Lasse Diding

Lasse Diding
Born
Lars Gunnar Diding

(1953-04-24) 24 April 1953 (age 71)
Varberg
NationalitySwedish
OccupationHotel entrepreneur
SpouseElisabeth Hallin
ChildrenAlbin, formerly known as Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116
Awards"Entrepreneur of the year" in Varberg 2007

Lasse Gunnar Diding,[1] originally Lars Gunnar Diding[2] (born 24 April 1953 in Varberg),[2] is a Swedish hotelier, entrepreneur, and celebrity.[3] He operated Hotell Gästis (1987–2018) and Hotell Havanna (2013–2018) in Varberg.[4] In 2007, Diding was named Entrepreneur of the Year in Varberg.[5] He is well-known in Sweden due to his frequent use of Vladimir Lenin in naming things: in addition to opening the Lenin Spa at Hotell Gästis and being the founder of the Lenin Award,[6] Diding has proposed to name a football stadium and a public park in Varberg after Lenin.[7][8] In 2017, he was a part of the documentary Revolution: 100 years young by the Russian television network RT.[9] 1 January 2023, Lasse Diding opened Leninland in Varberg. The establishment welcomes writers in residence and claims to be a “cultural free zone for free-thinking writers and journalists on the left”.[10]

  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990 [Elektronisk resurs]. Ramsele: Svensk arkivinformation. 1990. ISBN 978-91-88366-91-7.
  2. ^ a b Sveriges befolkning 1970 [Elektronisk resurs]. Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2002. ISBN 9187676311.
  3. ^ Thunberg, Karin (1 June 2012). "Röd direktör". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ Wagersten, Estrid (2 January 2018). "Lasse Diding varvar ner – lämnar Gästis och Havanna". Sveriges Radio P4 Halland.
  5. ^ Christensen, Bengt (16 November 2007). "Lasse Diding blev Årets företagare". Hallands Nyheter.
  6. ^ "The Lenin Spa". Hotell Gästis. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ Bohman, Per (9 February 2020). "Förslaget till Varberg: Leninstadion". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ Berg, Anders (24 January 2012). "Leninpark i Varberg?". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Lasse Diding i Revolution: 100 years young". Youtube. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Become a scholarship holder in Leninland | Leninland". Retrieved 2024-02-20.