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Here is my list with ‘Volvo photo locations’ in Sweden:

Made by Västergötland

Göteborg

• Götaplatsen in Göteborg (1)
• Trädgårdsföreningen in Göteborg
• Kungsportsbron in Göteborg
• Röhsska museet in Göteborg
• Kungsportsplatsen in Göteborg
• Liseberg in Göteborg
• Lindholmen in Göteborg (1)
• Haga in Göteborg
• Skånegatan in Göteborg
• Gustaf Adolfs torg in Göteborg
• Lighthouse Arendal in Göteborg
• Eriksberg in Göteborg
• Kuggen in Göteborg
• Götaplatsen in Göteborg (2)
• Lindholmen in Göteborg (2)
• Lindholmspiren in Göteborg
• Postgatan in Göteborg
• Heden in Göteborg
• Stora Badhusgatan in Göteborg
• Manövergången in Göteborg
• GöteborgsOperan in Göteborg
• Maskinkajen in Göteborg
• Bastionsplatsen in Göteborg
• Prästvägen, Lundby in Göteborg
• Börsen in Göteborg
• Älvsborgsbron in Göteborg
• Viktor Rydbergsgatan in Göteborg
• Assar Gabrielssons väg in Göteborg
• Slottsskogen in Göteborg
• Pumpgatan in Göteborg
• Kungstorget in Göteborg
• Lundby in Göteborg
• Norra Hamngatan in Göteborg
• Doktor Bex gata in Göteborg
• Ullevi Stadion in Göteborg
• Klippan in Göteborg
• Skårsgatan in Göteborg
• Panoramavägen in Göteborg (2)
• Lilla Bommen in Göteborg
• Kopparbunken in Göteborg
• Central Station in Göteborg
• Arkaden in Göteborg
• Stenpiren in Göteborg
• Kungsportsavenyen in Göteborg
• Basarbron in Göteborg
• Trädgårdsföreningen in Göteborg (2)
• Lyckans väg in Göteborg
• Kyrkogatan in Göteborg
• Älvsborgsbron in Göteborg (2)
• Kvarnpirsgatan in Göteborg
• Östra Eriksbergsgatan in Göteborg
• Röda Sten in Göteborg
• Glöstorpskyrkan in Göteborg
• Kvibergs Kaserner in Göteborg
• Guldhedstorget in Göteborg
• Guldheden Watertower in Göteborg
• Packhusplatsen in Göteborg
• Bergslagsgatan in Göteborg
• Wieselgrensplats in Göteborg
• Olof Wijksgatan in Göteborg
• Magasinsgatan in Göteborg
• Hovås Kallbadhus in Göteborg
• Järkholmsvägen in Hovås in Göteborg
• Manövergången in Göteborg (2)
• Skyttegatan in Göteborg
• Sahlgrensgatan in Göteborg
• Lisebergs Wärdshus in Göteborg
• Kungsgatan in Göteborg
• Kungsportsplatsen in Göteborg (2)
• Doktor Fries torg in Göteborg
• Torslanda Flygplats in Göteborg
• Konserthuset in Göteborg
• Kvarnbergsgatan in Göteborg
• Posthuset in Göteborg
• Sörhallskajen in Göteborg
• Panoramavägen in Göteborg
• Centralstation in Göteborg
• Dockepiren in Göteborg
• Östra Hamngatan in Göteborg
• Villa Ellesbo in Göteborg
• Propellergatan in Göteborg
• Styrfarten in Göteborg
• Di-edersekvensen in Göteborg
• Läraregatan in Göteborg
• Arkivgatan in Göteborg
• Teknologgatan in Göteborg
• Delsjö Golfklubb in Göteborg
• Landvetter Airport in Göteborg
• Byfogdegatan in Göteborg
• Bjurslätts Torg in Göteborg
• Basargatan near Kungstorget in Göteborg
• Ankarsmedja near Klippan in Göteborg
• Renströmska on Sanatoriegatan in Göteborg

Mölndal

• Gunnebo Slott in Mölndal

1. Åkerblads Gästgiveri in Tällberg
2. Gamla Torget in Kungälv
3. Hindås Station in Hindås
4. Gustafsberg in Uddevalla
5. Hotell Fars Hatt in Kungälv
6. Borås Zoo in Borås
7. Tjörn bridge on Tjörn
8. Kalmar Slott in Kalmar
9. Dunkers kulturhus in Helsingborg
10. Uddevallabron near Uddevalla
11. Ulriksdals slott in Stockholm
12. Stora Torget in Motala
13. Stortorget in Stockholm
14. Bollhusgränd in Stockholm
15. Grev Turegatan in Stockholm
16. Skeppsholmen in Stockholm
17. Nacka Strand in Stockholm
18. Slottsbacken in Stockholm
19. Boländerna water tower in Uppsala
20. Kleven in Smögen
21. Turning Torso in Malmö
22. Skeppsholmsbron in Stockholm
23. Kullaberg in Mölle
24. Öresundsbron near Malmö
25. Kastellholmen in Stockholm
26. Lotsutkiken in Smögen
27. Ölandsbron near Kalmar
28. Kleven on Smögen (2)
29. Stureplan in Stockholm
30. Rådhusgatan in Västervik
31. Stora torg in Halmstad
32. Kungälvs kyrka in Kungälv
33. Nääs Slott in Floda
34. Storkyrkan in Stockholm
35. Karlbergs slott in Solna
36. Rauk Jungfrun in Lickershamn, Gotland
37. Särö Utsiktsväg in Särö
38. Vasabron in Stockholm
39. Boråsvägen in Mölnlycke
40. Stockholms stadshus in Stockholm
41. Augustendalsvägen in Nacka
42. Västerbron in Stockholm
43. Visby Ringmur on Gotland
44. Kungsgatan in Varberg
45. Kungsgatan in Stockholm
46. Stationsplan in Kristinehamn
47. Bårekulla near Landvetter
48. Vadstena slott in Vadstena
49. Örebro slott in Örebro
50. Trolleholms slott in Svalöv
51. Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm
52. Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm
53. Sveavägen in Stockholm
54. Drottningholms slott in Stockholm
55. Varbergsvägen in Borås
56. Copperhill Mountain Lodge in Åre
57. Hotel Foresta on Lidingö
58. Bohus fästning in Kungälv
59. Strömgatan in Stockholm
60. Österlånggatan in Stockholm
61. Bredgränd in Stockholm
62. Fjällgatan in Stockholm
63. Råda säteri in Mölnlycke
64. Mäster Samuelsgatan in Stockholm
65. Långedrag in Göteborg
66. Fårö on Gotland
67. Roskullsvägen on Lidingö
68. Bergbana torget in Åre
69. Christinehofs Slott in Brösarp
70. Södersjukhuset in Stockholm
71. Brända Tomten in Stockholm
72. Söder Mälarstrand in Stockholm
73. Stadshuset in Stockholm
74. Tyska Skolgränd in Stockholm
75. Prästgatan in Stockholm
76. Prästgatan in Stockholm (2)
77. Ridhusgatan in Eskilstuna
78. Brunkebergstorg in Stockholm
79. Nybroplan in Stockholm
80. Stationshuset in Falsterbo
81. Åsgatan in Falun
82. Gåsevadholms slott in Kungsbacka
83. Nääs Fabriker in Lerum
84. Säröhusvägen in Särö
85. Västra Kustvägen in Ystad
86. Stora Holm on Hisingen
87. Stora Sjöfallet in Jokkmokk
88. Nybrokajen in Stockholm
89. Lindstedtsvägen in Stockholm
90. Amundövik in Hovås
91. Kungl. tennishallen in Stockholm
92. Artipelag on Värmdö
93. Stora Torp in Örgryte
94. Bastugatan in Stockholm
95. Waterfront in Stockholm
96. Bergsbrunna in Uppland
97. Kvarnholmsvägen in Stockholm
98. Köpmangatan in Stockholm
99. Visby Airport at Gotland
100. Tjolöholms slott in Kungsbacka
101. Sjövikskajen in Stockholm
102. Årstaängsvägen in Stockholm
103. Södra Blasieholmskajen in Stockholm
104. Kungsholmsgatan in Stockholm
105. Katarinavägen in Stockholm
106. Rådmansgatan in Stockholm
107. Brännkyrkagatan in Stockholm
108. Birger Jarls torg in Stockholm
109. Stortorget in Stockholm (2)
110. Stockholms stadshus in Stockholm
111. Bollhusgränd in Stockholm (2)
112. Sjöbodsgatan on Smögen
113. Gamla Kyrkogatan in Landskrona
114. Summerhouse Lagnö on Ljusterö
115. Stora Vägen on Fotö – Hönö
116. Strömsborgsbron in Stockholm
117. Bustadvägen in Hönö
118. Domkyrkoforum in Lund
119. Högbergsgatan in Stockholm
120. Kiliansgatan in Lund
121. Jordhamn on Öland
122. Flatruetvägen in Härjedalen
123. Bergsbron in Norrköping
124. Centralbron in Stockholm
125. Villa Ljunghusen in Skanör-Falsterbo
126. Bobergs Kustväg in Falkenberg
127. Älghagsstigen in Stockholm
128. Munkbrohamnen in Stockholm
129. Mäster Samuelsgatan in Stockholm (2)
130. Parkaden in Stockholm
131. Barnhusbron in Stockholm
132. Söder Mälarstrand in Stockholm
133. Åhaga in Borås
134. Ø̈resundsbron near Malmö
135. Strandgatan in Visby
136. Strandgatan in Visby (2)
137. Gårda Brygga Hamn in Åsa
138. Klövervägen on Lidingö
139. Sven-Harry’s in Stockholm
140. Ölmanäs ringväg in Åsa
141. Stora Bryggeriet in Stockholm
142. Storgatan in Torekov
143. Styrmansgatan in Stockholm
144. Björksund Slott in Tystberga
145. Silverfallet in Björkliden
146. Tomsarve kvänn on Gotland
147. Västra Gatan in Kungälv
148. Bosjökloster slott in Höör
149. Rydsgårds Herrgård in Skurup
150. Kullaviks Hamn in Kullavik
151. Nolhagagatan in Alingsås
152. Gustav III:s paviljong in Solna
153. Kulla Kyrkan in Kulla
154. VIPP Shelter at Sjön Immeln
155. Ingareds gård in Alingsås
156. World Maritime University in Malmö
157. Kinnekullegården in Hällekis
158. Rock House on Munsön
159. Friends Hotel in Solna
160. Blecktornsgränd in Stockholm
161. Skeppshultcykeln in Skeppshult
162. Hånö Säteri in Tystberga
163. Kungsbacka Golfklubb in Särö
164. Göteborg City Airport in Säve
165. Krapperups slott in Nyhamnsläge
166. Slottsviken in Mölndal
167. Byrums raukar on Öland
168. Lapporten in Abisko
169. Lövdalens ålabod in Haväng
170. Roma kloster on Gotland
171. Bodilla färjan at Fårösund
172. Hallshuk on Gotland
173. Bridge of Regeringsgatan over Kungsgatan in Stockholm
174. Everts Sjöbod in Grebbestad

Volvo Photo Locations Part 84

1944 – Volvo TR 802 (source: Ratten Juli-Aug. 1944)

2013 – Orebro Slott at Kansligatan in Örebro (Google Streetview)

1962 – Volvo PV544 on Storgatan near Örebro slott in Örebro

2012 – Örebro slott in Örebro (Google Streetview)

Örebro Slott is a medieval castle fortification in Örebro. It was expanded during the reign of the royal family Vasa (House of Vasa) and finally rebuilt about 1900. The castle lies on an island in river Svartån. Some of the rooms are used as classrooms for pupils from Karolinska Skolan.

For over 700 years Örebro Castle has kept a watchful eye on everyone crossing the bridge on the River Svartån. The oldest part of the castle, a defence tower, was erected in the latter half of the 13th century.
This tower was added to in the 14th century to make a larger stronghold, and towards the end of the 16th century most of the impressive castle we see today was built.

Many important events in Swedish history took place here. For over two hundred years it has been the residence of the county governor, but a great deal is open to the general public, with art, music, food, exhibitions, guided tours and conferences.

More information on sv.wikipedia.org

Volvo Photo Locations Part 67

1938 – Volvo PV51 on Norra Riddarholmshamnen on Riddarholmen with view on Stockholm Stadshuset in Stockholm

1962 – Volvo PV544 on Norra Riddarholmshamnen on Riddarholmen with view on Stockholm Stadshuset in Stockholm

2000 – Volvo S60 on Norra Riddarholmshamnen on Riddarholmen with view on Stockholm Stadshuset in Stockholm

2008 – Volvo S80 Executive on Norra Riddarholmshamnen on Riddarholmen with view on Stockholm Stadshuset in Stockholm

2015 – Volvo XC90 on Norra Riddarholmshamnen on Riddarholmen with view on Stockholm Stadshuset in Stockholm

2015 – Volvo XC90 on Norra Riddarholmshamnen on Riddarholmen with view on Stockholm Stadshuset in Stockholm

2012 – View from Riddarholmen on Stockholms Stadshus (Eniro)

Stockholms stadshus or Stadshuset locally, Stockholm City Hall in English, is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm in Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden’s northern shore and facing the islands of Riddarholmen and Södermalm. It houses offices and conference rooms as well as ceremonial halls, and the luxury restaurant Stadshuskällaren. It is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet and one of Stockholm’s major tourist attractions.

More information on sv.wikipedia.org and www.stockholm.se/stadshuset.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 83

1958 – Volvo PV544

2012 – Vadstena slott in Vadstena (Google Streetview)

Vadstena slott (or Vadstena Castle in English) is a former Royal Castle in Vadstena near the lake Vättern.

Vadstena Castle was originally built by King Gustav I in 1545 as a fortress to protect Stockholm from enemies from the south. The fortress consisted of three smaller stone buildings facing the lake, Vättern, three 31 meter wide ramparts, a courtyard, a moat and four circular cannons turrets. The original ramparts were torn down in the 19th century and the present ramparts were inaugurated in 1999. The stone buildings later formed the ground floor of the castle.

On August 22, 1552, King Gustav I married his third wife, Catherine Stenbock, in Vadstena. One of the castle banqueting halls is called The Wedding Hall, although its construction wasn’t finished in time for the wedding.
The reconstruction from fortress into a castle began in the 1550s, when prince Magnus became Duke of Östergötland. Duke Magnus had a mental illness and was the only son of Gustav I who didn’t become king of Sweden. Magnus died in 1595 and is buried in the nearby Abbey Church.
In 1620 the castle construction was completed and all the kings of the House of Vasa up till then had led the construction. Since 1620, the castle has been very well preserved, and is one of Sweden’s best examples of Renaissance architecture. Vadstena Castle was a royal palace until 1716, when the royal family lost interest in it; after which it became a storage for grain.

Since 1899, the castle has housed the Provincial Archives and today visitors can also find a Castle Museum with 16th and 17th century furniture, portraits and paintings. During summers the courtyard plays host to many concerts; both classical and pop music.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 70

1929 – Volvo PV651 at Villa Janson on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 22 in Lorensbergs villastad in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.(Source Mässing & Nickel)

2012 – Villa Janson on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 22 Lorensbergs villastad in in Göteborg (Google Streetview)

1964 – Volvo PV544 Sport at Villa Forsberg on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 16 in Lorensbergs villastad in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪

2021 – Villa Forsberg on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 16 in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪. (Google Streetview)

2014 – Volvo S80 on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 15 in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo S80 on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 15 in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo S80 on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 15 in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo S80 on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 15 in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo S80 on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 15 in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo S80 on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 15 in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2021 – Viktor Rydbergsgatan 15 in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪. (Google Streetview)

Viktor Rydbergsgatan is a street in Lorensbergs Villastad, a residential area in Göteborg. The villas and townhouses are almost all built between 1913 and 1925. All but three buildings were of stone with brick facades, and all contained large dwellings, limited by building areas to max 400 square meters. They were built mainly in the nationalromantik style but also 1920s classicism occurred. The villas are built with 2 to 3 floors and almost all have facades of red or reddish-brown bricks.

The city plan for this area was established in 1913 and was drawn by Albert Lilienberg, which was first city planner in Göteborg. His city plan was a revision of Per Hallman’s and Frederick Sundbärg proposal for the city’s southern parts.

The villas are built on an area behind Götaplatsen, between Viktor Rydbergsgatan and Näckrosdammen, where the terrain is very hilly and with level differences of up to 40 meters. By using the spirit of hand made ​​brick, granite and heavy walls of stone created a great affinity with the land and the local surroundings. The cityplan included reguöated height of buildings, the placement on the lot and size.

The villa on the photo is Villa Janson on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 22, architects were Karl Severin Hansson & Eugen Thorburn, built in 1917.

More on these villas in this area, see Villa Beyer on Viktor Rydbergsgatan 20 or Viktor Rydbergsgatan 24.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 105

1962 – Volvo P1800 at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1962 – Volvo P1800 at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1962 – Volvo P1800 at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1962 – Volvo P1800 at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1962 – Volvo P1800 at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1962 – Volvo P1800 at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1966 – Volvo Amazon P122S at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1966 – Volvo Amazon P122S at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1966 – Volvo Amazon P122S at Törnstens herrekipering on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1968 – Volvo P1800S at Boutique Margot on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1968 – Volvo P1800S at Boutique Margot on Arkaden in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

Arkaden in Göteborg is a populair shopping mall located at the corner of Östra Hamngatan-Södra Hamngatan in central Göteborg.

2012 – Arkaden in Göteborg (Eniro.se)

The current Arkaden building was designed by architect Anders Tengbom Stockholm, and was inaugurated in October 1974. The first Arkaden-house, a theatrical, reddish brown brick building with towers and turrets, was the first half of the project “Göteborgs Arkader,” and was completed in October 1899. The building was designed by architect Francis Louis Enders, and was meant to be with arches joined by a counterpart on the other side of the street, the street “Arkaden” was drawn diagonally through the original building block.

The first part contained mostly business premises and a hotel with 50 rooms, a café and restaurant. The second half would be ready in 1904, but was never implemented. The owners ran out of money. They had pre-paid in the project’s start but the economy never recovered. The first tenant in the Arkaden was made ​​firm Henr. Ahlberg, who moved in July 9, 1899.

Arkaden was originally Sweden’s only privately owned city street that mouth a previous rectangular blocks diagonally.

1970 – Arkaden in Göteborg , just before it was demolished

1970 – Arkaden seen from Östra Hamngatan with Drottninggatan

On July 3, 1972 the original Arkaden building was demolished, and in 1974 the new, current Arkaden was opened. Finally in 2002 the premises was reopened again after a complete renovation. They contain now 28 shops, cafes and a restaurant.

Historic Göteborg map from 1909

More information on wikipedia.org, www.vartgoteborg.se and www.arkaden.nu.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 98

1961 – Volvo Amazon at Scandic Foresta Hotel on Herserudsvägen on Lidingö near Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1961 – Volvo Amazon at Scandic Foresta Hotel on Herserudsvägen on Lidingö near Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1970 – Volvo 164 at Scandic Foresta Hotel on Herserudsvägen on Lidingö near Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2012 – Hotell Scandic Foresta on Lidingö near Stockholm (Google Streetview)

Foresta is a hotel and conference facility on southern Lidingö.

Foresta, originally called Villa Foresta including the building shown in the picture from 1915, was built for Wilhelmina Skogh as a private residence in the years 1908–1910 when she was CEO of the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. The villa was built according to examples from medieval knight’s castles that she had seen on her many trips to Italy via the Rhine Valley in Germany. Architects were Ernst Stenhammar and Edvard Bernhard, the same architects who were behind the Grand Hôtel Royal in Stockholm. She named the house after her surname Skogh which means in english ‘forest’ and into Italian: foresta. The castle part is built of limestone from Gotland. The place overlooking Lilla Värtan towards Stockholm reminded her of the view from Fårö near Fårösund where she grew up. In 1922 she sold the property.

1915 – Villa Foresta

After she had left the post of CEO of the Grand Hôtel in December 1910, Skogh used Villa Foresta as a private residence until 1922, at the end also combined with a regular restaurant operation, but the income from the restaurant operation was not sufficient to cover the costs of the large property and her financial situation became precarious. She tried for a time to donate the entire property to the city of Lidingö for use in municipal activities such as a nursing home or similar in return for her to receive an annual annuity as long as she lived, but the city declined the offer citing Lidingö’s strained economy at the time. She was therefore forced to sell the entire property in order to pay off her bank loans and thereby also lost the only source of income she had had in the restaurant business at Foresta. A limited company was formed, which in 1922 took over the property including all fixtures.

In 1931, Anders Sandrew, an entrepreneur in the film industry, bought the building and ran a restaurant there for many years.

1957 – Hotel Foresta on Lidingö (photography by Sune Sundahl)

Builder Nils Nessen bought Foresta in 1954 and opened the hotel in 1957. The original castle-like villa was preserved and the hotel was divided into several buildings designed by architect Hack Kampmann. The interiors were created by the designer and head of NK’s textile chamber Astrid Sampe. Famous guests who have stayed at the hotel include The Beatles and Josephine Baker. In 1977, Brazilian soccerplayer Pele stayed at the Foresta when his team the New York Cosmos visited Stockholm. Nils Nessen ran the hotel until 1978 when he sold the property to TCO.

1964 – The Beatles at Hotell Foresta on Lidingö in Stockholm . Photo by Freddy Lindström

Over the years, Foresta has been expanded with separate hotel buildings behind the original villa and has undergone extensive renovations on several occasions, but the main building has retained its characteristic knight’s castle style and is a well-known feature of Lidingö, clearly visible from the Lidingö Bridge. The originally open terrace at the top of the castle part was glazed after 1929 when Foresta had switched to hotel operations.

In the 1990s, part of the property below Foresta towards the water was sold and cleared to build the terraced condominiums that stand there today.

2016 – Foresta Hotel

Foresta’s hotel operations were run until January 31, 2009 by Förvaltnings AB Foresta within the hotel chain Best Western Hotels. Between 1 February 2009 and Novemebr 2023, the restaurant, conference and hotel operations was ran by the hotel chain Scandic under the name Scandic Foresta. The hotel property was bought in autumn 2014 by the property company Altira AB.
At the end of 2023, it was unclear who will take over Foresta with the restaurant, conference and hotel business. Plans to create senior housing in the complex was denied by the local politicians of Lidingö.

Lidingö is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden.

Lidingö’s qualities have attracted affluent residents such as Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA. Exclusive regions include the coastal region between Mölna and the east tip of the island, Gåshaga, (known as the “Gold Coast”), and the east tip of the northern part of the horse shoe, called Elfvik. Notwithstanding the fact that many middle-class Swedes have moved to the island, (due to rental apartment construction projects), the municipality remains the third wealthiest in Sweden after Danderyd and Täby.

The seascape at Lidingö shares similarities with that of Seattle, USA and Sydney, Australia, with clear blue skies and waterways. The landscape is one of large forests and open farm land.
The Lidingö summer is limited to the period between the end of May and August, when the air temperature seldom exceeds 25 °C. Sea water temperatures usually peak around 20 °C, in mid July, in the inner parts of the archipelago.

Close to the hotel is the Millesgården located. Millesgården is an art museum and sculpture garden. It is located on the grounds of the home of sculptor Carl Milles and his wife, artist Olga Milles, who are both buried there.

The above picture by Pål-Nils Nilsson was also used in a sales brochure for Hasselblad Cameras.

More information on stockholmslansmuseum.se, www.lidingo.se, wikipediaand www.millesgarden.se

Volvo Photo Locations Part 64

1930 – Volvo PV651 (source)

2014 – Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

2012 – Särö Utsiktsväg in Särö (Google Streetview)

Särö is a locality situated in Kungsbacka Municipality in Halland. It is located south of Göteborg on the Särö peninsula, and is famous for its golf and tennis history. Geographically, the peninsula marks the transition from the Bohuslän archipelago in the north and the long, flat Halland coast in the south. The nature reserve Särö Västerskog is located nearby.

Originally an agricultural area, Särö became most popular during the end of the 19th century when the upper class of nearby Göteborg started to use the peninsula as a summer resort. A railway from central Göteborg was built, and the kings Oscar II and Gustav V frequented the locality summertime. Today, Särö is an affluent suburb to Göteborg and Kungsbacka. It can be reached by car or by bus.

Säröhus Conference Hotel is today located in the building above.

More information at www.sarohus.se and sv.wikipedia.org.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 111

1973 – Volvo P1800 ES at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1973 – Volvo P1800 ES at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2012 – Volvo XC60 at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2012 – Volvo XC60 at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2016 – Volvo XC90 at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2018 – Volvo S60 Momentum at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2018 – Volvo S60 Inscription at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2018 – Volvo S60 Inscription at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2018 – Volvo S60 Inscription at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2018 – Volvo S60 Inscription at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2018 – Volvo S60 Inscription at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2018 – Volvo S60 R-Design at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2022 – Volvo S60 Black Edition at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2022 – Volvo S60 Black Edition at Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2012 – Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö on Gotland

2012 – Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö on Gotland

2012 – Fårö on Gotland (Google Streetview)

2021 – Langhammars Naturreservat on Fårö in Gotland (Google Streetview)

Langhammars Naturreservat is an area on Fårö, a small island north of Gotland. It is an area with limestone pillars, pebble beaches and dunes, together with a pine forest.

Just over a kilometer south of Langhammars is one of Gotland’s best kept agrarian environments from the Middle Ages. The area includes at least eight visible foundations, several waste piles, field embankments and stone beads. The area was first discovered in 1978 and excavations have been conducted here from 1997 to 2009. A house was in use from 1100 – to the 1400s, while others were dated to 1400 – and 1500’s. Oral information from the 1800s indicates that this may have been the village Langhammars old location, but also farm Bondans may have originated here.

Fårö is a small Baltic Sea island north of the island of Gotland. It has a population of fewer than 600 and has become a popular summer resort. The island has no banks, post offices, medical services or police. It has its own dialect, claimed to be the “oldest” language in Sweden.

The name “Fårö” (in Gutnish “Faroy”) is derived from the words “ö”, meaning island, and “får-“, which is a word associated with travel like in the Swedish word “färled” (fairway). The word Fårö probably means the island you have to travel to or the traveler’s island. Mainland Swedes might misinterpret the name Fårö to be derived from får, the Swedish word for sheep, due to the many sheep on the island. However, the Gutnish word for sheep is “lamm” (similar to the Swedish word “lamm”, meaning “lamb”).

Fårö Fyr (Fårö Lighthouse): The Fårö Lighthouse lies on the island’s northeastern point. It is 30-meters high and was built between 1846-47.

Langhammar / Rauks on Fårö:
The Langhammar peninsula and the Langhammar nature reserve on north-western Fårö feature rocky beaches with the Ice Age stone monoliths known as rauks. Langhammar was the setting for Ingmar Bergman’s film Through a Glass Darkly.

Digerhuvud: The Digerhuvud nature reserve features the Helgumannen fishing village. It is not suited for swimming due to its depth (up to 80 meters close to the shore) and strong currents. However, it is a popular diving and sport-fishing area.

Sudersand: The long, sandy Sudersand beach on north-eastern Fårö lies next to Sudersands Semesterby which rents cabins to tourists.

In 2012, Volvo revisted this location at Fårö on Gotland for their Baltic Love Affair summer 2012 campaign and have a look at the Making of … video on Youtube.com.

Getting there:
Car ferry from Nynashamn or Oskarshamn to Visby.

Some special places to stay:
Fabriken Furillen
Djupvik Hotel
Fårösunds Fästning

What to see and do:
For nature lovers:
Ljugarn beach and the Ekstakusten, Narsholmen and Lergravsviken nature reserves.

For culture and people watching:
Take a stroll around Visby, night or day.

More information on wikipedia, faroframtid.se and www.gotland.info.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 87

2013 – Volvo S60 on Fendergatan & Henriksdalskajen in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm 🇸🇪

2013 – Volvo S60 on Fendergatan & Henriksdalskajen in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm 🇸🇪

2021 – Fendergatan & Henriksdalskajen in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm (Google Streetview)

2012 – Fendergatan & Henriksdalskajen in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm (Google Streetview)

2012 – View from Restaurant Zee on Norra Hammarbyhamnen (whatsupsthlm.se)

Hammarby Sjöstad is a part of Stockholm municipality, currently undergoing major urban redevelopment. It is located on both side of lake Hammarby sjö, bordering Nacka Municipality to the east. The area is part of the districts Södermalm and Södra Hammarbyhamnen.

Before the current redevelopment began, the area was known as Norra Hammarbyhamnen and Södra Hammarbyhamnen, a mainly industrial zone, centered around the Lumafabriken works, a piece of functionalist architecture designed by Eskil Sundahl and Arthur von Schmalensee which now houses a library and offices. The neighbouring Lugnet was a run-down light industrial area, housing an impromptu trailer park. On the north side of the lake, the Norra Hammarbyhamnen area was used as a harbour area, with a railway connecting the area.

New plans for most of the Södermalm area Norra Hammarbyhamnen in the early 1990s opened the door for a redevelopment of the entire area around the water expanse Hammarby Sjö. A general plan, featuring an extension of the Tvärbanan light rail link from Gullmarsplan through the area was presented.

Although the south and east part of Hammarby Sjöstad is located outside what is traditionally considered to be the perimeter of inner-city Stockholm, the design is intentionally urban rather than suburban, with boulevards, clearly defined and architecturally varied city blocks, and commercial spaces in the ground floor of the buildings. The location, next to the lake Hammarby Sjö and a canal, Sickla Kanal, has allowed for plenty of quays and walkways along the water.

At the place where the Volvo photo was taken, restaurant Zee is located.

More information on www.hammarbysjostad.se and Zee the Restaurant