Bålsta

Bålsta
Bålsta
	Stockholmsvägen in Old Bålsta
	Bålsta Bålsta
	Coordinates: 59°35′N 17°30′E / 59.583°N 17.500°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Uppland
County	Uppsala County
Municipality	Håbo Municipality
Area
• Total	10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2020)
• Total	15,436
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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Bålsta is a locality and the seat of Håbo Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 13,138 inhabitants in 2015.^[3]

Although not in Stockholm County, it has Bålsta Station, the north-western terminus of the Stockholm suburban rail system. Many inhabitants commute to Stockholm. The travel time is 40 minutes by suburban train, and less than 30 minutes by commuter-or intercity rail. Lasse Åberg, a famous Swedish actor, musician and artist, lives in Bålsta and has opened a museum there.

Even though Bålsta's relatively small size, there are many organizations and activity-centers in the town, such as a hockey-arena hosting the team Bålsta HC. It also has a mall with several stores.^[4]

Famous people from Bålsta

Martin Björk, Swedish television presenter
Daniel Jarl, Swedish football player
Marcus Nilson, Swedish professional ice hockey player
Kim Amb, Swedish professional javelin thrower
Filip Windlert, Swedish professional Ice hockey player for AIK in HockeyAllsvenskan
Lasse Åberg, Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist.

References

^ "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.
^ "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ "Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2017". Statistiska centralbyrån. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Startsida - Bålsta Centrum".

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[scb-1] "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.

[scb_urban_area_population_area_population_density-2] "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

[scb2-3] "Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2017". Statistiska centralbyrån. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[4] "Startsida - Bålsta Centrum".

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v t e Municipalities and seats of Uppsala County
Municipalities	Älvkarleby Enköping Håbo Heby Knivsta Östhammar Tierp Uppsala
Municipal seats	Bålsta Enköping Heby Knivsta Östhammar Skutskär Tierp Uppsala
Counties of Sweden Sweden

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
Geographic	MusicBrainz area

Famous people from Bålsta

See also

References