Hallstavik is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality,

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with 4,476 inhabitants in 2010. The town is famous for its papermill and the Speedway team

Rospiggarna Rospiggarna is a motorcycle speedway team based in Hallstavik, Sweden. The club was founded in 1930 and were named ''Orion'', although it did not compete in the Swedish speedway leagues until 1966. The club joined the Swedish Division Three in 196 ...

The modern Hallstavik

An established project organization, Hallstaviks Network, coordinates everything that happens in and around Hallstavik. Outdoor swimming was completed and inaugurated in 2010. Other projects are meeting places for the youth and Skebo Rivers, focused on sportfishing for trout. Holmen Paper is a business area within the Holmen Group with paper mills in Norrköping and Hallstavik. The Group also owns forest and power assets. A feasibility study was done to investigate taking advantage of waste heat from the paper mill in Hallstavik. Hallstavik's Minnah Karlsson came second in the Swedish Idol 2010. She was one of the few Idol participants world over who was voted out, then came back and got to the final.

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Hallstaviks centrum Janaruy 2012b.jpg, Central Hallstavik Hallstaviks kyrka January 2011d.jpg, Hallstavik church Hallstavik 03127.JPG, Folkets Hus

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{{authority control Populated places in Norrtälje Municipality