"Farväl till sommaren" is a song written by

Lars Berghagen Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen (born 13 May 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor. Berghagen is a well known singer-songwriter in Sweden. He released his first record in 1965, aged just 19. Four years later, in 1969, he released the sing ...

. Writing the song in late summer in

Fjällbacka Fjällbacka is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 859 inhabitants in 2010. Fjällbacka is mostly known as a summer tourist resort, with a long history, and as the setting for man ...

, the lyrics are a goodbye-song for the summer, upon the arrival of autumn in Sweden. The song was part of Lasse Berghagen's dinner shows at Berns Salonger. Recording it, using it as a

B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...

for the 1976 single "Då gör vi så", the song became successful for

Sven-Ingvars Sven-Ingvars is a Swedish pop/rock group from Slottsbron, Sweden. The band was formed in 1956 by Sven Svärd (drums), Ingvar Karlsson (guitar and accordion), Sven-Erik Magnusson (vocals, guitar, and clarinet). Later the band were joined first ...

. och scoring a

Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 cha ...

hit lasting for 11 weeks in late 1976-early 1977, even topping the chart. Lasse Berghagen himself also recorded the song on his 1976 album '' Jag ville bli någon''

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as well as Roland Cedermark on his 1993 album '' Roland Cedermark spelar vackra visor'' The song has also been recorded by

Sten & Stanley Sten & Stanley are a dansband from Karlskoga, Sweden. Established in 1962, the band has scored several Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedis ...

on 1985 album '' Musik, dans & party''.

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