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Oskar Stålnacke, Sixt Rent-a-Car – this week’s local Name: Oskar Stålnacke
What’s good in Arjeplog? The car testing industry is good, it gives lots of possibilities and work opportunities, it brings light and life in the darkness and cold. I like the Nature here and there is less stress than in larger places. I also like the mentality of the people in the north. There is a familiar feeling in Arjeplog in general and in particular in the Pentecostal community to which I belong, that is based at Hotell Lyktan.
Age: 25 Family: Married to Rebecca (nee Holmner) who works at Hotel Lyktan. Home: Arjeplog since 2002 when I came here as a BST student. I gew up in Borlänge, middle of Sweden. Occupation: I run my own business in the car rental business for Sixt in Arjeplog and Arvidsjaur. Favourite food: Fillet of beef and I also love my grandmother’s husmanskost which is classical every-day Swedish dishes with local ingredients. Dream car: I have always been interested in cars and from when I was a child I wanted a Ferrari. But right now I think a black Porsche Panamera is my dream car. If I only think about myself, my dream car would be a Koenigsegg CCXR.
What’s bad in Arjeplog? The long distances to other places, for example to Borlänge where I have family.
Oskar Stålnacke, local representative for Sixt Rent-a Car
Present car: An old Audi A6, silver metallic. Spare-time activities: I like travelling, sports, snow-mobiling and spending time with friends and family.
What music do you listen to? All kinds of the latest popular music. What’s important in life? My family, of course. My Christian faith is important to me and gives me peace and stability. I believe in the power of prayer and my relationship with God is important.
New Car Rental Company in Arjeplog and Arvidsjaur Oskar Stålnacke came to Arjeplog to study the BST (BilSystemTeknik) programme at the secondary high school. He has always been interested in cars and during his student days, he spent a month doing work placement at Jaguar in England, which he enjoyed very much. After his high school studies, he went to Kenya for six months and worked as a volunteer with street children. On his return to Sweden, he did some Bible studies and then when
he married Rebecca they went to Thailand for one and a half years as volunteers and missionaries. Then they decided to settle down in Arjeplog and bought a house. Oskar has had a variety of jobs such as test driving cars and marketing the BST program to future students in the whole of Sweden. Sixt Car Rental Last year he started his own business and decided to work with Sixt Car Rental in both Arjeplog and at Arvids jaur Airport.
Sixt’s business idea is to offer premium cars at standard prices and Oskar hopes that his car rental business will do well here, especially during the car testing season. There has often been a shortage of cars for rent during the season and now he hopes his business will alleviate the situation. He offers high quality cars and good personal service and the cars can be fetched and dropped in Arjeplog and at the airport in Arvidsjaur. Oskar is also working together with a branch of Sixt in Luleå.