Bålsta is a

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and the seat of

Håbo Municipality Håbo Municipality () is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bålsta. The municipality was formed in connection with the local government reform of 1952. Localities * Bålsta (seat) * Slo ...

Uppsala County Uppsala County () is a county or '' län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. Province The nor ...

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with 13,138 inhabitants in 2015. Although not in Stockholm County, it has

Bålsta Station Bålsta is a locality and the seat of Håbo Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 13,138 inhabitants in 2015. Although not in Stockholm County, it has Bålsta Station, the north-western terminus of the Stockholm suburban rail system. Many ...

, the north-western terminus of the Stockholm suburban rail system. Many inhabitants commute to

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

. The travel time is 40 minutes by suburban train, and less than 30 minutes by commuter-or intercity rail.

Lasse Åberg Lars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish comedian, actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960 and 1964 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design. Åberg has produced som ...

, 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.

Famous people from Bålsta

* Martin Björk, Swedish television presenter *

Daniel Jarl Daniel Jarl (born 13 April 1992) is a Swedish football player who plays as a defender. Jarl made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgårdens IF on 30 July 2011 starting against Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as M ...

, 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 *

, Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist.

References

Populated lakeshore places in Sweden Municipal seats of Uppsala County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Håbo Municipality {{Uppsala-geo-stub

Famous people from Bålsta

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