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Lennart Jähkel was born on 27 September 1956 in Piteå, Norrbottens län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for The Hunters (1996), As It Is in Heaven (2004) and Goda grannar (1987).

Anniqa Järlefors, born 1950 in Piteå, is a Swedish actress, exotic dancer/performer, snake charmer, singer, fitness instructor and artist. Her career as an exotic dancer and snake charmer started in the late 60's in Swedish amusement parks and fun fairs. She made her screen debut in "Pippi Långstrump" 1969. The following years she relocated to Denmark performing at cabarets and clubs. In the middle of the 70's Anniqa appeared in a couple of movies and married the Danish boxer Hans Jørgen Jacobsen. In 1985 she emigrated to the United States with her new husband, body builder Sven-Ole Thorsen. The couple settled in California where Anniqa started her new career now as a fitness instructor and body builder. She also started painting and subsequently exhibitions in both the US and Europe followed.

Kandyland was born on 4 June 1993 in Piteå, Norrbottens län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Super Seducer 3 (2021) and Parasocial (2021).

Annika Marklund works as a model, actress and journalist. She is the daughter of famous Swedish novelist Liza Marklund. The first name from her daughter Annika, the last name from the legendary Swedish journalist Bengt Bengtzon - Liza's former boss at daily newspaper Expressen. Marklund lives in Kungsholmen in Stockholm, after spending a few years in London, England and Shanghai, China.

Peter Mattei was born on 3 June 1965 in Piteå, Norrbottens län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Don Giovanni (2003), Eugène Onéguine (2002) and Eugen Onegin (2007).

Sara Lindh is a Swedish actor, singer, and playwright. She made her stage debut in "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant" at Gothenburg City Theatre in 1990. Since then Sara Lindh has performed in several plays, musicals, feature films and television productions. Among those she played the role of Kätchen in the music fable "The Black Rider - The Casting of the Magic Bullets" (1997), Lucy Brown in "The Threepenny Opera" (2005) and Ariel in Shakespeare's "The Storm" (1998).

Joel Burman was born in 1978 in Piteå, Sweden. Studied media and communications (Luleå University) before taking a course in film science (Örebro University) in the fall of 2000. Enrolled to the exchange program between Örebro University and Washburn University (Topeka, Kansas) where Joel studied political science, film and writing. In 2002 he returned to Sweden where he studied practical filmmaking at Molkom Folkhögskola. In 2005 Joel got accepted to the Filmproduction program at the University Collage of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre in Stockholm (Dramatiska Institutet).

Anders Isaksson was born on 9 May 1943 in Piteå, Norrbottens län, Sweden. He died on 17 January 2009.

Lasse Eriksson was born on 1 April 1949 in Piteå, Norrbotten, Sweden. He was a composer, known for På gränsen (1985) and Hungermarschen (1982). He died on 3 March 2011 in Uppsala, Sweden.

Jonas Berglund was born on 8 January 1994 in Piteå, Norrbottens län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Anton Begins (2014) and Vindstilla (2013).

Veronica Öberg was born on 12 December 1969 in Piteå, Norrbottens län, Sweden. She is known for The Threat (2004), The Hunters (1996) and 6 Points (2004).

Lasse Eriksson was born on 1 April 1949 in Piteå, Norrbottens län, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for 'Harry Lund' lägger näsan i blöt! (1991), Annan ja Vasilin rakkaus (1988) and Falkenswärds möbler (2000). He died on 3 March 2011 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden.

Viktoria Mattila was born on 29 April 1972 in Piteå, Norrbotten, Sweden. She is a costume designer and assistant director, known for Exit (2006), Between Two Fires (2010) and The Third Wave (2003).

Mattias Öhlund is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning. Öhlund played two seasons in the Swedish Allsvenskan, the second highest tier of hockey in Sweden, with Piteå HC before being selected by the Canucks 13th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He then joined Luleå HF of the Elitserien, the highest league in Sweden, winning the Le Mat Trophy as league champions in 1996. He began his NHL career with Vancouver in 1997-98, the start of an 11-year tenure with the club in which he became the Canucks' all-time leader in points for a defenceman (since surpassed by Alexander Edler). Öhlund would play the final two seasons of his professional career with the Tampa Bay Lightning before retiring in 2011. A serious eye injury before his third NHL season was the first of many injuries Öhlund has sustained over his career, and he only played a full season twice in his 13-year NHL career.

Internationally, Öhlund represented Sweden in numerous tournaments, beginning with three World Junior Championships that included Best Defenceman honors as part of a silver medal effort in 1996. He has since competed in three World Championships, earning gold in 1998, and three Winter Olympics, earning gold in 2006.

Thord Carlsson was born on 10 July 1931 in Piteå, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Apple War (1971), Kvartetten som sprängdes (1973) and Mosebacke Monarki (1967). He died on 9 November 2005 in Piteå, Sweden.