Vuollerim
Encyclopedia
Vuollerim is a locality situated in Jokkmokk Municipality
, Norrbotten County
, Sweden
with 800 inhabitants in 2005.
Jokkmokk Municipality
Jokkmokk Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk.The name Jokkmokk is Sami for the words "river" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river....
, Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 800 inhabitants in 2005.
Famous people
- Zemya Hamilton
- Jakob HellmanJakob HellmanJakob Hellman, born October 20, 1965 in Vuollerim, Norrbotten, is a Swedish pop singer. Although his only album to date, ...Och stora havet, was released in 1989, he is still well-known in his native country.-Background:...
- Jokkmokks-JokkeJokkmokks-JokkeBengt Djupbäck, better known as Jokkmokks-Jokke , was a Swedish musician who had his greatest successes during the 1960s–70s. He was born in the small village of Porsi in Jokkmokk Municipality as Bengt Johansson, but changed his name to Djupbäck in 1974...
- Birgitta SvendénBirgitta SvendénBirgitta Svendén , is a Swedish operatic .Svendén, who was born in Porjus and raised in Vuollerim, studied at the Opera in Stockholm. She has made an international career in the first place as a Wagner singer, especially at the Bayreuth Festival.Birgitta Svendén has been a hovsångerska since 1995...
- Lars-Göran NilssonLars-Göran NilssonBirger Lars-Göran Nilsson is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Elitserien. He played for Brynäs IF. He was a member of the Swedish 1976 Canada Cup team and 1968 Winter Olympics....