Folkungagatan is a major thoroughfare and business street located at

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. The street runs between

Söderledstunneln The Söderledstunneln ("South Way Tunnel") is a tunnel between the Central Bridge and the Johanneshov Bridge on the island of Södermalm Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is a district and island in central Stockholm. Overvie ...

and

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. The street was named in 1885 and refers to the medieval

House of Folkung In modern Swedish, Folkung has two meanings, which appear to be opposites: # The medieval "House of Bjelbo" in Sweden, which produced several Swedish statesmen and kings. # A group of people (singular ''Folkunge'', plural ''Folkungar''), who were ...

. SoFo (short for "South of Folkungagatan") is an area located to the south of the street.

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* 1885 establishments in Sweden Streets in Stockholm {{Stockholm-road-stub

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