Sven Hedlund became a legend in Swedish music life.
He settled in Sävsjö in the early 70s and lived there until his death on Saturday.
Extremely popular in Sävsjö
The chairman of the municipal board in Sävsjö, Stefan Gustafsson, writes on his blog that he feels grateful for what Svenne Hedlund has meant to Sävsjö.
- It felt so sad to receive the news that Svenne Hedlund has passed away.
Svenne has been a fantastic ambassador for our municipality.
He has been immensely popular here in Sävsjö and a fine and well-liked resident.
Genuinely nice and humble, one of us.
He also writes that the municipality is now particularly thinking about loved ones who are grieving.
In the clip above, Svenne talks about why he and his wife Lotta chose Sävsjö in particular.