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One of the places that I wanted to visit for a long time was the Skoklosters slott near Uppsala. Finally in the beginning of August I managed to do so and got a great guide tour through the castle and the surrouning gardens. The weather wasl also perfect to make some nice pictures. Skokloster slott […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 125 The story behind this photo is that Ernst Grauers, who was one of the first Volvo dealers from Stockholm bought the first series manufactured ÖV4 car. Grauers himself was present when the car left the factory in Göteborg. Together with Volvo director Assar Gabreilsson drove Grauers it to Stockholm. The […]

Exhibition of Dutch photographer Ruud van Empel: Pictures don’t lie. At Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm from March 9 – June 2, 2013 In the past few years Ruud van Empel (Breda, 1958) has developed into one of the most extraordinary photographic artists of the present day, both nationally and internationally. After completing his education at […]

Afterwork today at the Stockholm Lifestyle Motor Show in Stockholmsmässan. There was a lot of Revel Blue to see! Volvo’s racing partner Polestart has tuned up the S60 to hit 0 – 60 in 3.9 seconds at 508 hp – yet it’s still 99% stock parts… and tested recently by Jay Leno Swedens fastest Volvo […]

Remember my collection with Historic Volvo Photography Locations based on known and unknown classic Volvo advertisements and news photo’s? In 2007, Volvo’s advertisements agency Forsman & Bodenfors created a campaign where the reused some of these photos and shot new cars on the same location. Photography by Henrik Halvarsson. Have a look: The locations where […]

On our beautiful Resarö island, there has been a famous historic mine, unkown to many. In this Ytterby mine, located on Resarö in Vaxholm Kommun, outside Stockholm nine elements were discovered here for the first time in history: Yttrium (named after Ytterby) Ytterbium (named after Ytterby) Terbium (named after Ytterby) Erbium (named after Ytterby) Holmium […]

Van der Nootska Palace (Swedish: van der Nootska palatset) is a beautiful palace located at Sankt Paulsgatan 21 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. The house was built in 1671-1672 by architect Mathias Spieler for the Dutch-born Swedish military officer Thomas van der Noot. The facade has pilasters and festoons and the middle part is decorated with […]

Skogskyrkogården is the famous cemetery located in the Enskede, south of central Stockholm. Its design reflects the development of architecture from national romantic style to mature functionalism. Skogskyrkogården was created after an international competition in 1915. The design of the young architects Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz was selected. Work began in 1917 on land […]