Kungliga Automobilklubben
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Kungliga Automobilklubben (Swedish
for The Royal Automobile Club, abbreviated KAK), established in 1903, is an association
for Swedish car owners which is aimed at safeguarding their interests e.g. by promoting a healthy use of car-based mobility, developing views on traffic matters and influencing decisiontakers and public opinion
, as well as organising car racing contests and offering special benefits to its members.
KAK is well-known in Stockholm
for the logo it displays on the roof of Bolinder Palace Hotel on Stockholm's Blasieholmen peninsula
, where it also holds office.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
for The Royal Automobile Club, abbreviated KAK), established in 1903, is an association
Voluntary association
A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
for Swedish car owners which is aimed at safeguarding their interests e.g. by promoting a healthy use of car-based mobility, developing views on traffic matters and influencing decisiontakers and public opinion
Public opinion
Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population. Public opinion can also be defined as the complex collection of opinions of many different people and the sum of all their views....
, as well as organising car racing contests and offering special benefits to its members.
KAK is well-known in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
for the logo it displays on the roof of Bolinder Palace Hotel on Stockholm's Blasieholmen peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
, where it also holds office.