Älvsjö () is a district of the city of

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, located in the

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Älvsjö Älvsjö () is a district of the city of Stockholm Municipality in Sweden, located in the borough Älvsjö in Söderort. It has the biggest rentable facility in northern Europe called Stockholm International Fairs, and also the hotel Scandic ...

Söderort Söderort (literally "the southern place", sometimes translated to ''South Stockholm'') is the southern suburban part of the Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is also part of the city of Stockholm. Geography Söderort is located in the north ...

. It has the biggest rentable facility in northern Europe called

Stockholm International Fairs Stockholm International Fairs () is a large exhibition facility that arranges trade fairs in Stockholm, Sweden. History The idea of starting a trade fair in Stockholm started with brothers Börje and Folke Claeson in 1942. Initially, the Kungl ...

, and also the hotel

Scandic Talk Hotel Scandic Talk Hotel (previously the Rica Talk Hotel) is a skyscraper and hotel, located at the Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...

, which both are located east of Älvsjö

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station. In 2017, the total population of the district was 1,530 inhabitants. The name was written ''Elffuesio'' in 1461. The origin of the first element is unclear – it is possibly derived from an

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male name *''Ælve'', but that interpretation is uncertain. The last element ''sjö'' 'lake' refers to Brännkyrkasjön, a former lake east of Älvsjö.

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