Sunne, Sweden
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Sunne Sound and Sunne Church in March 2010
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| Coordinates: 59°50′N 13°08′E / 59.833°N 13.133°ECoordinates: 59°50′N 13°08′E / 59.833°N 13.133°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Värmland |
| County | Värmland County |
| Municipality | Sunne Municipality |
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| • Total | 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
| • Total | 4,931 |
| • Density | 1,078/km2 (2,790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Sunne is a locality and the seat of Sunne Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 4,931 inhabitants in 2010.
The town straddles the sound connecting Övre Fryken (Northern lake) with Mellan-Fryken (Middle lake).
Printing and packaging are significant industries in Sunne. The companies Tetra Pak and Miller Graphics have facilities in the town and the local college provides a specialist course in printing technology.
In the Summer there is a large music festival.
The painter Tage Åsén who made the cover paintings for two of his books about Sunne and who currently is working on his project about Sunne called Brobytornet (the Broby Tower). Broby is the name Selma Lagerlöf gave Sunne in her books. Each year The Foundation Selma Lagerlöf Literary Prize awards a prominent Swedish writer.
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