Viggsö is one of the many islands in the archipelago surrounding Stockholm. What makes it special? Here, the ABBA couples - Agnetha and Björn and Benny and Anni-Frid (Frida) - and the band’s manager Stikkan (Stig) Anderson had their summer houses. The tranquil surroundings have been truly inspirational, and if you visit the island you can still feel it in the air. In Björn and Agnetha’s Viggsö house many great hits were born, including “Fernando” and “Thank You For The Music”. The house has often been filmed, but it’s privately owned and is not available for visits. There is a replica version of it in ABBA The Museum (https://reveal.world/story/abba-the-museum).
The ABBA Island
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ABBA The Museum Djurgårdsvägen 68, Stockholm, Sweden -
ABBA Gold Room Djurgårdsvägen 68, Stockholm, Sweden -
Say hi to ABBA’s fifth member Galärvarvsvägen 7, Stockholm, Sweden
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The ABBA pavilion Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden -
ABBA’s own studio Sankt Eriksgatan 58, Stockholm, Sweden -
Stikkan’s Record Label Baldersgatan 1, Stockholm, Sweden
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A 18th-century fortress once a symbol of Sweden's military might, now a hotel 5.5 km Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Rindö redutt: A fort built to protect the seaways to Stockholm 9.8 km Photo: User Alers on sv.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 -
The Swedish village that provided the basis for seven elements 11 km Photo: Sinikka Halme, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
The 17th Battery of the Vaxholmslinjen 12 km Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0 -
The mystery of the brooding hen stones 13 km Photo: Arkland, CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Artipelag: An art museum in the Stockholm archipelago Artipelagstigen 1 · 15 km Photo: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 3.0
Written by Holly Golightly
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