Besides being the place where the worlds first ski competition was held in 1855 Trysil has Norway's biggest ski-resort Trysilfjellet.Coat of Arms of Trysil - two ski poles.
The moose density is among the biggest in Scandinavia, and during the hunting season more than 1000 moose are killed. Farming and lumbering are traditionally the most important occupations in the municipality, and there are many wood related industries. The Trysilelva river was the last river in Norway with traditional timber floating. There is extensive wildlife, including brown bear.
During the second world-war, the King and government was located in Trysil for a short while and were bombed by the advancing German forces in the village of Nybergsund in Trysil. This was also the location where King Haakon gave his firm and famous NO against collaborating with the Nazis. A stone monument was erected at the site of the bombing (see picture below).
