Flysta

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Flysta is a part of the congregation Spånga in the western-most parts of Stockholm town. Despite its location in a predominantly residential suburban area, this community has much of what smaller villages used to have, e.g. a bakery, grocery shops, carpenters, hairdressers located along the main road - Spångavägen. This is a testimony to the fact that it used to be its own village, and a summer residence area at the beginning of the 1900's. Flysta is today a part of Stockholm City with a 15 minute drive from proper down-town.

The history of Flysta goes far back however, with several archæological remains from the early bronze age. In the 1700's Flysta used to be a rural area with a few farms, on equal distance to the churces in Bromma and Spånga.

Today Flysta is a residential areawith an increasing number of young families moving in from the inner city of Stockholm. The area has become very popular due to the closeness to downtown stockholm (25-35 minutes by train/bus), the opportunity to buy old houses for renovation, the good child-care, and the village spirit which has prevailed. The latter can be explained by the fact that there are still a few dwellers in this area where the houses has been passed down through generations, and hence with a history to tell.