Editing Björn Ulvaeus (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File: ABBA Björn.jpg|thumb|Ulvaeus in 1978]]
On 6 July 1971, Ulvaeus married [[Agnetha Fältskog]]. They had two children: [[Linda Ulvaeus|Linda Elin Ulvaeus]] (born 23 February 1973), and Peter Christian Ulvaeus (born 4 December 1977). The couple separated in early 1979, and their divorce was finalised in July 1980.

Ulvaeus married music journalist Lena Källersjö on 6 January 1981. They have two daughters. Ulvaeus and Källersjö lived on a private island in [[Djursholm]], an upscale area in [[Danderyd Municipality]] north of [[Stockholm]]. From 1984 to 1990, they lived in the United Kingdom, where Ulvaeus founded an IT business with his brother. In February 2022, Ulvaeus and Källersjö announced their separation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2022 |title=Abba's Björn Ulvaeus splits from wife Lena after 41 years of marriage |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bjorn-ulvaeus-abba-wife-lena-split-b2022127.html |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, while producing ''[[Voyage (ABBA album)|Voyage]]'', Ulvaeus met Christina Sas, a product manager at [[Universal Music Group]], and they began dating the following year. Ulvaeus and Sas were married on 21 September 2024 in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark. The ceremony was conducted by [[Sandi Toksvig]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/bjorn-ulvaeus-marries-christina-sas-in-copenhagen-20240922 |title=Björn Ulvaeus Marries Christina Sas In Copenhagen |date=22 September 2024 |website=Noise11 |access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref>

Ulvaeus is one of the four owners (along with [[Per Gessle]]) of NoteHeads, a Swedish company which publishes the [[Scorewriter|music notation program]] [[Igor Engraver]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noteheads.com/noteheads/noteheads.html |title=Noteheads.com – Corporate |access-date=29 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928005121/http://www.noteheads.com/noteheads/noteheads.html |archive-date=28 September 2011 }}</ref>

Ulvaeus is a member of the [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]]'s Swedish member organisation [[Humanisterna]], and was awarded their annual prize, ''Hedenius-priset'', in 2006. Ulvaeus describes himself as an atheist. He has appeared on several shows discussing his views about religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iheu.org/node/2298 |title=Björn Ulvaeus speaks on Humanism |access-date=3 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207141100/http://www.iheu.org/node/2298 |archive-date=7 February 2012|work=International Humanist|date=14 July 2006}}</ref>

Ulvaeus suffered from severe [[long-term memory]] loss. However, in a 2009 interview, he stated that reports of his memory loss were "hugely exaggerated".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/09/02/bjorn-abba-will-never-reunite-375934/|title=Björn: 'Abba will never reunite'|work=Metro|date=2 September 2009|access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> In a TV interview with [[Fredrik Skavlan]], Ulvaeus said the memory loss pertained to [[episodic memory]]. He said that, for instance, he was not nostalgic for his days with ABBA: "It was good while it lasted."<ref>{{Cite AV media|author=Skavlan|title=Björn Ulvaeus Interview (English Subtitles) {{!}} ABBA {{!}} Skavlan|date=26 September 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IePHjAdNtmw|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref>

''[[The Guardian]]'' called him Sweden's "highest-profile cash-free campaigner", explaining that "after his son was robbed several years ago, Ulvaeus became an evangelist for the electronic payment movement, claiming that cash was the primary cause of crime and that 'all activity in the [[Black market|black economy]] requires cash'".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Russell|first1=Helen|title=Welcome to Sweden – the most cash-free society on the planet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/11/welcome-sweden-electronic-money-not-so-funny|work=The Guardian|date=12 November 2014}}</ref> He has reportedly been living cash-free for more than a decade, and [[ABBA The Museum]] has operated cash-free since it opened in May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ulvaeus|first1=Björn|title=Why we don't accept cash at ABBA the Museum|url=http://www.abbathemuseum.com/en/cashless-EN|website=ABBA the Museum|access-date=15 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030222/http://www.abbathemuseum.com/en/cashless-EN|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Tax vindication ===
The [[Swedish Tax Agency]] accused Björn Ulvaeus of failing to pay 90 million [[Swedish krona|kronor]] (US$12.8&nbsp;million) in [[back taxes]] for eight years ending in 2005. The agency claimed that he "[[Money laundering|laundered]]" his music [[Royalties|royalty]] income through institutions in several foreign countries. Ulvaeus paid the taxes as a precautionary measure during the 2½-year dispute. In October 2008, the county administrative court decided the case in Ulvaeus' favour, ruling that he never owed any of the 90 million kronor.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/abba-star-bjorn-wins-17m-tax-case/2008/10/15/1223750070878.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=ABBA's Bjorn wins $17m tax case | date=15 October 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b54103_swedens_taxman_after_abbas_ulvaeus_again.html "Sweden's Taxman After ABBA's Ulvaeus Again"], E!. (4 January 2007). Retrieved 22 July 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.thelocal.se/3672/20060428/ "Abba's Björn accused of 87&nbsp;m kronor tax fiddle"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309053455/http://www.thelocal.se/3672/20060428/ |date=9 March 2009 }}, ''The Local''. Retrieved 22 July 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6233761.stm | work=BBC News | title=Abba star 'underpaid' Swedish tax | date=5 January 2007 | access-date=26 March 2010}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
On 21 March 2024, all four members of ABBA were appointed ''Commander, First Class, of the [[Royal Order of Vasa]]'' by His Majesty King [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] of Sweden. This was the first time in almost 50 years that the Swedish Royal Orders of Knighthood was bestowed on Swedes, also the 50th anniversary of ABBA winning the Eurovision Song Contest. ABBA shared the honour with nine other people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ordnar till tretton exceptionella svenskar |url=https://kungligmajestatsorden.se/nyhetsarkiv/nyheter/2024-03-21-ordnar-till-tretton-exceptionella-svenskar |website=Kungl. Maj:ts Orden |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

* [[File:SWE Order of Vasa - Commander 1st Class BAR.png|50x50px]] {{flag|Sweden}}: [[Order of Vasa|Royal Order of Vasa]], Commander First Class (21 March 2024)<ref>{{cite web | title=Ordnar till tretton exceptionella svenskar | website=Kungl. Maj:ts Orden | url=https://kungligmajestatsorden.se/nyhetsarkiv/nyheter/2024-03-21-ordnar-till-tretton-exceptionella-svenskar | language=sv | access-date=2024-03-21}}</ref>