Sunne, Sweden

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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.Notable peopleSven-Göran Eriksson (born 1948), football coach, former coach of the England national football team, was born in Sunne and has a house on the outskirts of the town. Ursula and Sabina Eriksson (born 1967), twin sisters, convicted of manslaughter in England, grew up in Sunne.Ana Johnsson (born 1977), singer, grew up in Sunne.Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), writer, winner of Nobel Prize in Literature, was born and lived in Mårbacka, just southeast of Sunne. Two of the town's hotels are named after her.Stefan Steen (born 1993), ice hockey player, was born in Sunne. Göran Tunström (1937–2000), author, grew up in Sunne.