Flen

	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 59°03′N 16°35′E / 59.050°N 16.583°ECoordinates: 59°03′N 16°35′E / 59.050°N 16.583°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Södermanland
County	Södermanland County
Municipality	Flen Municipality
Area
• Total	4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	6,229
• Density	1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Flen is an urban area in the county of Örebro in Sweden. It is the seat of Flen Municipality.

Other things which made Flen famous is "Violen från Flen", a song written by Ulf Peder Olrog in the 1940s. The town also plays an important role in "Du ringde från Flen", 1992 dansband song by Grönwalls. The town is also mentioned in the Kent songs "Flen/Paris" on the 2005 EP "The Hjärta & Smärta EP" and "Ensam lång väg hem" on the 2010 album "En plats i solen".

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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[scb-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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