Quotes by Bjorn Ulvaeus

Sweden is an open, liberal, secular and democratic country. We strive towards achieving equality; we are forward-looking and refuse to be pulled back by social constructs such as religion.

Stockholm is unique in that its built on islands and surrounded by water, so you get this enormous sense of freedom. Its got everything you could possibly need - everything New York or London has but without all the people and traffic. Its also become a very creative city, not only for music but also for fashion and computer games.

There are days when I walk through the center of Stockholm when I get this sudden feeling of happiness - a sense of belonging and at the same time gratitude that Im so privileged that I can live my life in my city.

I believe that religion should be totally separated from the state. Thats not the way it is today, not even in Sweden.

The music of ABBA is not that happy. It might sound happy, in some strange way, but deep within, its not happy music. It has that Nordic melancholic feeling to it. What fools you is the girls voices. You know, I do think that is one of the secrets about ABBA. Even when we were really quite sad, we always sounded jubilant.