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Sollentuna kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Stockholm County
Seat	Sollentuna
Area[1]
• Total	58.322811 km2 (22.518563 sq mi)
• Land	52.942811 km2 (20.441334 sq mi)
• Water	5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
• Total	63,999
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0163
Website	www.sollentuna.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Sollentuna Municipality (Sollentuna kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Sollentuna.

Sollentuna borders the municipalities of Solna, Sundbyberg, Stockholm, Järfälla, Upplands Väsby, Täby and Danderyd in clockwise order starting to the south.

History[link]

Sollentuna municipality was founded in conjunction with the reform of local government in Sweden in 1863. However, its boundaries are almost equivalent to those of Sollentuna Parish, which dates back to the 12th century. Well into the 20th century, Sollentuna was a predominantly rural area.

Modern Sollentuna evolved around the railway between Uppsala and Stockholm, inaugurated in 1866. In fact, five of the eight districts that make up Sollentuna today, correspond to railway stations, now operated by commuter trains. From south to north: Helenelund, Tureberg (railway station is named Sollentuna), Häggvik, Norrviken and Rotebro. Viby is an extension of Norrviken and the 2 remaining districts - Edsberg and Sjöberg - are to be found along the road to Danderyd. Other roads into Sollentuna includes the road from Kallhäll to Rotebro and the motorway (E4) that approximates the same route as the railway.

Sollentuna received rights as a merchant town (köping) in 1944. It never got a charter, and köping status was made obsolete by the municipal reform of 1971.

Politics and government[link]

Sollentuna Municipality has a municipal assembly with 61 members elected by proportional representation through municipal elections, held in conjunction with the national parliamentary elections every four years. The assembly elects a municipal board, (kommunstyrelse) which is the municipality's main governing body, chaired by the Mayor (sw. kommunstyrelsens ordförande). The current mayor is Douglas Lithborn, of the Moderate Party.

2010 election results[link]

In the 2010 municipal elections, the seats in the Council are divided in the following way:

2006 election results[link]

In the 2006 municipal elections, the seats in the Council are divided in the following way:

2002 election results[link]

In the 2002 municipal elections, the seats in the Council are divided in the following way:

List of mayors since 1971[link]

• (1971–1974) Urban Gibson (fp)
• (1974–1977) Carl-Erik Nilsson (c)
• (1977–1980) Sven Olle Isidor Persson (s)
• (1980–1987) Jan-Olov Sundström (m)
• (1987–1998) Gun Blomberg (m)
• (1998–2000) Christina Naess (m)
• (2000–2010) Torbjörn Rosdahl (m)
• (since 2010) Douglas Lithborn (m)

Localities and districts[link]

Since 1995 the bulk of the built-up area of the municipality is statistically counted to the mulitimunicipal Stockholm urban area. A few houses on the eastern border (with about 10 inh.) is in Täby urban area. Sjöberg is constituting a locality of its own.

The municipality is subdivided into the following districts:

• Tureberg, 13 380 inh.
• Rotebro, 8 632
• Helenelund, 8,337
• Edsberg, 8,039
• Viby, 5,744
• Sjöberg, 4,404
• Häggvik, 4,289
• Norrviken, 3,326
• Vaxmora, 2 234
• Järvafältet, 58
• Kärrdal,
• Edsviken

Lakes[link]

Central to the landscape of Sollentuna are the rather big lakes Norrviken and Edsviken -- the latter a bay of the Baltic Sea.

Lake Norrviken

Edsviken and Norrviken are popular lakes for ice tour skating during the winter. The municipality plows a 15 km long skating track on Norrviken. Note that Norrviken is also the name of a district at the western shore of the Norrviken lake.

Other lakes:

• Fjäturen
• Ravalen
• Rösjön
• Väsjön
• Översjön
• Snuggan
• Djupan

International relations[link]

Twin towns — sister cities[link]

The municipality is twinned with:^[3]

• Hvidovre in Denmark
• Saue in Estonia
• Tuusula in Finland
• Oppegård in Norway

Sights[link]

Edsbergs slott

• Edsbacka krog, located by Edsbacka lake and founded already in 1634, was the only Swedish restaurant with two stars in the Michelin Guide.
• Edsbergs slott was built in rococo 1760. Its 400 km² can be rented.
• Probable burial mound of King Agne from the 5th century.

Sports[link]

The following sports clubs are located in Sollentuna Municipality:

• Rotebro IS FF
• Sollentuna United FF

Notable people[link]

• Jonas Bane, actor
• Kajsa Bergqvist, high jumping world champion
• Thomas Bodström, football player, politician, former minister of justice
• Ted Gärdestad, pop musician
• Maia Hirasawa, musician
• Patric HörnqvistNHL hockey player playing for the Nashville Predators
• Jonatan Johansson, snowboarder
• Ulrika Jonsson, television presenter
• Christer Pettersson, Olof Palme murder suspect
• Rednex, country pop group
• Farhad Shakely, poet
• Sonic Dream Collective, pop group
• Linda Skugge, writer
• Mats Sundin, hockey player
• Yngwie Malmsteen, guitarist, composer and bandleader
• Johan Munck, Chief Justice of Sweden
• Caroline Winberg, model
• Johanna Tukiainen, erotic dancer

See also[link]

• Sollentuna Hundred

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sollentuna Municipality - Official site

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Coordinates: 59°26′N 17°57′E / 59.433°N 17.95°E / 59.433; 17.95

The Electric Boys are a funk metal band founded in Sweden in 1988, which enjoyed a cult status in Europe at the end of the decade.^[1]

They were formed by Conny Bloom (real surname: Blomqvist) (guitar/vocals) and Andy Christell (bass). Originally a duo, they signed for Polygram and scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1988, which according to some people is their best song so far.^[2] This early version of what would become perhaps the band's best-known hit also appeared that same year in America on the soundtrack to the movie Feds. The band then added second guitarist Franco Santunione and drummer Niklas Sigevall.^[1]

In 1989, the band's debut album Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride, including a revamped version of "All Lips and Hips" was a success in Europe, and they picked up a strong following in Britain,^[3] where, as well as headlining small clubs, they supported Thunder. When headlining Newcastle upon Tyne, Riverside club, the band were joined on stage by the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis who were performing in the same venue at around the same time. The following year, the album was released in America, where they also became moderately successful, thanks to the singles "All Lips and Hips" and "Psychedelic Eyes." However, the follow-up album Groovus Maximus did not emerge until 1992, by which time grunge had swept all before it and the album was overall inferior to the debut. By the end of an American tour to promote it supporting Mr. Big, the band had lost Santunione and Sigevall and both North American and European record deals. Outgoing members were replaced by Thomas Bromann (drums) and Martin Thomander (2nd guitar) and this lineup released the band's third album, Freewheelin' on the Music For Nations label in Britain. The album attracted little interest and the band dissolved. In 2005, founders Bloom and Christell had joined Hanoi Rocks.

The Groovus Maximus album was recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. There were two music videos made from that album: "Mary in the Mystery World" & "Dying to be Loved." The "Dying to be Loved" music video only had a budget of £100.^[4]

The band reformed in 2009 and released "And Them Boys Done Swang" in 2011.

^[1]

Discography[link]

Albums:

Studio albums[link]

Singles:

• 1988 "All Lips 'N Hips" (original version)
• 1990 "All Lips 'N Hips" (#76 US Hot 100, #16 US Mainstream Rock)
• 1990 "Psychedelic Eyes"
• 1992 "Mary in the Mystery World" (#27 Sweden)
• 1992 "Groovus Maximus"
• 1992 "Dying to be Loved"
• 1994 "Ready To Believe"
• 2011 "Father Popcorn's Magic Oysters"
• 2011 "Angel In An Armoured Suit"
• 2011 "Sometimes U Gotta Go Look For The Car"

Other Recordings:

• 1990 "För fet för ett Fuck" - Svullo With Electric Boys (#2 Sweden)
• "King Kong Song" - ABBA cover for the 1992 Swedish ABBA tribute album ABBA: The Tribute, released on Polar Music.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site
• MusicMight bio
• Live Photos From London Concert July 09