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Volvo Photo Locations Part 110 Långedrag is area in the Älvsborg distric in western Göteborg. You can get here by tram from central Göteborg. The area go its name after the so-called Långedragsjullarna – sturdy and seaworthy wooden sailboats in several sizes ( J10, J14, J18, J22 and J26). Långedrag is also the home of […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 71 Volvo Car Corporation Headquarters is located on Assar Gabrielssons väg in Torslanda, on the island Hisingen north of Göteborg. A famous location for Volvo enthusiasts from all over the world. Many streets in this area are named after the founders of the company, Gustav Larson and Assar Gabrielsson or important […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 75 In 2005 the photography company Hasselblad moved from central Göteborg to a newly built location on Pumpgatan in a ‘booming’ area known as Lindholmen where the major presence is Chalmers Technical University. The building exterior is quite nondescript industrial design but the interior is well designed and comfortable with attention […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 74 Slottskogen is Göteborg’s main park. See elks, foxes, deer and other Nordic animals in the park zoo. In the summer, there is a petting zoo with piglets and kid goats. Don’t miss feeding time for the seals and penguins. The petting zoo and pony rides are open from April to […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 62 Karlbergs slott or Karlberg Palace is a palace by the Karlberg Canal on the border of Stockholm in Solna. The palace, built in 1630 and the oldest in Solna municipality, today houses the Military Academy Karlberg. Notwithstanding the palace remains a military institution, the park is accessible to the public […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 61 The Älvsborgsborn or Älvsborg Bridge is a suspension bridge over Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden, which connects the north and the south part of the city. It was built in 1966 and designed by Sven Olof Asplund. The total length of the bridge is 933 metres and distance between the […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 59 Thanks to Per Richardson, who found this Volvo Photo Location! Nääs Slott is a 17th century mansion near Göteborg, Sweden. It’s situated at the lake Sävelången in Västergötland. In the later half of the 19th century Nääs became world renowned through its Crafts College and for more than 50 years […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 58 The Bourse (Swedish: Börsen) is a municipal building in Gothenburg, western Sweden. It is located on the north side of Gustaf Adolf Square. Originally it was designed as a mercantile exchange, with a ballroom, by architect Pehr Johan Ekman in the Neoclassical style. It opened on 1 December 1849. The […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 57 Kungälv is located just a few miles north of Göteborg. The current old church of Kungälv was built between 1679 and 1688th Responsible for the construction was architect Christopher Brack, then working in western Sweden but originally from Switzerland. The city Kungalv had with Royal Majesty’s help managed to get […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 112 These wonderfull photos of the 1933 Volvo Venus Bilo were made in the garden of Villa Roskull on Lidingö, near Stockholm. Like a mighty Vasaborg lies the splendid Villa Roskull on top of the Högudden with a great view over the Stockholm inlet. The villa was built in 1912, commissioned […]