Nils Ericson - Monuments and Memorials

Monuments and Memorials

  • A bronze statue of Ericson stands on the forecourt outside Stockholm's central railway station.
  • The Nils Ericson Terminal bus station next to the central railway station in Gothenburg is named after him.

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