AB Bofors is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms manufacturer BAE Systems. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years.
Karlskoga is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. Located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population of 27,386 distributed over 10.55 square miles (27.33 km2), Karlskoga is the second-largest city in both Örebro County and the historical province of Värmland.
Peter Edvin Lindgren was a Swedish actor. His many roles include the part of Lena's father in I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967) and I Am Curious (Blue) (1968). He won the award for best actor at the 16th Guldbagge Awards for his role in I Am Maria.
The Community of Forn Sed Sweden, formerly the Swedish Asatro Community is a heathen organization founded in 1994.
Carl Edvard Persson was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but through many of his films and songs, he is often associated with his home province, Scania. He was also a popular entertainer in Denmark and after an American 1947 inviting, he made a 100 day tour in the US "Swedish communities" and made 36 concerts in New York City and in 35 other American cities.
Lars Erik Ludvig Eriksson is a Swedish singer-songwriter who became famous for his participation in Sweden's Idol 2008.
The Left Party is a socialist political party in Sweden. On economic issues, the party opposes privatizations and advocates for increased public expenditures. In foreign policy, the party is Eurosceptic, being critical of the European Union and opposing Sweden’s entry into the eurozone. It attempted to get Sweden to join the Non-Aligned Movement in 1980, but did not succeed. The party is eco-socialist, and supports republicanism. It stands on the left-wing of the political spectrum.
Tegsbron is a bridge in Umeå that took the major European routes E4 and E12 over the Ume River until 2012.
The 2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot II was held in Karlskoga, Sweden between 3 and 10 August. The match consisted of 30 stages over six days, and over 650 competitors Jarkko Laukia from Finland took gold in the Open division, which was the largest division of the match.
"Delirium" is a song by Swedish singer Lena Philipsson from her ninth studio album Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan (2004). It was released as the album's second single on 7 July 2004 through Columbia and Sony Music. Written by Thomas "Orup" Eriksson and produced by Anders Hansson, "Delirium" is a disco and power pop song with synthesizer and guitar instrumentation and schlager influences.
Björkborn Manor is a manor house and the very last residence of Alfred Nobel in Sweden. The manor is located in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. The current-standing white-colored manor house was built in the 1810s, but the history of the property is older.
Ölsboda Manor is a manor house and former noble residence located south of Ölsboda, Örebro County, Sweden. It is the only listed building in Degerfors Municipality.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Karlskoga, Sweden.
The Björkborn Bridge is a wooden arch bridge for pedestrians and bikers crossing Timsälven in Karlskoga, Sweden, linking the former residence of Alfred Nobel; Björkborn Manor, and the surrounding area, with Karlskoga. The bridge, was erected following the demolition of the, poorly maintained, former-standing bridge, in 2018. The now-standing bridge was designed in collaboration with three architecture students; Kristoffer Hamrin, Nour Fansa and Mateusz Szpotowicz from the architectural department at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
The Climate Alliance is a Swedish political party with a focus on climate issues that describes itself as a non-ideological, party- and bloc-crossing influence organization, neither of the right nor left. The party's electoral platform has been described by classical liberal business think tank Timbro and newspaper Norran editorial board as left-wing.
Storängstorp is a historical estate in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. The building is located south of Karlskoga.
The Karlskoga Church is a wooden church building in Karlskoga, Sweden. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated in the 1600s. It stands as both the oldest building and church in Karlskoga, predating Villa Ekeliden in age.
Bofors railway station is a railway station in Karlskoga, Sweden, located on the Nora-Carlskoga Line. In 1966, the station stopped serving passenger traffic and began to serve freight transport full-on.
Erland von Hofsten, was a Swedish ironmaster, and heir to the Valåsen Works.
