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Dalin, Olof von

(Encyclopedia)Dalin, Olof von o͞oˈlôv fən dälēnˈ [key], 1708–63, Swedish historian, poet, and journalist, the foremost figure of the Swedish Enlightenment. In his successful career in the civil service, Da...

Myrdal, Alva

(Encyclopedia)Myrdal, Alva älˈvä mĭrˈdäl, Swed. mürˈdäl [key], 1902–86, Swedish sociologist, diplomat, and political leader. As a sociologist in the 1930s, she initiated a national program establishing s...

Fagersta

(Encyclopedia)Fagersta fäˈgərstäˌ [key], city, Västmanland co., S central Sweden. It is an industrial ...

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

(Encyclopedia)Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences: see Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel under Nobel Prize. ...

Sundbyberg

(Encyclopedia)Sundbyberg sŭndˌbübĕrˈyə [key], city (1995 pop. 31,400), Stockholm co., E Sweden, an industrial suburb of Stockholm; founded 1877. Manufactures include chemicals, paper, chocolate, and cables. ...

Bollnäs

(Encyclopedia)Bollnäs bôlˈnĕsˌ [key], city, E Sweden, on the Ljusnan River. It is an important trade c...

Östersund

(Encyclopedia)Östersund östərsŭndˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 42,860), capital of Jämtland co., central Sweden, on Lake Storsjön; founded 1786. It is a commercial, industrial, agricultural, tourist, and transpor...

Sandviken

(Encyclopedia)Sandviken sändˈvēˌkən [key], city (1990 pop. 25,360), Gävleborg co., S central Sweden. A planned industrial city, it has ironworks and steelworks (founded 1862) that produce high-quality steel. ...

Hjälmaren

(Encyclopedia)Hjälmaren yĕlˈmärən [key], lake, c.190 sq mi (490 sq km), S central Sweden. It is drained into Mälaren lake by the Eskälven. Canals connect the lake with Arboga and Öreboro. ...

Gripsholm

(Encyclopedia)Gripsholm grĭps-hôlmˈ [key], castle, SE Sweden, near Stockholm, on Malaren Lake. Now an art museum, it was begun in the 1380s and was reconstructed by Gustavus I in the 16th cent. ...