Catrine da Costa (19 June 1956 – ca. July 1984) is a Swedish murder victim whose remains were found in Solna, north of Stockholm, in 1984. Da Costa had...

soon understood she would be working as a prostitute. After about a month of prostitution and in an unguarded moment, Rasalaitė managed to escape from...

Stockholm, Sweden. Located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of the City Centre, it is the largest stadium in Scandinavia. Since its opening...

retold it as his own. The murder of Catrine da Costa was also an inspiration when he wrote the book. With the exception of the fictional Hedestad, the...

research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden and one of the foremost medical research institutes globally. The Nobel Assembly...

just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of the richest...

the largest and most populous of the statistical localities or urban areas in Sweden. It has no administrative function of its own, but constitutes a continuous...

north of Stockholm, Sweden, is a vast and popular nature area, with large lawns, woods and gardens. Hagaparken is located along the western shoreline of Brunnsviken...

the gruesome murder of Catrine da Costa, whose remains were found dismembered in two plastic bags, her head was never found, and her murder was never solved...

"Skolan, som invigdes i april 1948 av dåvarande kronprins Gustav Adolf hette då Solna Läroverk. " Solna Gymnasium (in Swedish) 59°22′04″N 18°00′01″E / 59...

Frösundavik [sv], Solna Municipality, Sweden, north of Stockholm. It serves as the head office of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and the SAS Group. The SAS...

birth to a child and murdered it in secrecy, and that she had taken part in the spreading of rumours regarding the legitimacy of the heir to the throne...

Norell's advice, wrote the book Catrine och rättvisan (Catrine and Justice) which detailed the acclaimed Catrine da Costa murder case. They also collaborated...

(born 1977) is a Swedish feminist, historian and researcher at the University of Gothenburg. Dodillet was born in Böblingen, and has been living in Sweden...

Swedish procurer and brothel owner. She was the manager of the brothel "London" in Stockholm, one of the two brothels, London and Stadt Hamburg, which were...

Oscar I of Sweden. Emilie Högquist was the daughter of Anders Högquist, butler of count Carl De Geer, and Anna Beata Hedvall. She was the sister of actors...

of a noble diplomat. In 1842, she ended her career at the age of 31, had herself declared of legal majority by royal petition (by the Civil Code of 1734...

and Ebba Morman took care of the "demonic" female parts such as witches and murderers, Fredrika Löf played the romantic parts of mistress and heroine, parts...

activities. She holds the title of Detective Inspector, and serves on the Swedish Police Authority's human trafficking unit, of which she is the head. Wahlberg...

She was one of the first native members of the Royal Swedish Ballet. She was also known as a courtesan and as the controversial mistress of the future...

Adolf of Sweden from 1795 to 1800, after his relationship with Sophie Hagman. Euphrosyne Löf acted as his hostess at Tullgarn. She was the daughter of a servant...

found. Catrine da Costa was a Swedish sex worker. Parts of her dismembered body were found just outside Stockholm, in Solna, during the summer of 1984....

Swedish actress. She is known as the mistress of king Charles XV of Sweden. Laura Bergnéhr was the daughter of lieutenant Lars August Bergnéhr and the courtesan...

Swedish-Canadian lawyer. From 2002 to 2006, she was employed at the Ministry of Industry as the Swedish Government's expert on prostitution and trafficking...

known as the kept lover of riksråd count Carl Sparre, a relationship which attracted attention and was used by the opposition of Sparre during his political...

part of Solna Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm. The church is located on the headland between Brunnsviken and Ulvsundasjön, at the southern end of the...

was a Swedish opera singer (soprano) and memoirist. She was an elite member of the Royal Swedish Opera and its prima donna for over twenty years. She was...

Kjell Östberg (ed.), Än män då? Om kön och feminism i Sverige under 150 år, Atlas Akademi, Stockholm, 2004 The Main Source of Syphilis is Prostitution :...

students in the French Theater of Gustav III, where she was enrolled from 1781 to 1787. Many later famed Swedish of stage artists of her generation was trained...

Miami, USA, being the third and last Swedish victory. Midyear – Murder of Catrine da Costa 12 October – The Man from Majorca released 29 October – Åke and...