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Fred Åkerström grant

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Fred Åkerström grant
Awarded forDeveloping, preserving, or creating visor
LocationVästervik
CountrySweden
Presented byVisfestivalen
Reward(s)40 000 SEK
First awarded1987
Websitevisfestivalenvastervik.se

Fred Åkeström grant is an allowance granted every year to "a person who has worked in a significant way to preserve, develop, and / or create Swedish visor." It was named after Fred Åkerström. The custom began in 1987 by the Visfestivalen i Västervik [sv] (transl. The song festival in Västervik) in collaboration with Länsförsäkringar. The grant is awarded during the Visfestival and the prize money is 40,000 krona.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "VisFestivalen i Västervik :: Stipendiater". 2012-07-09. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.