Läkerol is a Swedish brand of candies. The candies are sugar-free

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s with the major ingredient being

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. The candies are produced in a variety of flavors. The candy is produced by the Swedish confectionery company,

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. Läkerol's primary markets are the

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n areas of northern Europe and

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, after that

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, and

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. There’s a stadium named after Läkerol in the Swedish city of

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named Läkerol Arena. In 1909, Adolf Ahlgren (1872-1954) introduced Läkerol. To this day, most Läkerol candies are stamped with the imprint of the letter "A". The name "Läkerol" comes from the Swedish word ''läka'', which means "heal". In the 1980s, Swedish tennis player

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did a series of advertisements for Läkerol.

References

External links

Website of Läkerol (Multi-Lingual)Cloetta website (English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lakerol Brand name confectionery Swedish brands Purveyors to the Court of Sweden 1909 establishments in Sweden Products introduced in 1909 Swedish confectionery Throat lozenges