Bålsta

Bålsta is a locality and the seat of Håbo Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 13,138 inhabitants in 2015.

Although not in Stockholm County, it has Bålsta Station, the north-western terminus of the Stockholm suburban rail system. Many inhabitants commute to Stockholm. The travel time is 40 minutes by suburban train, and less than 30 minutes by commuter-or intercity rail. Lasse Åberg, a famous Swedish actor, musician and artist, lives in Bålsta and has opened a museum there.

Even though Bålsta's relatively small size, there are many organizations and activity-centers in the town, such as a hockey-arena hosting the team Bålsta HC. It also has a mall with several stores.

Famous people from Bålsta

 * Martin Björk, Swedish television presenter
 * Daniel Jarl, Swedish football player
 * Marcus Nilson, Swedish professional ice hockey player
 * Kim Amb, Swedish professional javelin thrower
 * Filip Windlert, Swedish professional Ice hockey player for AIK in HockeyAllsvenskan
 * Lasse Åberg, Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist.