---
title: "Scenes from the Sweden Record Run"
description: "Alex Roy and the 2017 Volvo S90 conquer Sweden."
date: "2016-09-26"
modified: "2017-01-04"
authors:
  - name: "The Foundry at Time Inc."
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-foundry-at-time-inc"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/setting-records/4133/scenes-from-the-sweden-record-run"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# Scenes from the Sweden Record Run

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*Sweden, from North to South in the summer, means almost endless sunlight and brilliant scenery., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

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*Roy departs Volvo’s test facility in the far north of Sweden., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

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*Roy, on the road, covering ground. His happy place., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

![volvo-sweden-gal-new-6.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/volvo-sweden-gal-new-6.jpg>)
*Southbound toward Gothenburg. No clouds in sight. Or rest stops., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

![volvo-sweden-gal-new-7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/volvo-sweden-gal-new-7.jpg>)
*Sweden, from North to South in the summer, means almost endless sunlight and brilliant scenery., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

![volvo-sweden-gal-new-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/volvo-sweden-gal-new-3.jpg>)
*Those big glass walls contain everything from Volvo trucks to jets, race cars and Volvo’s latest., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

![volvo-sweden-gal-new-2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/volvo-sweden-gal-new-2.jpg>)
*The Volvo Museum, just outside our destination in Gothenburg, is a must-see., *Flickr.com/allenthepostman**

![volvo-sweeden-gal-11.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/volvo-sweeden-gal-11.jpg>)
*Enjoying the scenery outside the iconic Clarion Post Hotel. Built in 1925, the building originally housed the Gothenburg Post Office, and has maintained its original design and architecture. It’s a beautiful ode to the city’s rich history and culture., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

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*Gothenburg, at last., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

![volvo-sweeden-gal-8.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/volvo-sweeden-gal-8.jpg>)
*Style IS the best disguise., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

![volvo-sweeden-gal-9.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/volvo-sweeden-gal-9.jpg>)
*Arrival: Lindholmen Science Park, Gothenburg. After a brief respite, the team packs up and heads to Paris for the next leg of their record-setting adventure., *Cait Knoll/TheDrive.com**

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