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unusual facts about Gustavsberg, Värmdö



Eric Clauesson

Eric Clauesson worked as a servant to Hans Persson on the Swedish island of Värmdö.

Farm Workers Union of Uppland

The organization also had a well organized following in the Baltic Sea archipelago, several branches were established on Värmdö.

Gustavsberg porcelain

It broke up in the 1990s and was sold off in pieces, to the dismay of residents of the Gustavsberg area, but artisans continued producing ceramics and household porcelain in the Gustavsberg tradition.

John Carlsson

Johan Erik "John" Carlsson (January 5, 1870, Stockholm - July 24, 1935 Värmdö) was a sailor from Sweden, who represented his native country at the 1908 Summer Olympics in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Great Britain in the 8 Metre.

Lisa Larson

Larson left Gustavsberg in 1980 to work freelance for a number of Swedish companies including Duka, Kooperativa Förbundet and Åhléns.

Petra Hultgren

Petra Cecilia Alexandra Hultgren (born 21 April 1972, in Värmdö, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actress.

Piet Van Waeyenberge

He is honorary chairman of the Vlaams Economisch Verbond (VOKA), member of the Supervisory Board of Campina Melkunie n.v., of Koninklijke Sphinx Gustavsberg n.v. and of De Eik Beheer b.v. (Nijmegen).

Stefan Dimle

Nowadays one can find Dimle and his company in the city of Gustavsberg.

Stig Lindberg

One of Sweden's most important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with the Gustavsberg pottery factory.

Telegrafberget, Tyresö

On the top of it there is a watchtower with a view all the way to central Stockholm, Dalarö and Gustavsberg.

Värmdö

Värmdö Municipality - a municipality of Stockholm County in Sweden, named after the island Värmdön

Västberga helicopter robbery

Prior to the robbery, caltrops had been placed on the roads around the cash service building to prevent police cars from gaining access and decoy bombs were placed on the police helicopter base at Myttinge on the island of Värmdö.

Veryday

One of the exhibits is the world's first angled kitchen knife designed for Gustavsberg in 1973.


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