Sten Allan Olsson

Sten Allan Olsson
Olsson and Inger Nilsson (as Pippi Longstocking) on board MS Stena Danica II, 1969
Born28 October 1916
Died12 July 2013
NationalitySwedish
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseBirgit Andersson
ChildrenDan Olsson
Stefan Olsson
Madeleine Olsson Eriksson

Sten Allan Olsson (28 October 1916 – 12 July 2013) was a Swedish billionaire businessman, the founder, CEO and owner of Stena Sphere.

Sten Allan Olsson was born on 28 October 1916, on Donsö, in the Gothenburg archipelago, the son of a schooner owner and captain.[1][2] He was educated at Ljungskile Folk High School, followed by a commercial college in Gothenburg.[1]

Olsson started a Gothenburg metals and rubber trading company in 1939, at the start of the Second World War, and moved into freight shipping.[3][4] He founded the ferry company Stena Line in 1962, initially on the Gothenburg-Skagen route.[3][4]

He died on 12 July 2013.[1]

He married Birgit Andersson in 1944, and they had three children.[1]

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  2. ^ "Ship Operations - Sten Allan Olsson - Lloyd's List". Lloydslist.com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Sten Allan Olsson | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Sten Allan Olsson, 1916 – 2013 - Stena Line". News.stenaline.co.uk. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2017.