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Volvo Photo Locations Part 29 Kuggen is a building on Lindholmen in Göteborg that was inaugurated in 2011 as The Chalmers’ new house for innovation and entrepreneurship. The building is built on five floors with a beautiful colourfull facade, designed by Wingårdh architects. Kuggen has received awards for their innovative architecture. The building aims to […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 28 Ostindiefararen Götheborg is a sailing replica of an 18th century Swedish East Indiaman. It is the world’s largest operational wooden sailing vessel. The original sank off Gothenburg, Sweden on 12 September 1745 while approaching its home harbour after returning from her third voyage to China. All sailors survived, but the […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 27 The lighthouse at Musskären lies on Måholmsvägen in Arendal, a district on West Hisingen in Göteborg. In Arendal was formerly Arendal Shipyard (1963-1989) located. Nowadays it is a large industrial area, with many different companies, including headquarters and development department of Volvo Buses and production facilities for several of Volvo […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 26 Gustaf Adolf’s square is a located in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It was named Stortorget (the Big square) until 1854 when a statue was raised over the founding father of Gothenburg, king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Surrounding the square you can find Rådhuset (1672), Börsen (1849) and Stadshuset (1749), and the […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 25 “Ett litet hak” was a populair bar restaurant in Grev Turegatan in Stockholm, close to Stureplan. Grev Turegatan is a street on Östermaln in central Stockholm. The street begins at Birger Jarlsgatan in the south, crosses among other Linnégatan and Karlavägen and ends at Valhallavägen in the north. The street […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 24 Bollhusgränd (Swedish: “Ball House Alley”) is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Named after Bollhuset, a historical theatre, it connects Slottsbacken to Köpmantorget, and as Baggensgatan extends the alley further south beyond Köpmangatan, together they form a parallel street to Österlånggatan and Själagårdsgatan. More […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 23 Schantzska huset or The Schantzska house is a building on Stortorget 20 next to the Seyfridtzska house in Gamla stan, Stockholm, built in 1650 and restored in 1905. The house is named after the builder, Royal Secretary Johan Eberhard Schantz. The building has a gable of German-Dutch type, which is […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 22 Statue of Baron Baltzar von Platen (1766 – 1829) in the Main Square, Motala, Östergötland, Sweden. Von Platen was the driving force behind the construction of the Göta Canal. He employed Thomas Telford in 1808 to survey the route, which he did in just three weeks. Motala is a locality […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 21 Skånegatan is a street in central Gothenburg. The street, which extends from the Ullevi Stadium in the north to Korsvägen in the south, is the backbone of Evenemangsstråket and is lined with several well-known events and educational buildings like Ullevi Stadium, Scandinavium and Liseberg. More information on sv.wikipedia.org

Volvo Photo Locations Part 20 Haga is a city district in Gothenburg, Sweden, renowned for its picturesque wooden houses, 19th century-atmosphere and cafés. Originally a working class suburb of the city with a rather bad reputation, it was gradually transformed into a popular visiting place for tourists and Gothenburgers. A major renovation of the area […]