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Volvo Photo Locations Part 92 The Drottningholms slott (or Drottningholm Palace) is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. It is built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), and is one of Sweden’s Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century. It […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 91 Sveavägen is a major street in Vasastan and Norrmalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The street starts at Sergels torg in the city center and goes north out of the city towards the Haga Park. It is today often known as the busiest road in Sweden. More information on sv.wikipedia.org

Volvo Photo Locations Part 115 Direktörsvilla (or Director villa) is today the oldest surviving building in the Trädgårdsföreningen in Göteborg (or Göteborg Horticultural Society). It was built in 1847 by the city architect Loren Wilhelm Brandenburg as home for the chief gardener. The building also contained upstairs the first seed shop of the Trädgårdsföreningen. The […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 113 Åre Bergbana is a funicular railway located in Åre, Sweden. It is 790 metres long and runs between the town square at 398 metres and Fjällgården at 556 metres. The funicular was built as the first fixed link up to the mountain by Von Roll from 1908 to 1910 at […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 51 Smögen is mentioned for the first time towards the end of the 16th Century. The name of the community has varied over the years; amongst other names, from “Smögit”, “Smöenn”, “Smöget” and “Smygesund”. The name has probably come from the Swedish word “smyghål”, which translates as “sneak-hole” or “nook”, referring […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 50 Svinö is an island and a nature reserve in Kalmar municipality in Småland. The area has been protected since 1974 and is 120 hectares in size, of which 70 hectares are water areas. It is located east of the city ​​of Kalmar at the western stronghold of the Öland Bridge. […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 49 Lotsutkiken is situated high on a desert hill in the northwestern part of Smögen. The ship look-out point is based on a high concrete structure and is connected by a covered staircase connected to a small wooden house at ground level. The placement gave a clear view of the fairway, […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 48 Maskinkajen is located in Eriksberg at Hisingen near the water, west of the Hotel 11. Here new houses and offices are created in recent years. Designed by Arkitekturkompaniet in 1998. Eriksberg is an area on Hisingen where Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB had their shipyard until bankruptcy in 1979. For over […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 47 Kastellholmen is a small island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden, connected to the adjacent Skeppsholmen through the bridge Kastellholmsbron. On the island there is a small castle, Kastellet, which was built by Fredrik Blom. Kastellholmen has previously been known as Notholmen, Lilla Beckholmen and Skansholmen. Kastellholmen is part of […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 46 The Øresundsbroen (Danish) or Öresundsbron (Swedish) or Öresund Bridge (English) is a combined twin-track railway and dual carriageway bridge-tunnel across the Øresund strait. The bridge connects Sweden and Denmark, and it is the longest road and rail bridge in Europe. The Øresund Bridge also connects two major Metropolitan Areas: Copenhagen […]