VISBY, Sweden, March 22 (UPI) -- Former ABBA band member Bjorn Ulvaeus has been granted a variance so he can build a home and studio on Sweden's Furillen island, a county official says.
Gotland County Gov. Mariane Samuelsson said Ulvaeus has been given an exception to government planning regulations that significantly limit what can be built on Swedish beaches and public coastal properties, the Swedish news agency TT reported Saturday.