Hässelby is a Swedish town that is a part of
Hässelby-Vällingby
Hässelby-Vällingby is a Boroughs of Stockholm, borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden.
It is primarily made up of Hässelby (Hässelby Gård, Gård, Hässelby Strand, Strand, Hässelby Villastad, Villastad) and Và ...
in the city of
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. It contains the suburban areas of
Hässelby Gård,
Hässelby Strand and
Hässelby Villastad, and its territory also corresponds to Hässelby Parish in the
Church of Sweden
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.
Hässelby SK is the town's local
sports club
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Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
.
In popular culture
''
Hässelby'', a 2007
novel
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by the
Norwegian author
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Johan Harstad, takes place largely in its titular suburb.
References
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Neighbourhoods of Stockholm
Suburbs in Europe