How to pronounce SOLLERÖN, and what it means
SOLLERÖN is the name of an IKEA outdoor furniture. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
SOLLERÖN
SOLL-eh-rurn
- Product
- Outdoor furniture
- Shares its name with
- Sollerön, the largest island in lake Siljan, Dalarna.
How to say SOLLERÖN
Say SOLL-eh-rurn, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in SOLLERÖN:
- Ö is like the vowel in fur or bird (without the r), said with rounded lips.
- O is often a long "oo" (as in food), sometimes a short "o" as in hot.
- A double consonant (ck counts as kk) makes the vowel before it short and the consonant held a little longer.
Our guide to Swedish pronunciation explains these sounds in more detail, and the Swedish keyboard lets you type å, ä and ö.
Why it is called SOLLERÖN
Many IKEA products are named after real places in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Sofas and armchairs typically get Swedish place names, beds Norwegian ones and rugs Danish ones.
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