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7 unusual facts about Jönköping


Carl Eric Almgren

Almgren was appointed in April 1934 to officership at Jönköping, Kalmar regiment.

Erik Leonard Ekman

Due to economic difficulties, the family moved to the central-Swedish town of Jönköping when he was eleven.

Immanu El

Immanu El (often typeset as IMMANU EL) is a Swedish Post-rock band from Jönköping.

Kwamena Turkson

Papa Kwamena Andze Turkson (born 17 January 1976 in Bäckaby, Vetlanda, Jönköping) is a retired male boxer from Sweden.

Lance Ward

Ward signed a one-year contract on June 5, 2006, with the Swedish Elitserien club HV71 from Jönköping.

Radioseven

During Dreamhack Winter in 2006, the station broadcast over FM for the first time and could be heard all over Jönköping where Dreamhack is held, on 107.0 MHz.

Torsten Lilliecrona

Torsten Lilliecrona (4 January 1921, Jönköping - 15 October 1999) was a Swedish actor.


Idesign

Nils Löventorn is an Industrial Designer with a degree from both Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm and University of Jönköping as a Mechanical Engineer, including ergonomics for a semester at University of Michigan.

Jag tror på människan

The song participated in the semifinal inside the Kinnarps Arena in the town of Jönköping, Sweden on 3 February 2007, directly reaching the finals inside the Stockholm Globe Arena on 10 March 2007, where it ended up on 10th place, without any single point.

Jönköpings regemente

In 1619, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby province of Östergötland—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Östergötlands storregemente, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Jönköping County.

Prince Oscar Bernadotte

Through Oscar's marriage in Bournemouth on 15 March 1888 to Swedish noblewoman Ebba Munck af Fulkila (Jönköping, 15 March 1858 – Stockholm, 16 October 1946), lady-in-waiting to the Crown Princess, without the consent of his father, the King, he gave up his right of succession to the Swedish throne and his royal title.

Samba Sambero

The song participated in the semifinal inside the Kinnarps Arena in Jönköping on 3 February 2007, and headed directly for final inside the Stockholm Globe Arena on 10 March 2007, ending up on the 9th place.

Stefan Örnskog

A native of Jönköping, the capital of Jönköping County in southern Sweden's Småland province, Stefan Örnskog enjoyed a 14-season career, playing 12 of them for his home town club HV71 in the country's top elite league, Elitserien.


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