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King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, credited for the rise of Sweden as a great European power
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1594
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Gustav II Adolf
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Opera singer nicknamed "Swedish Nightingale"
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1820
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Jenny Lind
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King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905
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1829
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Oscar II
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Inventor of Dynamite and establisher of the Nobel Prize
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1833
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Alfred Nobel
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King of Sweden from 1907 until his death in 1950
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1858
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Gustaf V
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Former Prime Minister of Sweden and Nobel Peace Prize winner
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1860
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Hjalmar Branting
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King of Sweden from 1950 until his death in 1973
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1882
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Gustaf VI Adolf
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Physicist, the SI unit for ionizing radiation dose equivalent is named after him
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1896
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Rolf Maximilian Sievert
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Nobel Prize winning chemist
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1902
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Arne Tiselius
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Actress, "A Woman of Affairs" "Anna Karenina"
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1905
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Greta Garbo
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Actress, "Casablanca" "Autumn Sonata" "Notorious"
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1915
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Ingrid Bergman
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Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and again from 1982 until his assassination in 1986
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1927
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Olof Palme
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Former sports official and UEFA president from 1990 to 2007
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1929
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Lennart Johansson
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Poet and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature
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1931
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Tomas Tranströmer
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Swedish-British scientist specialising in cancer research and Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient
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1938
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Tomas Lindahl
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Billionaire and founder of EF Education
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1941
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Bertil Hult
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Musician, composer and member of ABBA
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1946
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Benny Andersson
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Director, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" "The Cider House Rules"
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1946
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Lasse Hallström
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Billionaire, richest man of Sweden and largest shareholder of H&M
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1947
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Stefan Persson
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Author, "Kurt Wallander"-series
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1948
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Henning Mankell
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Geneticist and one of the founders of paleogenetics, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2022
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1955
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Svante Pääbo
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Actress, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" "Chocolat" "Fanny and Alexander"
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1955
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Lena Olin
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Former tennis star and winner of 11 Grand Slams
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1956
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Björn Borg
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Prime Minister of Sweden from 2014 to 2021
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1957
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Stefan Löfven
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Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 until her assassination in 2003
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1957
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Anna Lindh
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Actor best known for his role as Tommy in the "Pippi Longstocking" films
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1957
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Pär Sundberg
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Actress, "Star Wars" "Young Royals" "The Best Intentions"
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1958
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Pernilla August
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Actress, known for her role of Annika in the "Pippi Longstocking" films
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1959
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Maria Persson
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Actor, "John Wick" "Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocoll"
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1960
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Mikael Nyqvist
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Singer, "Buffalo Stance" "I've Got You Under My Skin"
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1964
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Neneh Cherry
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Former table tennis player, Olympic gold medalist and two times World Champion
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1965
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Jan-Ove Waldner
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Author, "Quicksand"
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1968
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Malin Persson Giolito
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Producer of several hit singles for example in collaboration with Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys or Britney Spears
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1971
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Max Martin
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Founder of Koenigesegg Automotive
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1972
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Christian von Koenigsegg
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Actor, "Chernobyl" "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" "No Time to Die"
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1974
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David Dencik
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Actor, "The Northman" "Legend of Tarzan" "Succession"
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1976
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Alexander Skarsgård
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Director, "Morbius" "Child 44" "Life"
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1977
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Daniel Espinosa
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Actress, "Watchmen" "27 Dresses" "Rampage"
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1978
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Malin Åkerman
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Actress, "Annihilation" "Borg/McEnroe" "Eat Pray Love"
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1979
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Tuva Novotny
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Actor, "Suicide Squad" "RoboCop" "House of Cards"
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1979
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Joel Kinnaman
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Singer, "Dancing on My Own" "Show Me Love"
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1979
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Robyn
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Creator of "Minecraft"
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1979
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Markus Persson
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Actor, "Kon-Tiki" "Vikings" "Oppenheimer"
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1980
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Gustaf Skarsgård
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DJ, former member of the Swedish House Mafia, now working with Axwell
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1983
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Sebastian Ingrosso
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Singer and two times Eurovision Song Contest winner, "Euphoria" "Tattoo"
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1983
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Loreen
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Billionaire and co-founder of Spotify
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1983
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Daniel Ek
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Actress, "Dune" "Mission: Impossible" "Doctor Sleep"
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1983
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Rebecca Ferguson
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Handball head coach of the Swedish men's national team
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1984
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Michael Apelgren
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DJ and music producer, "Levels" "Brother" "Wake Me Up"
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1989
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Avicii
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Footballer who plays for Djurgården and the Swedish national team (former Hamburg, Sampdoria, Cagliari and Bologna player)
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1989
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Albin Ekdal
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Actor, "It" "Nosferatu" "John Wick: Chapter 4"
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1990
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Bill Skarsgård
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DJ and music producer, "Under Control" "Habits"
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1991
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Alesso
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Ice hockey left winger who plays for the Colorado Avalanche
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1992
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Gabriel Landeskog
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Ice hockey centre who plays for the Edmonton Oilers
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1992
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Mattias Janmark
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Footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the Swedish women's national team
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1993
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Magdalena Eriksson
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Footballer who plays for Anderlecht and the Swedish national team (former Sevilla, Bremen and Copenhagen player)
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1994
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Ludwig Augustinsson
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Ice hockey winger who plays for the New Jersey Devils
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1998
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Jesper Bratt
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Footballer who plays for Arsenal and the Swedish national team
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1998
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Viktor Gyökeres
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Footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Swedish national team
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2000
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Dejan Kulusevski
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Actor, "Young Royals" "Triangle of Sadness" "The Ugly Stepsister"
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2000
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Malte Gårdinger
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Actress best known for her role as Sara Eriksson in "Young Royals"
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2000
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Frida Argento
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Footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund and the Swedish national team
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2002
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Daniel Svensson
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Actor best known for his role as Prince Wilhelm in "Young Royals"
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2003
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Edvin Ryding
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Climate activist and initiator of "Fridays for Future"
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2003
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Greta Thunberg
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Footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Swedish national team
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2006
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Lucas Bergvall
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