Gnesta

Gnesta is a town in Södermanland in Sweden. The town itself has around 5,500 inhabitants; half the population of the municipality, Gnesta kommun.

Understand
Gnesta was built at the main rail line between Stockholm and Gothenburg. Nowadays, much of the population commutes to Stockholm or nearby Södertälje.

Gnesta's cityscape is strongly influenced by the railway and the station community that emerged at the end of the 19th century. There are significant buildings from all of Gnesta's eras. This includes the railway station (1907), Gnesta brewery (1903) and the so-called soap factory (1950), designed by Ralph Erskine.

Some scenes of the Swedish film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo were filmed in Gnesta.

Get in
Gnesta is connected to Stockholm via Södertälje with the Stockholm commuter train (SL). Regional trains between Stockholm and Hallsberg (the so-called Sörmlandspilen) stop in Gnesta. Adjacent to the railway is also the town's bus station, from where Länstrafiken operates, e.g. from Nyköping, Flen, Strängnäs and Eskilstuna (on some tours with changes).

Major roads in connection with Gnesta are national highway 57 which connects to E4 to the east and ends in Katrineholm to the west. County road 224 runs in a southern direction and connects to the E4 at Lästringe.

The nearest airport is Skavsta in Nyköping. It is also possible to take the commuter train via Stockholm to Arlanda Airport.

See

 * Plenty of archaeological sites.