Chapter 1

• Arholma

  At noon the next day, early enough that there were still a few spaces ...

• Bullandö

  They had sailed the beautiful but not very dramatic route from Bullandö up ...

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  Café Anna

  The number 40 bus braked to a stop in front of Borg’s car and Blomkvist ...

• Fridhemsplan

  The number 40 bus braked to a stop in front of Borg’s car and Blomkvist ...

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  Handelshögskolan - Stockholm ...

  Lindberg had gone from school to the Stockholm School of Economics and into ...

• Katrineholm

  Blomkvist was spending several days with a girlfriend at her parents’ ...

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  Kungsholmen school, ...

  An eternity before, at Kungsholmen school in the seventies, Blomkvist and ...

• Lodz

  Wennerström really did set up a packaging factory in Poland, in Lódz. The ...

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  Mikael Blomkvist apartment

  He pondered the wisdom of selling his apartment, though it would break his ...

• Strandvägen

  He traded stock and options and liked to make quick deals, and he emerged ...

• Värmdö

  ...a fabulous summer villa on the island of Värmdö, and an eighty-two-foot ...

• A.S.E.A. Brown Boveri (ABB)

  A.S.E.A Brown Boveri (=ABB) – Swiss-Swedish multinational engineering corporation based in Zürich. See also ...

• Aftonbladet

  Aftonbladet (’The Evening Sheet’) – Large Swedish tabloid with ‘independent’ Social Democratic leanings.

• Beijer

  Beijer – as in Beijerinvest A.B. Swedish investment company, expanding rapidly in the 60s and 70s which merged with ...

• Dagens Industri (D.I.)

  financial newspaper founded in 1976 and owned by the Bonnier family.

• Dagens Nyheter (D.N.)

  Dagens Nyheter (D.N) (News of the Day) – independently liberal Swedish morning newspaper. Of the morning papers it ...

• Expressen

  Swedish evening tabloid newspaper founded in 1944. Editorial position: independent liberal. Owners: the Bonnier family.

• H-boat

  Sailing boat first designed in 1967

• Handelsbanken

  One of the biggest banks in the Nordic countries.

• Jan Stenbeck

  Stenbeck, Jan (1942-2002) – Swedish media owner (MTG, Metro International, Tele2, Comviq etc.), and one of the ...

• Kalle

  Kalle – short form for Karl (Carl)

• Kalle Blomkvist

  Character based upon the books of Lindgren, Astrid (1907-2002) – author of children’s books such as Pippi ...

• LO, The Swedish Trade Union Confederation

  L.O., (The Swedish Trade Union Confederation) – is the umbrella organization for more than a dozen ‘blue-collar’ ...

• Mälar-30 (M-30)

  Swedish sailing boat (11.5x2 metres) built since 1933

• New Democracy

  New Democracy (Ny Demokrati) – Swedish political party established in 1991. Today it is virtually non-existant. ...

• Percy Barnevik

  Barnevik, Percy – Swedish business executive, former CEO of Asea Brown Boveri (ABB – see above), a company created ...

• Scampi

  Sailboat designed by Peter Norlin around 1970. Length: 9 m.

• Skanska Construction

  Skanska Construction – multinational construction and development company based in Sweden. See also ‘Skånska ...

• T.T

• The A.I.A programme

  The A.I.A. programme (SIB-programmet) – fictional

• The number 40 bus

  Bus route 40 connects the university area in the north with central parts of Vasastan and Kungsholmen districts, ...

Chapter 3

• Arholma

  Having the document in his hand he had a sense that there had been ...

• Midsommarkransen

  This threat had the effect that she accepted foster family number four – an ...

• Ebbe Carlsson

  Carlsson, Ebbe – In what came to be known as the ‘Ebbe Carlsson affair’, Carlsson carried out his own private ...

• Ekot

  Ekot or Dagens Eko (Today’s Echo) – news programme on Swedish Public Radio

• Gösta Bohman

  Bohman, Gösta (1911-97) was a Swedish politician of the liberal/conservative Moderate party (Moderata ...

• Ola Ullsten

  Ullsten, Ola (1931-) – Swedish liberal politician and former leader of Folkpartiet (the Liberal party). He was ...

• Olof Palme

  Palme, Olof (1927-86) – Swedish Social Democratic politician. Prime Minister twice between 1969 and 1986. ...

• The Bofors scandal

  The Bofors scandal was a major corruption scandal in India in the 1980’s, in which Indian politicians (Rajiv Gandhi ...

• The Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten)

  Dramaten (The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm) – Sweden’s national stage for ‘spoken drama’ (as opposed to ...

• The state liquor store (Systembolaget)

  Systembolaget – government (monopoly) chain of liquor stores.

• Thorbjörn Fälldin

  Fälldin, Thorbjörn (1926 –) Swedish politician and farmer. Party: the Center party (Centern). Prime Minister ...

Chapter 5

• Next to Djurgårdsbron

  She had almost got to Djurgårds Bridge when she stopped and looked at the ...

• 

  Östermalmstorg

  She took the tunnelbana from Zinkensdamm to Östermalmstorg and walked down ...

• 

  The National Museum (The ...

  Then she left the building and walked rapidly to the National Museum, where ...

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  Zinkensdamm

  The metro station closest to Lisbeth's home.

• A-ekonomi

  The business edition of Aktuellt. Aktuellt – one of two major news programmes (the other one being ‘Rapport’) on ...

• Dagens Industri (D.I.)

  Dagens Industri (D.I.) – financial newspaper founded in 1976 and owned by the Bonnier family.

• Finanstidningen

  Finanstidningen – a politically independent financial newspaper 1989-2002.

• Pettersson boats

  Pettersson boat – a type of wooden motorized leisure boat, generally 8-10 m long and narrow, designed by C.G. ...

• Telia

  Telia (TeliaSonera AB) – the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. Founded ...

Chapter 7

• Costa Brava

• 

  Gamla Stan (The Old Town)

  Erika set her coffee cup on the table and stood by the window looking out ...

Chapter 9

• 

  Café Giffy

  He lived on Hornsgatan, a couple of blocks away, and they would run into ...

• 

  Mariatorget

  Another mark against her was that the social services street patrol had on ...

• 

  Söder hospital

  She called for an ambulance and accompanied him to Söder Hospital with a ...

• Söder Mälarstrand

  On one of these occasions she was found dead drunk, with her clothes in ...

• Tantolunden

  She was once stopped and frisked in Tantolunden, again with a much older ...

• Advokat

  Advokat – lawyer as a profession, here also used as the title of a lawyer (like ‘Doctor’, ‘Mr.’, ‘Mrs.’ etc.).

• Handelsbanken

  Handelsbanken – one of the biggest banks in the Nordic countries.

• Jean Baptiste Bernadotte

  Bernadotte, Jean-Baptiste (1763-1844) – French-born king of Sweden. Before being elected Crown Prince of Sweden, he ...

• Monopoly Financial Magazine

  Fictitious

• Per Engdahl

  Engdahl, Per (1909-94) – Swedish politician of the far right who created the concept of ‘nysvenskhet’ (new ...

• St Stefan's Psychiatric Clinic

  Fictional

• Sweden's National Union

  Sweden’s National Union (Sveriges Nationella Förbund) – a radically nationalist organisation in Sweden, founded in ...

• The New Sweden

  The New Sweden (Riksförbundet Det Nya Sverige) – Swedish political organisation (nationalist) founded in 1932 ...

• The New Swedish Movement

  The New Swedish Movement (Nysvenska Rörelsen) – Swedish political organization (Fascist) founded by Per Engdahl ...

• The Nordic National Party

  The Nordic National Party (Nordiska Rikspartiet) – Swedish Nazi party 1956-2009.

• The Royal Technical College

  Should be - Royal institute of technology. Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, abbreviated KTH) is a university in ...

• The Swedish Opposition group

  The New Swedish Movement (Nysvenska Rörelsen) – Swedish political organization (Fascist) founded by Per Engdahl ...

• The Swedish Race Biology Institute

  The Swedish Race Biology Institute (Svenska Rasbiologiska Institutet/Statens institut för rasbiologi) – Swedish ...

Chapter 11

• The MacJesus shop in Brännkyrkagatan

  As far as we know, the MacJesus shop is fictional, but Brännkyrkagatan is ...

• Expressen

  Expressen – Swedish evening tabloid newspaper founded in 1944. Editorial position: independent liberal. Owners: the ...

• Mac Jesus Shop (Brännkyrkagatan)

  Fictional

• Moderna Tider

  Modern Times (Moderna Tider) – monthly magazine published 1990-2002. Main content: society and culture.

Chapter 13

• 

  Advokat Bjurman's apartment

  Advokat Bjurman's apartment is in Upplandsgatan near Odenplan, but the ...

• Helene Lööw

  Lööw, Helene (1961-) – One of very few Swedish professional historians who have specialized in the Nazi movement in ...

• Ivar Kreuger

  Kreuger, Ivar (1880-1932) – ‘The Match King’. Swedish entrepreneur and industrialist who built a global match and ...

• The Heart and Lung Association

  The Heart and Lung Association (Hjärt- och Lungsjukas Riksförbund), in the Swedish original : Hjärt- och Lungfonden ...

Chapter 15

• Astrid Lindgren

  Lindgren, Astrid (1907-2002) – author of children’s books such as Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson-on-the-Roof and ...

• Bertil Hegland

  Hegland,Bertil (1925-2002) – Swedish illustrator.

• Bildjournalen

  Bildjournalen (‘Picture Journal’) was a Swedish weekly magazine published between 1954 and 1969 which updated a ...

• Blossom Time Is Coming

  Blossom Time Is Coming (Den blomstertid nu kommer) – summer hymn traditionally sung in virtually all Swedish ...

• Hallberg-Rassy

  Blue water sailing yachts built in Sweden

• Hallberg-Rassy

  Blue water sailing yachts built in Sweden

• Hallberg-Rassy

  Blue water sailing yachts built in Sweden

• Kalle Blomkvist and Rasmus

  Blomkvist, Kalle – fictional boy detective (called Bill Bergson in the English translation) created by Swedish ...

• Lektyr

  Lektyr – men’s magazine (currently monthly), first published in 1923. In the last few decades its content has been ...

• Matt (=Mitt) Livs Novell

  Matt (should be ’Mitt’) Livs Novell – Swedish magazine published between 1964 and 1998. It contained romantic short ...

• Öre

  Öre – ’penny’, ’cent’. A Swedish krona is divided into 100 öre. The 50-öre coin was abolished in 2010.

• Pettersson boat

  I.F. class yacht, IF boat, International Folk boat. Sailing boat designed and built in Sweden (1967- early 80s).

• Phantomen

  Phantomen (Fantomen) should be ‘The Phantom’ – American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, featuring ...

• Pippi Longstocking

  Pippi Longstocking – fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren (first book published in 1945). Being the ...

• Rekordmagasinet

  Rekordmagasinet (Rekord-Magasinet) – Swedish (anti-fascist) sports magazine for young people 1942-69 (1956-69 with ...

• Romans

  Romans – (Swedish magazine with a romantic content.)

• Se

  Se (See) – founded in 1938 and modelled on American ‘Life’ it was Sweden’s first magazine with a strong emphasis on ...

• Sivar Ahlrud

  Under the pseudonym Sivar Ahlrud the authors Ivar Ahlstedt and Sid Roland Rommerud wrote books about the Twin ...

• The 91

  The 91, Number 91, (91:an Karlsson) – Swedish cartoon character (created in 1932) with his own magazine, depicting ...

• The Children of Noisy Village

  Book by Astrid Lindgren

• The Children of Noisy Village

  The Children of Noisy Village (Barnen i Bullerbyn) – series of books about children living in the epitome of a ...

• The Finnish Winter War

  Winter War – military conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union November 1939 – March 1940. Finland resisted ...

• Tidsfördriv

  Tidsfördriv (Pastime) – probably a real Swedish magazine which has ceased to be published. (Needs corroboration)

Chapter 17

• Västerbotten

  Registration plates from Västerbotten began with AC in the 1970s.

• A.B.B.

  A.S.E.A Brown Boveri (=ABB) – Swiss-Swedish multinational engineering corporation based in Zürich. See also ...

• Pressbyrån

  Pressbyrån – a very widespread brand of convenience store in Sweden.

Chapter 19

• Bastuträsk

  It’s about six miles down the road to Bastuträsk. She lives in the long red ...

• Bjursele

  But his wife is still alive. The one in the picture here. Her name is ...

• Hemmingen

  Bjursele was like a poster for the Västerbotten country village. It ...

• Hotel Norsjö

  He arrived around 6:00 in the evening and took a room in the Hotel Norsjö.

• Norsjövallen

  At 4:00 in the afternoon, Burman parked his car outside a typical red ...

• Solvändan, Norsjö

  If he needed to talk to someone who knew more about the business, he should ...

• The Härnösand Bridge

  Just short of the Härnösand Bridge he stopped to have coffee at the ...

• The Vesterlund pastry shop

  Just short of the Härnösand Bridge he stopped to have coffee at the ...

• Umeå

  Blomkvist had lunch in Umeå.

• Lennart Hyland

  Hyland, Lennart (1919-93) – Swedish T.V. show host and sports journalist. Perhaps the most popular personality of ...

• T.V. Värmland

  Local public television.

• Värmlands Folkblad

  Värmlands Folkblad – Swedish regional newspaper (Social Democratic) founded in 1918 and published six days a week ...

• Värmlandskultur

  Värmlandskultur SHOULD be Värmländsk kultur – bi-monthly publication on various aspects of folklore and culture in ...

Chapter 21

• Advokat

  Advokat – lawyer as a profession, here also used as the title of a lawyer (like ‘Doctor’, ‘Mr.’, ‘Mrs.’ ...

Chapter 23

• Albert Engström

  Engström, Albert (1869-1940) – Swedish author, artist and member of the Swedish Academy.

• Anders Zorn

  Zorn, Anders (1860-1920) – One of Sweden’s most prominent artists (painter and sculptor).

• Marcus Wallenberg

  Wallenberg, Marcus (1899-1982) – Powerful Swedish industrialist with good connections with the then-ruling Social ...

• Sven Olof Lindholm

  Lindholm, Sven Olof (1903-98) – Swedish Nazi leader active in different fascist organizations until the 50s.

• Tage Erlander

  Erlander, Tage (1901-85) – Social Democratic politician. Sweden’s longest serving Prime Minister (1946-69) – ...

Chapter 25

• Covent Garden

  They spent the morning walking from Covent Garden through Soho.

• Bayswater

  an excellent hotel compared to all the one-star places in Bayswater where ...

• Gatwick

  At noon the next day they landed at London’s Gatwick Airport. They were met ...

• Hotel James

  Blomkvist had booked a room at the Hotel James near Hyde Park, ....

• Old Compton Street

  They stopped to have a caffe latte on Old Compton Street.

• Soho

  They spent the morning walking from Covent Garden through Soho.

• St Albans

  Anita Vanger lived in a terrace house in the attractive suburb of St. ...

• Tennant Creek north of Alice Springs

  The country code is Australia,” Trinity said, putting down the earphones on ...

Chapter 27

• Mälar-30

  Mälar-30 (M-30) – Swedish sailing boat (11.5x2 metres) built since 1933.

Chapter 29

• All addresses in Zurich

  All addresses in Zurich are, as far as we have been able to establish, ...

• 

  Kaffebar

  They met at Kaffebar on Hornsgatan.

• Malungsboden

  She put on more familiar clothes: boots with stiletto heels, black ...

• Oslo railway station

  Irene Nesser took Lufthansa flight GD890 to Oslo and caught the airport bus ...

• Walpurgis Night

  Walpurgis Night – pre-Christian feast celebrated late on April 30, ushering in springtime. Bonfire, songs and not a ...

• Wasa (the Vasa)

  Wasa (the Vasa) – Swedish warship which foundered on its maiden voyage in 1628. She fell into oblivion but was ...