Bålsta is a
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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and the seat of
Håbo Municipality,
Uppsala County
Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or '' län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.
...
,
Sweden with 13 138 inhabitants in 2015.
Although not in
Stockholm County
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, it has
Bålsta Station, the north-western terminus of the
Stockholm suburban rail system. Many inhabitants commute to
Stockholm. The travel time is 40 minutes by suburban train, and less than 30 minutes by commuter-or intercity rail.
Lasse Åberg
Lars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960 and 1964 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design.
Åberg has produced some of the m ...
, a famous Swedish actor, musician and artist, lives in Bålsta and has opened a museum there.
Even though Bålsta's relatively small size, there are many organizations and activity-centers in the town, such as a hockey-arena hosting the team Bålsta HC. It also has a mall with several stores.
Famous people from Bålsta
*
Martin Björk
Martin Mikael Björk, (born 7 November 1971) is a Swedish television presenter. He has hosted shows like ''Fråga Olle'', the Swedish version of '' Temptation Island'' and ''Peking Express'' all on Kanal5
Kanal 5 (''Channel 5'') is a Swedish ...
, Swedish television presenter
*
Daniel Jarl, Swedish football player
*
Marcus Nilson, Swedish professional ice hockey player
*
Kim Amb, Swedish professional javelin thrower
*
Filip Windlert
Filip Windlert (born January 24, 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He made his Elitserien debut playing with AIK IF during the 2011–12 Elitserien season
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, Swedish professional Ice hockey player for AIK in HockeyAllsvenskan
See also
*
Bålstaåsen
References
Populated lakeshore places in Sweden
Municipal seats of Uppsala County
Swedish municipal seats
Populated places in Uppsala County
Populated places in Håbo Municipality
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