Polar Studios

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Polar Studios is one of the most famous recording studios in Scandinavia. Located in Stockholm, Sweden, Polar Studios was founded by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA in 1978.

Led Zeppelin recorded their last studio album, In Through The Out Door, at Polar Studios a few months after its grand opening. Artists such as the Ramones, Roxy Music, Genesis, Adam Ant, Backstreet Boys, Beastie Boys, Belinda Carlisle, Burt Bacharach, Emma Bunton, Celine Dion, Roxette, Terra Firma, Entombed, The Hellacopters and almost every single major Swedish artist worked in Polar Studios.

The studio was generally regarded as one of the world's finest, and its centrepiece was a Harrison mixing console, which was modified by technician Leif Mases to give it a unique sound, that in some respects rembled a Neve. ABBA's 1981 album The Visitors marked a turning point for Polar, as it was recorded on the studio's new 3M digital recorder, thus becoming one of the first digital mainstream pop records.

Polar Studios closed its doors in 2004 to re-open at the a new location, King Side, Stockholm Sweden.