Västra Frölunda

Västra Frölunda, sometimes referred to as just Frölunda, is one of 21 boroughs in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located in the south western part of the city, and is the smallest of the boroughs with a population of only 12,855 (2004) on 3.72 square kilometres, although the term Frölunda generally is used for a much wider area covering almost all the city's western suburbs.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Västra Frölunda:

The ice hockey team Frölunda HC is named after Frölunda, but plays in Scandinavium in central Gothenburg.

Coordinates: 57°39′N 11°55′E / 57.650°N 11.917°E / 57.650; 11.917

Frölunda HC

Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), where they have played the majority of the seasons during the club's existence. The last time they played in the lower division, Allsvenskan, was in 1995. Frölunda have won the national championship title three times, in 1965, 2003, and 2005.

The club was originally founded on 3 February 1938, as an ice hockey section in Västra Frölunda IF and became independent on 29 March 1984. On 16 June 2004, the club shortened the name from Västra Frölunda Hockey Club to Frölunda Hockey Club.

Frölunda's home venue is the Scandinavium arena in central Gothenburg, which has a capacity of 12,044 people. Frölundaborg is used when Scandinavium is occupied with other events. Förlunda's average home attendance has been the highest in the league for over a decade.

History

In 2003 Frölunda became the champions after a 38 year hiatus. The final game in Scandinavium on 7 April against Färjestad BK was ended by late season recruit Tomi Kallio in the third overtime period.

Frölunda Torg

Frölunda Torg is a shopping centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is one of the largest shopping centres in Scandinavia, with approximately 200 shops and more than 10 million visitors in 2009. The shopping centre's total area is about 75,000 square metres. The companies housed in Frölunda Torg employ in total 1,500 people and their total annual turnover is in excess of 1.6 billion kronor.

History

At September 8, 1966 Frölunda Torg opened as, at the time, Europe's largest shopping centre. The construction had cost 80 million swedish kronor and took eight year to complete.

An expansion of the mall was finished in 1980, which resulted in an additional 13,300 m² and 14 new stores, as well as a restaurant. The mall was further expanded the following years, with new sections opened in 1984 and 1995.

In 2007, the owner Diligenta, was granted building permit for a large renovation and expanding process. The renovation started on October 26, 2007 and the first stage was completed in 2010. The second stage was started in the spring of 2010 and is believed to be finished in 2011. At that time, the centre will be hosting a total of 200 stores in 75,000 m².