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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 37 Lindholmen Science Park is an international collaborative environment for research, innovation and education within the areas Transport, ICT and Media. The district is located in Gothenburg, Sweden, on the island of Hisingen on the northern shore of Göta Älv. The Lindholmen district area is 104 hectares. In this area, campuses […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 36 Smögen is a coast village situated in Sotenäs Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,329 inhabitants in 2010. It is one of the liveliest “summer towns” of the Swedish West Coast. The community consists of several islands that lay close together that the space in between has since been filled, […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 35 The water tower in Boländerna, Uppsala was built between 1968-1970, architect was Hans Trygg. Today it is one of Uppsala’s most amazing buildings and is a natural part of the Uppsala skyline. The tower can hold 17-18 million liters of water and is 48 meters high. There are 240 steps […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 30 Göteborgs Stadsteater is Sweden’s oldest city theatre. It was founded in 1918 through a donation from inhabitants of Göteborg, and was originally based at the premises that are now Lorensberg Theatre. The theatre at Götaplatsen was inaugurated in 1934. The building features elegant 1930’s architecture, particularly in the audience areas […]

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 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 19 Lindholmen Science Park is a part of the Norra Älvstranden region, where a new district of 60,000 people is evolving. The development of Lindholmen Science Park started at the turn of 1999/2000, when Chalmers and Gothenburg City jointly took the decision to start a technology park at Lindholmen. Ericsson, Volvo […]