Bollnäs Municipality () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County, Uppsala, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Dalarna County, Dalarna, Jämtland County, Jämtland and V� ...
, east central
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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The municipality evolved during a series of local government reforms in the 1950s and 1970s. It consists of six original entities and has its present shape since 1977.
Geography
Through the municipality, from north to southeast, runs the river
Ljusnan. Among the localities situated at the river are
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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and
Arbrå. South of Bollnäs is the
confluence
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of
Ljusnan and its biggest
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
Voxnan.
Nearby the town of Bollnäs are several water areas with fish such as trout, bass and pike. The streams
Ljusnan and
Voxnan also offer fishing, as does the tributary lake VÃ¥gen in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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.
Localities
Population as of 2005:
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Acktjära
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Annefors
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Arbrå, 2,262.
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Arbrå-Norra Kyrkbyn, 127.
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Björtomta, 68.
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Bodåker-Norrbo, 68
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Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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, 12,455.
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Edstuga, 65
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Flästa (norra delen), 52.
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Flästa (södra delen), 88.
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Freluga, 197.
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Glössbo, 97.
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Hallen, 167.
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Hertsjö, 85.
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Hällbo, 172.
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Höle, 53.
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Kilafors, 1,124.
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Lottefors, 391.
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Norrbyn, 79.
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Orbaden, 101.
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Parten-Hov, 61.
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Rengsjö, 272.
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Röste (del), 57.
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Röste-Norrborns industriområde, 70.
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Segersta, 329.
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Sibo, 351.
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Simeå, 77.
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Söräng-Norrbo, 58.
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Tomterna
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Vallsta, 280.
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Vik
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Västra Höle, 122.
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Växbo, 148.
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Österböle, 105.
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Östra Höle, 73.
Protected nature
A total of of the land in the municipality (0.8% of the municipality's area) are considered protected nature, for instance there are six
nature reserves
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geolog ...
within the municipality's borders.
The reserves are:
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Djupsjön-Römmaberget – reserve since 1999. 86
ha large and located approximately 12 km southwest of
Kilafors.
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Galvån – 22
ha large and located 6 km north of
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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.
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Grossjöberget – reserve since 1998. 423
ha large and located approximately 20 km northeast of
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
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.
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Hästhagsberget – reserve since 2000. 28
ha large and located approximately 13 km south-southeast of
Kilafors.
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Kölberget – reserve since 1980. 44
ha large and located approximately 7 km southeast of
Kilafors.
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Stora Bolleberget – reserve since July 11, 2006. 99
ha large and located approximately 4 km northwest of
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
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.
Eight areas are included in
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...
. Four of these are also nature reserves – Djupsjön/Römmaberget, Galvån, Grossjöberget and Hästhagsberget – and the other four are
Andersvallsslåtten,
Haga,
Myrsjömyrorna and
Tomtas.
Culture
Västerby hembygdsby in
Rengsjö shows example of ''
hälsingegårdar'', old farms built in a way typical for the province of
Hälsingland
Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to by the Latin name Helsingia, is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of ...
. Other examples of ''hälsingegårdar'' are
Gästgivars
Gästgivars is a Swedish farm in the Bollnäs Municipality and the province of Hälsingland. It is one of the seven Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland, decorated farms of Hälsingland which are collectively recognised by UNESCO as a World Herita ...
in
Vallsta,
Erik-Larsgården in
Arbrå and
Kämpens in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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Outside
Växbo, 15 km northeast of Bollnäs,
Växbo lin ("Växbo linen"),
Växbo kvarn ("Växbo Mill") and
Trolldalen is situated. Växbo lin is the only remaining
spinnery and weavers of
linen
Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
Linen is very strong and absorbent, and it dries faster than cotton. Because of these properties, linen is comfortable to wear in hot weather and is valued for use in garments. Lin ...
in
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...
. Växbo kvarn is a
water mill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production ...
from the 19th century (reopened in 1985) where flour is ground using old techniques. Trolldalen displays old tools from the 19th century, tools used for processing linen.
Since 1997, the workgroup
Kulturarv Hälsingegårdar has been active with the goal to get 15 villages/farms in
Hälsingland
Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to by the Latin name Helsingia, is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of ...
declared
World Heritage Sites
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritag ...
by
UNESCO
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. The villages and farms listed demonstrates examples of the traditional architecture of Hälsingland. On the list are among others Västerby hembygdsby, Växbo kvarn and Trolldalen. In 2006, the
County Administrative Board of Gävleborg County handed over the documents concerning the issue to the
Swedish National Heritage Board
The Swedish National Heritage Board (; RAÄ) is a Swedish government agency responsible for World Heritage Sites and other national heritage monuments and historical environments. It is governed by the Ministry of Culture.
The goals of the agen ...
. UNESCO has received the inquiry and will make a decision in July 2009, at the earliest.
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Bollnäs Municipality's electoral districts in the
2022 Swedish general election
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...
sourced from
SVT's election platform, in turn taken from
SCB official statistics.
In total there were 20,585 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.
51.6 % voted for the left coalition and 47.3 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
Politics
Result of the 2010 election:
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Moderate Party
The Moderate Party ( , , M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative*
*
*
*
* List of political parties in Sweden, political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free ma ...
22.32%
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Centre party 9.56%
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Liberal People's Party 5.39%
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Christian Democrats 4.25%
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Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( , S or SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( ), is a social democratic political party in Sweden. The party is member of the Progressiv ...
36.82%
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Left Party 6.82%
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Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
5.34%
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Sweden Democrats
The Sweden Democrats ( , SD ) is a Nationalism, nationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2024, it is the largest member of Sweden's Right-wing politics, right-wing bloc and the sec ...
8.42%
* Other parties 1.07%
Transport
The Northern main line railway (''
Norra Stambanan'') follows to great extent
Ljusnan through the municipality.
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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town holds the largest train station, the only station where
inter-city trains stop. The local train
X-tåget, which operates the route
Gävle
Gävle ( ; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. I ...
-
Ljusdal, makes additional stops at
Kilafors,
Arbrå and
Vallsta.
Twin towns – sister cities
Bollnäs is
twinned with:
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Flekkefjord
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, Norway
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Misburg-Anderten (Hanover), Germany
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Ogre
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, Latvia
*
Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Notable people
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Orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...
competitor
Emma Engstrand (b. December 14, 1977) was born in, and grew up in,
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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.
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Anders Eriksson (b. January 9, 1975),
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
player, was born in, and grew up in,
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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.
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Ida Gawell-Blumenthal (1868–1953), "
Delsbostintan", entertainer, was born in
Arbrå.
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Åke "Stan" Hasselgård (October 4, 1922 – November 23, 1948),
jazz
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clarinetist
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Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest woodw ...
, grew up in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
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, where his grave can be found.
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Hanna Hedlund, singer and
TV show host, was born in
Hanebo near
Kilafors on January 21, 1975.
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Lina Hedlund
Lina Maria Hedlund (born 28 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and member of the pop group Alcazar. She also has a solo career.
Career
Hedlund was born in Bollnäs. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestival ...
, singer, was born in
Hanebo near
Kilafors on March 28, 1978.
*
C.-H. Hermansson, politician, was born in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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on December 14, 1917.
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Anna-Karin Kammerling, swimmer, grew up in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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.
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Timo K. Mukka (1944–1973), Finnish writer, was born in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
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, whereto his family had been evacuated from the Finnish province of
Lapland region during the
Lapland War
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.
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Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
The playin ...
player, was born in
Arbrå on December 30, 1926.
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Thomas von Scheele,
table tennis
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player, was born in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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on March 13, 1969.
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Victoria Silvstedt, super model, grew up in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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.
*
Peter Stormare
Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (; Birth name, né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish actor. He played Prince Hamlet, Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman, Gaear Grimsrud in the film ''Fargo (1996 film), Fargo'' (1996) and List of Prison Break characters#John ...
, actor, grew up in
Arbrå.
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Per-Inge Tällberg,
ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...
, was born in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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on June 14, 1967.
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Staffan Tällberg,
ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...
, was born in
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta
History
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on April 17, 1970.
* Nils Molin, Dynazty and Amaranthe vocalist, was born in Kilafors on October 18, 1988.
Notes
External links
Bollnäs kommun– Official Website
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