Torsby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtǔːʂbʏ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Torsby Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 4,049 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby, the world's longest ski tunnel, is located in Torsby.[3][4]
There is an airport located near the locality with flights to Stockholm Arlanda Airport[5]
people
- Football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and footballer Marcus Berg are both from Torsby.
- Monica Kristensen Solås, a glaciologist, meteorologist, polar explorer and crime novelist, was born in Torsby in 1950.
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 25.
- ^ "Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 October 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ Grassman, Oliver (15 June 2006). "Världens längsta skidtunnel är klar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Flygtorget » Flygnyheter » Flygnyheter » Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen".
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