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| Sweden.se "On the trail of Sweden's most
famous detective" |
| Posted 19 July 2006 |
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Sweden.se, a web site promoting Swedish culture abroad, has
an article from writer David Wiles discussing how the Wallander
novels have brought international attention to Ystad.
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The decision by Mankell to give
his character employment with Ystad police has been the
tourism equivalent of striking oil under the town square.
A study carried out for the regional authority has estimated
that 128 million people worldwide will see the Wallander
movies. As a result, tourism is forecast to increase by
between four and ten per cent by 2008, generating millions
of Swedish kronor for the local economy.
Besides obligatory
stops at the Wallander apartment and the hilltop police
station, fans eat and drink at his favorite haunts and stay
at the hotels that feature in the books. The latest addition
to enthusiasts' itineraries is Cineteket, a visitor
center next door to the studios where the Wallander movies
are produced. Here devotees have the opportunity to see
how the movies are made and take a tour that includes the
set of his apartment.
Itta Johnson, head of tourism, says: "Ystad is going
to exist long after Wallander, and it has so much else going
for it. So we are very careful that Ystad does not become
Wallanderland." |
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The article ends with some good news for anxious fans of the
Henning Mankell series, so be sure to read
"On the trail of Sweden's most famous detective" at Sweden.se
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