Fjällbacka

Fjällbacka is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 859 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It is located approximately 150 km (93 mi) from Gothenburg, 165 km (103 mi) from Oslo and 520 km (320 mi) from Stockholm, and is mostly known as a summer tourist resort.^{[citation needed]}

Fjällbacka
Fjällbacka from above in August 2008.
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Coordinates: 58°36′N 11°17′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Bohuslän
County	Västra Götaland County
Municipality	Tanum Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	859
• Density	819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Fjällbacka is a small fishing village on the coastline almost exactly equidistant between Uddevalla and Strömstad. Established in the 1600s, the town's name derives from the large mountain behind it.^[2]

It is also known the birthplace of and setting for many of best-selling Swedish noir writer Camilla Läckberg's novels, several of which were adapted for television,^[3] including the 2025 Netflix series The Glass Dome (Glaskupan).^[4]

The actress Ingrid Bergman lived here when she visited Sweden.^{[citation needed]}