Hallstavik
Encyclopedia
Hallstavik is a locality
situated in Norrtälje Municipality
, Stockholm County
, Sweden
with 4,530 inhabitants in 2005. The town is famous for its paper-factory and the Speedway
team Rospiggarna
.
Today there is an established project organization, "Hallstaviks network" that coordinates everything that happens in and around Hallstavik where several projects are in progress or have been implemented. Outdoor swimming, which was completed and inaugurated in 2010 is a prestigious project that contributed to many new visitors. Other projects are meeting places for the youth where they eg can learn and play music. The project, Skebo Rivers sportfishing sat out trout to create the conditions for angling.
An example of Hallstavik's outstanding citizens, Minnah Karlsson
who came second in the Swedish Idol 2010, Minnah is one of the few Idol-participants world over who has once been voted out, to then come back and get to the final.
It's also a great place for business since it's located very close to Stockholm and Uppsala. Holmen Paper is a business area within the Holmen Group and one of the leading manufacturers of wood-containing printing paper in Europe with paper mills in Norrköping, Hallstavik and Madrid. The Group also owns forest and power assets. A feasibility study to take advantage of waste heat from the paper mill in Hallstavik is another of the ongoing projects.
The residents can submit ideas and collaborate more effectively, a project started called "Creative innovation and initiative in social media". This means that all members can register an idea on a digital idea forum, vote for and leave comments then, work is advanced in a Subgroup to take it to a project with help of the efficient "Hallstaviks network" project organization for the implementation of the idea/s.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in Norrtälje Municipality
Norrtälje Municipality
Norrtälje Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje....
, Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
, Sweden
Sweden
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with 4,530 inhabitants in 2005. The town is famous for its paper-factory and the Speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
team Rospiggarna
Rospiggarna
- History :The club was founded in 1930 and were named Orion, although it did not compete in the Swedish speedway leagues until 1966. The club joined the Swedish Division Three in 1966 and the team name was changed to Stjärnorna . In 1978 the name was changed again to Rospiggarna which is a...
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The modern Hallstavik
Hallstavik is a society that is in a very positive development, where residents leave ideas and run various projects to create jobs and employment. It began in late 2007 when Hallstavik Started with local forces that wanted to turn the crisis into growth. The network is an informal organization of all - Norrtälje Municipality, Business Networks, Associations and Organizations - who want to help develop Hallstavik.Today there is an established project organization, "Hallstaviks network" that coordinates everything that happens in and around Hallstavik where several projects are in progress or have been implemented. Outdoor swimming, which was completed and inaugurated in 2010 is a prestigious project that contributed to many new visitors. Other projects are meeting places for the youth where they eg can learn and play music. The project, Skebo Rivers sportfishing sat out trout to create the conditions for angling.
An example of Hallstavik's outstanding citizens, Minnah Karlsson
Minnah Karlsson
Minnah Caroline Karlsson, born 26 March 1989 in Hallstavik is a Swedish singer.MK came second in the Swedish Idol 2010, where she met Jay Smith in the finals....
who came second in the Swedish Idol 2010, Minnah is one of the few Idol-participants world over who has once been voted out, to then come back and get to the final.
It's also a great place for business since it's located very close to Stockholm and Uppsala. Holmen Paper is a business area within the Holmen Group and one of the leading manufacturers of wood-containing printing paper in Europe with paper mills in Norrköping, Hallstavik and Madrid. The Group also owns forest and power assets. A feasibility study to take advantage of waste heat from the paper mill in Hallstavik is another of the ongoing projects.
The residents can submit ideas and collaborate more effectively, a project started called "Creative innovation and initiative in social media". This means that all members can register an idea on a digital idea forum, vote for and leave comments then, work is advanced in a Subgroup to take it to a project with help of the efficient "Hallstaviks network" project organization for the implementation of the idea/s.