List of tallest buildings in Sweden
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] Entering the 21st century a new wave of high-rise buildings has reached Sweden, since 2005 Turning Torso in Malmö 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. If built, the Scandinavian Tower would have been the tallest skyscraper in Europe.
Definition
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat recognizes a building only if at least 50% of its height is made up of floor plates containing habitable floor area.[7] Structures that do not meet this criterion, such as the Kaknästornet or Uppsala Cathedral, are defined as "towers".
This list ranks high-rises / skyscrapers in Sweden based on the CTBUH height criteria:[8]
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 buildings 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
| Name | Location | Height to architectural top |
Height to tip |
Highest occupied floor |
Floors | Year | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning Torso | Malmö | 190.0 m (623 ft) | 190.0 m (623 ft) | 178.8 m (587 ft) | 54 | 2005 | [9] | Won the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2005. Tallest building in Scandinavia. |
| Norra Tornen 1 | Stockholm | 125 m (410 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 36 | 2018 | [10] | Tallest building in Stockholm. |
| Kista Science Tower | Stockholm | 124.00 m (407 ft) | 156 m (512 ft) | 105.00 m (344 ft) | 30 | 2003 | [note 1] [note 2] | |
| Kista Torn | Stockholm | 117.88 m (387 ft) | 119.39 m (392 ft) | 109.68 m (360 ft) | 40 | 2016 | [note 1] | |
| Scandic Victoria Tower | Stockholm | 117.45 m (385 ft) | 119.95 m (394 ft) | 110.94 m (364 ft) | 35 | 2011 | [note 1] | Tallest hotel in Sweden. |
| Point Hyllie | Malmö | 110.00 m (361 ft) | 110.00 m (361 ft) | 110.00 m (361 ft) | 29 | 2019 | [note 1] | |
| Gothia East Tower | Gothenburg | 100 m (328 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 29 | 2014 | [11] | Suspected "plushöjd", see Definition. |
| Malmö Live | Malmö | 87.4 m (287 ft) | 95 m (312 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 25 | 2015 | [12][note 2] | |
| Söder Torn | Stockholm | 86.20 m (283 ft) | 86.20 m (283 ft) | 68.80 m (226 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) | 81.15 m (266 ft) | 28 | 1959 | [note 1] | 2 floors added in 2007. |
| DN-skrapan | Stockholm | 82.38 m (270 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 78.83 m (259 ft) | 26 | 1964 | [note 1] | The chimney is 85.27m. |
| Kronprinsen | Malmö | 82 m (269 ft) | 87 m (285 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 27 | 1964 | [13][note 2] | |
| Tyresö View | Stockholm / Tyresö | 82 m (269 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 23 | 2014 | ||
| Crown Tower | Gothenburg | 82 m (269 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 25 | 1988 | [14] | 6 floors added in 2013. |
| Quality Hotel Friends | Stockholm / Solna | 81.5 m (267 ft) | 81.5 m (267 ft) | 78.0 m (256 ft) | 25 | 2013 | [15] | |
| Skrapan | Västerås | 81.4 m (267 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 26 | 1990 | ||
| Lilla Bommen | Gothenburg | 81.3 m (267 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 76.3 m (250 ft) | 23 | 1989 | [16] | |
| Folksamhuset | Stockholm | 79.29 m (260 ft) | 85.04 m (279 ft) | 74.49 m (244 ft) | 26 | 1959 | [note 1] | |
| Gamlestads Torg Hus A | Gothenburg | 79.6 m (261 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 17 | 2018 | [17] | |
| Lusten | Stockholm | 77 m (253 ft) | 78 m (256 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 24 | 2014 | ||
| Gothia West Tower | Gothenburg | 77 m (253 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 24 | 2001 | [18] | |
| Kajen 5 | Stockholm | 76.15 m (250 ft) | 76.15 m (250 ft) | 67.95 m (223 ft) | 25 | 2011 | [note 1] | |
| Wenner-Gren Center | Stockholm | 75.70 m (248 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 72.46 m (238 ft) | 26 | 1961 | [note 1] | |
| Kajen 4 | Stockholm | 74.60 m (245 ft) | 74.60 m (245 ft) | 67.03 m (220 ft) | 25 | 2016 | [note 1] | |
| Ideon Gateway | Lund | 74 m (243 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 19 | 2012 | ||
| Trade Center | Halmstad | 73.5 m (241 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 23 | 1988 | ||
| Nejlikan | Borås | 70.1 m (230 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 21 | 2014 | ||
| Scandic Infra City | Stockholm / Upplands Väsby | 70 m (230 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 24 | 1991 | ||
| Scandic Triangeln | Malmö | 69 m (226 ft) | 69 m (226 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 22 | 1989 | ||
| Kv. Kaninen | Malmö | 68 m (223 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 22 | 2014 | ||
| Närlundaskrapan | Helsingborg | 68 m (223 ft) | 69.3 m (227 ft) | 55.5 m (182 ft) | 19 | 2007 | ||
| Brf ICON | Växjö | 67 m (220 ft) | 67 m (220 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 20 | 2018 | ||
| Quality Hotel View | Malmö | 65 m (213 ft) | 67 m (220 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 19 | 2015 | ||
| Gängtappen | Malmö | 65 m (213 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 15 | 1958 | ||
| Rica Talk Hotel | Stockholm | 65 m (213 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 17 | 2006 | ||
| Tornet | Linköping | 64 m (210 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 19 | 2009 | ||
| Slagthuset | Malmö | 63 m (207 ft) | 63 m (207 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 13 | 1993 | ||
| Bonnierhuset | Stockholm | 62.20 m (204 ft) | 62.20 m (204 ft) | 55.45 m (182 ft) | 18 | 1949 | [note 1] | |
| Malmö Arena Hotell | Malmö | 62 m (203 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 16 | 2014 | ||
| Hötorgsskrapan 1–5 | Stockholm | 61 m (200 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 19 | 1962 | ||
| Södra Kungstornet | Stockholm | 61 m (200 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 17 | 1925 | ||
| Kungsholmsporten | Stockholm | 60.80 m (199 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 56.70 m (186 ft) | 20 | 2011 | [note 1] | |
| Nyponet | Stockholm | 60.04 m (197 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 56.80 m (186 ft) | 21 | 1958 | [note 1] | |
| Norra Kungstornet | Stockholm | 60 m (197 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 16 | 1924 | ||
| Gröna Skrapan | Gothenburg | 60 m (197 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 17 | 2010 | [19] | |
| Gårda Business Center | Gothenburg | 59.4 m (195 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 17 | 1989 | ||
| Forum Nacka | Stockholm / Nacka | 59 m (194 ft) | 74 m (243 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 18 | 1989 | [note 2] | |
| Scandic Hotel Ariadne | Stockholm | 58.55 m (192 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 53.80 m (177 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) | 0 m (0 ft) | 16 | 1988 | ||
| Centralsjukhuset | Kristianstad | 57 m (187 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 13 | 1973 | ||
| Studio | Malmö | 56 m (184 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 13 | 2015 | ||
| Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset | Gothenburg | 56 m (184 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 18 | 1959 | ||
| Ostkupan | Gothenburg | 56 m (184 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 16 | 1964 | ||
| Hus 1 | Malmö | 55 m (180 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 15 | 1965 | ||
| Niagara | Malmö | 55 m (180 ft) | 56 m (184 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 11 | 2015 | ||
| Arenatoppen | Lund | 55 m (180 ft) | 55 m (180 ft) | 16 | 2016 | |||
| Frölunda Sjukhus | Gothenburg | 55 m (180 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 17 | 1967 | ||
| ÅF-huset | Gothenburg | 55 m (180 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 16 | 2014 | ||
| Universitetssjukhuset | Lund | 53 m (174 ft) | 55 m (180 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 14 | 1968 | ||
| Tenoren | Malmö | 52 m (171 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 19 | 2016 | ||
| Öresundshuset | Malmö | 52 m (171 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 14 | 1973 | ||
| Hotel Opalen | Gothenburg | 51.5 m (169 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 16 | 2009 | [20] | |
| Mobilia Hus E1 | Malmö | 51 m (167 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 16 | 2014 | ||
| Uppsala View | Uppsala | 51 m (167 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 16 | 2018 | ||
| Studentskrapan | Skövde | 50 m (164 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 18 | 2006 | ||
Proposed buildings
This list also includes buildings under construction during the site clearing phase.
| Name | Location | Height | Floors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlatornet (under construction) | Gothenburg | 245 m (804 ft) | 73 | |
| Tellus Tower | Stockholm | 237 m (778 ft) | 78 | |
| Cassiopeja | Gothenburg | 147 m (482 ft) | 43 | |
| Citygate | Gothenburg | 144 m (472 ft) | 36 | |
| Gasklockan | Stockholm | 140 m (459 ft) | 45 | |
| +One | Gothenburg | 140 m (459 ft) | 40 | |
| Auriga | Gothenburg | 125 m (410 ft) | 36 | |
| Kineum | Gothenburg | 110 m (361 ft) | 27 | |
| Norra tornen 2 (under construction) | Stockholm | 104 m (341 ft) | 30 | |
| Hotell Draken | Gothenburg | 100 m (328 ft) | 33 | |
| Gårda Vesta | Gothenburg | 97m (318 ft) | 25 | |
| Gasklockan (proposed) | Stockholm | 95.1 m (312 ft) | 29 | |
| Virgo | Gothenburg | 90 m (295 ft) | 27 | |
| Kajen 6 (under construction) | Stockholm | 87.6 m (287 ft) | 26 | |
| Levnadskonstnären 1 (approved) | Malmö | 84 m (276 ft) | ||
| Culture Casbah (proposed) | Malmö | 80 m (260 ft) | 26 | Won best futura project on MIPIM Awards 2013. |
| Unnamed | Malmö | 79 m (260 ft) | 24 | |
| Kronjuvelen | Gothenburg | 79 m (259 ft) | 23 | |
| Packrummet 1 (proposed) | Stockholm | 74 m (243 ft) | 24 | |
| Packrummet 2 (proposed) | Stockholm | 72 m (236 ft) | 24 | |
| The Weaver | Mölndal | 22 | ||
| Jubileumstornet | Gothenburg | 21 | ||
| Älvtornet | Gothenburg | 19 | ||
| Platinan | Gothenburg | 72 m (236 ft) | 18 | |
| Fyrtornet (approved) | Malmö | 71.1 m (233 ft) | 16 | |
| Levnadskonstnären 2 (approved) | Malmö | 67.2 m (220 ft) | ||
| Droppen (approved) | Malmö | 62.9 m (206 ft) | ||
| Fabriken (approved) | Malmö | 56.3 m (185 ft) | ||
| Unnamed | Malmö | 56 m (184 ft) | 17 | |
| Drivbänken (approved) | Malmö | 50 m (164 ft) | ||
See also
Notes
- The data has been retrieved from structural drawings in the Stockholms Stads Stadsbyggnadskontors archive. It is therefore more accurate than most sources found online.
- The height of the antenna is an estimate.
References
- 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.
- "Kungstornen". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- Abrahamsson (2004), s. 175
- "Sveriges Arkitekter - Debatt" (in Swedish). Arkitekt.se. November 20, 2007. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- "Tell Us Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- "CTBUH Criteria for Defining and Measuring Tall Buildings". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- "CTBUH Height Criteria". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- "Turning Torso". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- "Kika in i det första Norra tornet". mitti.se. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- "Gothia East Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- "Malmö Live". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- "Kronprinsen". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- "Crown Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- "Quality Hotel Friends". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- "Lilla Bommen". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- "Gamlestads Torg". Platzer. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- "Gothia West Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- "Gröna Skrapan". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- "Scandic Hotel Opalen". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
External links
- Diagram of Swedish skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage