tables are the same as in Långban, and will be placed at the walkways between the houses.
Close to some of the tables, cars or vans can be parked.
A smaller number of indoor-tables will also be located in a building with a conference room.
For cars and caravans, there is a parking area close to the handicraft village.

Other local hosting also available at:
Övrigt boende finns på:

• Youth hostel of Falkängen tel. +46 510 54 06 53

• Kinnekulle Camping och Stugby tel. +46 510 544 102
  Located close to lake Vänern abt. 3-4 km from Falkängen.

• Forshems Gästgiveri/Karlslunds Pensionat tel. +46 501 420 55
  Located 3-4 km from Falkängen.

Food available at:
Pub/restaurant,Carinas Kök, abt. 300 meters from the Falkängen area.
Also a pizzeria and a neighbourhood shop can be found close to the handicraft village.

More information about the area and living can be found at:

www.falkangen.se

www.lackokinnekulle.se