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List of tallest buildings in Sweden

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Karlatornet, 246 m is the tallest building in the Nordics.

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Sweden. The history of skyscrapers in Sweden began with the completion of Kungstornen on Kungsgatan in Stockholm.[1] The twin towers are each 60 m (197 ft) high and were completed in 1924 and 1925 respectively.[2] In 1927 Thor Thörnblad proposed an American inspired skyscraper on Blasieholmen in Stockholm, the proposal was 40 floors and 150 meters high.[3] This would have made it the tallest skyscraper in Europe by a large margin at the time. In the Post-World War II era construction of several high-rise buildings began,[1] such as Wenner-Gren Center, Skatteskrapan, Hötorgsskraporna, Folksamhuset, and Kronprinsen.[1] In the early part for the 21st century a new wave of high-rise buildings has reached Sweden. Karlatornet in Gothenburg stands as the tallest building in Sweden and Scandinavia.

Many Swedish skyscraper projects have been canceled after protests, or because the plans were proved economically unsustainable. A 200 m (656 ft) high skyscraper, called Tell Us Tower, was planned for construction in 2010 at Telefonplan in Stockholm's southern suburbs, but the plans were canceled in 2007.[4][5] There were plans to construct a 325 m (1,066 ft) high skyscraper, Scandinavian Tower, in Malmö, but they were canceled in 2004.[6] If built, the Scandinavian Tower would have been the tallest skyscraper in Europe.[6]

List

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Definition

  1. Height to architectural top: This is the main criterion under which the CTBUH ranks the height of buildings. Heights are measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the top of the building, inclusive of spires but excluding items such as flagpoles and antennae.
  2. Highest occupied floor: Height to the floor level of the highest floor that is occupied by residents, workers or other building users on a consistent basis.
  3. Height to tip: Height to the highest point of the building, including antennae, flagpoles, and technical equipment.

Building heights are measured in "plushöjd" with the RH2000 vertical reference system in Sweden, which shares its zero point with the NAP. The zero point is approximately at sea level. A common mistake is therefore to cite the "plushöjd" as the building's height, which in fact is the height above sea level.

If a source states no specific type of height it is displayed in the "Height to architectural top" category, which is also the official height. Unknowns are represented by a 0.

Tallest buildings

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Name Picture Location Height to architectural top Height to tip Floors Year Source Notes
Karlatornet Gothenburg 246 m (807 ft) 246 m (807 ft) 74 2024 [7] Tallest building in the Nordic Countries
Turning Torso Malmö 190.0 m (623 ft) 190.0 m (623 ft) 54 2005 [8] Won the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2005. Previous tallest building in Scandinavia.
Citygate Gothenburg 144 m (472 ft) 144 m (472 ft) 36 2022 [9] Tallest office building in Scandinavia
Norra Tornen 1 Stockholm 125 m (410 ft) 125 m (410 ft) 36 2018 [10] Tallest building in Stockholm.
Kista Science Tower Stockholm 124.00 m (407 ft) 156 m (512 ft) 30 2003 [note 1][note 2]
Kista Torn Stockholm 117.88 m (387 ft) 119.39 m (392 ft) 40 2016 [note 1]
Scandic Victoria Tower Stockholm 117.45 m (385 ft) 119.95 m (394 ft) 35 2011 [note 1] Tallest hotel in Sweden.
Kineum Gothenburg 110 m (361 ft) 110 m (361 ft) 27 2022 [11]
Point Hyllie Malmö 110.00 m (361 ft) 110.00 m (361 ft) 29 2019 [note 1]
Norra tornen 2 Stockholm 110 m (361 ft) 110 m (361 ft) 30 2020 [12]
Hotel Draken Gothenburg 104 m (341 ft) 104 m (341 ft) 33 2023 [13]
Sthlm 01 Stockholm 102 m (335 ft) 102 m (335 ft) 27 2020 [14]
Gårda Vesta [sv] Gothenburg 97 m (318 ft) 97 m (318 ft) 25 2021 [1]
Gothia Towers: East Tower Gothenburg 92.35 m (303 ft) 92.35 m (303 ft) 29 2014 [15]
Kajplats 6 Stockholm 87.6 m (287 ft) 87.6 m (287 ft) 26 2020
Malmö Live Malmö 87 m (285 ft) 87 m (285 ft) 25 2015 [16]
Söder Torn Stockholm 86.20 m (283 ft) 86.20 m (283 ft) 25 1997 [note 1] Has a spire, the roof height is 75.20m.
Skatteskrapan Stockholm 85.50 m (281 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 28 1959 [note 1] 2 floors added in 2007.
DN-skrapan Stockholm 82.38 m (270 ft) 88.0 m (289 ft) 26 1964 [note 1] The chimney is 85.27m.
Kronprinsen Malmö 82 m (269 ft) 87 m (285 ft) 27 1964 [17][note 2]
Tyresö View [sv] Stockholm / Tyresö 82 m (269 ft) 82 m (269 ft) 23 2014
Quality Hotel Friends [nl; sv] Stockholm / Solna 81.5 m (267 ft) 81.5 m (267 ft) 25 2013 [18]
Skrapan Västerås 81.4 m (267 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 26 1990
Lilla Bommen Gothenburg 81.3 m (267 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 23 1989 [19]
Kronjuvelen Gothenburg 80 m (262 ft) 80 m (262 ft) 27 2023 [2]
Gothia Towers: Crown Tower Gothenburg 79.45 m (261 ft) 79.45 m (261 ft) 25 1988 [20] 6 floors added in 2013.
Folksamhuset Stockholm 79.29 m (260 ft) 85.04 m (279 ft) 26 1959 [note 1]
Gamlestads Torg Hus A Gothenburg 79.6 m (261 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 17 2018 [21]
Lusten [sv] Stockholm 77 m (253 ft) 78 m (256 ft) 24 2014
Kajen 5 [sv] Stockholm 76.15 m (250 ft) 76.15 m (250 ft) 25 2011 [note 1]
Wenner-Gren Center Stockholm 75.70 m (248 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 26 1961 [note 1]
Kajen 4 [sv] Stockholm 74.60 m (245 ft) 74.60 m (245 ft) 25 2016 [note 1]
Gothia Towers: West Tower Gothenburg 74.35 m (244 ft) 74.35 m (244 ft) 24 2001 [22]
Sara Kulturhus Skellefteå 74 m (243 ft) 20 2021
Ideon Gateway [nl; sv] Lund 74 m (243 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 19 2012
Trade Center [nl; sv] Halmstad 73.5 m (241 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 23 1988
Platinan Gothenburg 72 m (236 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 18
Nejlikan Borås 70.1 m (230 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 21 2014
Infra City Stockholm / Upplands Väsby 70 m (230 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 24 1991
Scandic Triangeln [sv] Malmö 69 m (226 ft) 69 m (226 ft) 22 1989
Kv. Kaninen Malmö 68 m (223 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 22 2014
Malmö tingsrätt Malmö 68 m (223 ft) 68 m (223 ft) 2022
Närlundaskrapan Helsingborg 68 m (223 ft) 69.3 m (227 ft) 19 2007
Brf ICON Växjö 67 m (220 ft) 67 m (220 ft) 20 2018
Quality Hotel View Malmö 65 m (213 ft) 67 m (220 ft) 19 2015
Gängtappen Malmö 65 m (213 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 15 1958
Rica Talk Hotel Stockholm 65 m (213 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 17 2006
Tornet [sv] Linköping 64 m (210 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 19 2009
Slagthuset Malmö 63 m (207 ft) 63 m (207 ft) 13 1993
Bonnierhuset [fi; sv] Stockholm 62.20 m (204 ft) 62.20 m (204 ft) 18 1949 [note 1]
Malmö Arena Hotell Malmö 62 m (203 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 16 2014
Hötorgsskrapan 1–5 Stockholm 61 m (200 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 19 1962
Södra Kungstornet Stockholm 61 m (200 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 17 1925
Kungsholmsporten Stockholm 60.80 m (199 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 20 2011 [note 1]
Nyponet [sv] Stockholm 60.04 m (197 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 21 1958 [note 1]
Norra Kungstornet Stockholm 60 m (197 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 16 1924
Gröna Skrapan [sv] Gothenburg 60 m (197 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 17 2010 [23]
Gårda Business Center Gothenburg 59.4 m (195 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 17 1989
Forum Nacka [sv] Stockholm / Nacka 59 m (194 ft) 74 m (243 ft) 18 1989 [note 2]
Scandic Hotel Ariadne Stockholm 58.55 m (192 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 17 1989 [note 1]
Malmö Living Malmö 58 m (190 ft) 58 m (190 ft) 20 2019
Stockholm Globe City Stockholm 58 m (190 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 16 1988
Centralsjukhuset [sv] Kristianstad 57 m (187 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 13 1973
Studio Malmö 56 m (184 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 13 2015
Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset Gothenburg 56 m (184 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 18 1959
Ostkupan Gothenburg 56 m (184 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 16 1964
Hus 1 Malmö 55 m (180 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 15 1965
Niagara [sv] Malmö 55 m (180 ft) 56 m (184 ft) 11 2015
Arenatoppen Lund 55 m (180 ft) 55 m (180 ft) 16 2016
Frölunda Specialist Hospital Gothenburg 55 m (180 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 17 1967
ÅF-huset [sv] Gothenburg 55 m (180 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 16 2014
Universitetssjukhuset [de; fr; la; sv] Lund 53 m (174 ft) 55 m (180 ft) 14 1968
Tenoren [sv] Malmö 52 m (171 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 19 2016
Öresundshuset Malmö 52 m (171 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 14 1973
Hotel Opalen Gothenburg 51.5 m (169 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 16 2009 [24]
Bryggudden Karlstad 51 m (167 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 20 2013
Mobilia Hus E1 Malmö 51 m (167 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 16 2014
Uppsala View Uppsala 51 m (167 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 16 2018
Studentskrapan Skövde 50 m (164 ft) 0 m (0 ft) 18 2006

Under construction

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Name Location Height Floors Year
Karlatornet Gothenburg 245 m (804 ft) 73 2023
Auriga Gothenburg 125 m (410 ft) 36
Virgo Gothenburg 90 m (295 ft) 27
Brf Celsius Gothenburg 80 m (262 ft) 23 [25]
Kaj 16 Gothenburg 78 m

(256 ft)

16 2026[26]

Approved

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This list also includes buildings under construction during the site clearing phase.

Name Location Height Floors
Levnadskonstnären 1 Malmö 84 m (276 ft)
Fyrtornet Malmö 71.1 m (233 ft) 16
Levnadskonstnären 2 Malmö 67.2 m (220 ft)
Droppen Malmö 62.9 m (206 ft)
Fabriken Malmö 56.3 m (185 ft)
Drivbänken Malmö 50 m (164 ft)

Proposed

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Name Location Height Floors
Cassiopeja Gothenburg 147 m (482 ft) 43
Gasklockan Stockholm 140 m (459 ft) 45
+One Gothenburg 140 m (459 ft) 40
Gasklockan Stockholm 95.1 m (312 ft) 29
Packrummet 1 Stockholm 74 m (243 ft) 24
Packrummet 2 Stockholm 72 m (236 ft) 24
Jubileumstornet Gothenburg 21
Älvtornet Gothenburg 19

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o The data has been retrieved from structural drawings in the Stockholms Stads Stadsbyggnadskontors archive. It is therefore more accurate than most sources found online.
  2. ^ a b c The height of the antenna is an estimate.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hultin, Olof; Bengt O H Johansson; Johan Mårtelius; Rasmus Wærn (1998). The Complete Guide to Architecture in Stockholm. Stockholm: Arkitektur Förlag. p. 62. ISBN 91-86050-43-5.
  2. ^ "Kungstornen". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Abrahamsson (2004), s. 175
  4. ^ "Sveriges Arkitekter – Debatt" (in Swedish). Arkitekt.se. November 20, 2007. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
  5. ^ "Tell Us Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Scandinavian Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  7. ^ Borén, Erling (July 7, 2017). "Stordalen: "Ett hotell halvvägs till himlen"". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Turning Torso". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Citygate Göteborg" (in Swedish). Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "Kika in i det första Norra tornet". mitti.se. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Så här bygger vi Kineum". NCC (in Swedish). Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  12. ^ "Norra Tornen vinner pris: "Ett kvitto på många års hårt arbete"". www.byggindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Masthuggkajen, Masthuggskajen (February 10, 2022). "Hotell Draken blir en plats för alla göteborgare".
  14. ^ "Sthlm 01" (in Swedish). Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "Gothia East Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "Malmö Live, Malmö". skanska.se (in Swedish). Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "Kronprinsen". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Quality Hotel Friends". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "Lilla Bommen". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "Crown Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^ "Gamlestads Torg". Platzer. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  22. ^ "Gothia West Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  23. ^ "Gröna Skrapan". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  24. ^ "Scandic Hotel Opalen". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  25. ^ "Första spadtag för Brf Celsius i Eriksberg, Göteborg". peabbostad.se (in Swedish). February 9, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  26. ^ Redaktionen (March 20, 2023). "Träskrapan Kaj 16 smygstartar". Stadstillvaxt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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