Volvo Photo Locations Part 54 Västervik was first mentioned in 1275. The town was then located at the current location of Gamleby. In 1433 Eric of Pomerania decided to give it a charter and move it to its current strategically important location, close to the castle of Stegeholm. In the ensuing centuries Västervik suffered attacks […]
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Nääs Slott on Nääs Allé in Floda 🇸🇪
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 […]
Bastionsplatsen in Göteborg 🇸🇪
Volvo Photo Locations Part 53 Bastionsplatsen in Göteborg is a small square in central Göteborgg, named 1883 after the now demolished bastion Gustavus Magnus, built in 1686-1693 and near Lilla Nygatan and Lilla Kungsgatan. The site is located in the Kvarteret 4 Manegen, named after the riding school which was built in 1824 in the […]
Börsen at Gustaf Adolfs Torg in Göteborg 🇸🇪
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 […]
Stenpiren in Göteborg 🇸🇪
Volvo Photo Locations Part 106 Stenpiren, early called Skeppsbron, is a pier, built in stone outside Skeppsbroplatsen in the harbor of Göteborg. The pier was built in the years 1844-1845, and received its present name in 1883. In this place was formerly a half as wide wooden pier, which was one of the city’s first […]
Villa Ericsson (or Villa Roskull) on Roskullsvägen on Lidingö 🇸🇪
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 […]
Vasabron in Stockholm 🇸🇪
Volvo Photo Locations Part 65 Vasabron (English: “The Vasa Bridge”) is a bridge over Norrström in central Stockholm, Sweden connecting Norrmalm to Gamla stan, the old city. The bridge is named after King Gustav Vasa (1496–1560), perhaps because of the vicinity to the statue of the king in front of the House of Knights. From […]
Trolleholms slott in Svalöv 🇸🇪
Volvo Photo Locations Part 85 Trolleholms slott is a castle in Svalöv Kommun in Skåne, in southern Sweden. The estate comprises 110 houses and a total of 12300 acres (5000 Hectare). Originally named Kattisnabbe and later Eriksholm, it has been known since 1424, and was a monastic estate in the late Middle Ages. Built in […]
Boråsvägen in Mölnlycke 🇸🇪
Volvo Photo Locations Part 66 Mölnlycke is a small town south-east of Göteborg, close between Landvetter, the large airport near Göteborg. This curvy road was orignally the main road between Göteborg and Borås, before the highway 40 was built. Today a popular road by car and bike enthusiasts.
Volvo Photo Locations in Sweden by Region
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 […]


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