Hallstavik is a
locality situated in
Norrtälje Municipality
Norrtälje Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Norrtälje.
It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County a ...
,
Stockholm County,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
with 4,476 inhabitants in 2010.
The town is famous for its papermill and the
Speedway
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team
Rospiggarna.
The modern Hallstavik
An established project organization, Hallstaviks Network,
coordinates everything that happens in and around Hallstavik. Outdoor swimming was completed and inaugurated in 2010. Other projects are meeting places for the youth and Skebo Rivers, focused on sportfishing for trout.
Holmen Paper is a business area within the Holmen Group with paper mills in Norrköping and Hallstavik. The Group also owns forest and power assets. A feasibility study was done to investigate taking advantage of waste heat from the paper mill in Hallstavik.
Hallstavik's
Minnah Karlsson came second in the Swedish Idol 2010. She was one of the few Idol participants world over who was voted out, then came back and got to the final.
Image gallery
Hallstaviks centrum Janaruy 2012b.jpg, Central Hallstavik
Hallstaviks kyrka January 2011d.jpg, Hallstavik church
Hallstavik 03127.JPG, Folkets Hus
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Populated places in Norrtälje Municipality