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, such as Wenner-Gren Center, Skatteskrapan, Hötorgsskraporna, Folksamhuset, and Kronprinsen. 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. If built, the Scandinavian Tower would have been the tallest skyscraper in Europe.[6]
Definition
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.
Name | Picture | Location | Height to architectural top | Height to tip | Floors | Year | Source | Notes | |||
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Karlatornet | Gothenburg | align=right | 246m (807feet) | align=right | 246m (807feet) | 74 | 2024 | [7] | Tallest building in the Nordic Countries | ||
align=right | 190m (620feet) | align=right | 190m (620feet) | 54 | 2005 | [8] | Won the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2005. Previous tallest building in Scandinavia. | ||||
Citygate | Gothenburg | align=right | 144m (472feet) | align=right | 144m (472feet) | 36 | 2022 | [9] | Tallest office building in Scandinavia | ||
Norra Tornen 1 | align=right | 125m (410feet) | align=right | 125 m (410 ft) | 36 | 2018 | [10] | Tallest building in Stockholm. | |||
align=right | 124m (407feet) | align=right | 156m (512feet) | 30 | 2003 | ||||||
align=right | 117.88m (386.75feet) | align=right | 119.39m (391.7feet) | 40 | 2016 | ||||||
align=right | 117.45m (385.33feet) | align=right | 119.95m (393.54feet) | 35 | 2011 | Tallest hotel in Sweden. | |||||
Kineum | Gothenburg | align=right | 110m (360feet) | align=right | 110m (360feet) | 27 | 2022 | [11] | |||
align=right | 110m (360feet) | align=right | 110m (360feet) | 29 | 2019 | ||||||
Norra tornen 2 | Stockholm | align=right | 110m (360feet) | align=right | 110m (360feet) | 30 | 2020 | [12] | |||
Hotel Draken | Gothenburg | align=right | 104m (341feet) | align=right | 104m (341feet) | 33 | 2023 | [13] | |||
Sthlm 01 | Stockholm | align=right | 102m (335feet) | align=right | 102m (335feet) | 27 | 2020 | [14] | |||
Gothenburg | align=right | 97m (318feet) | align=right | 97m (318feet) | 25 | 2021 | https://peab.se/projekt/garda-vesta-goteborg/ | ||||
Gothia Towers East Tower | align=right | 92.35m (302.99feet) | align=right | 92.35m (302.99feet) | 29 | 2014 | [15] | ||||
Kajplats 6 | Stockholm | align=right | 87.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | align=right | 87.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 26 | 2020 | ||||
Malmö Live | Malmö | align=right | 87abbr=onNaNabbr=on | align=right | 87abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25 | 2015 | [16] | |||
align=right | 86.2m (282.8feet) | align=right | 86.2m (282.8feet) | 25 | 1997 | Has a spire, the roof height is 75.20m. | |||||
align=right | 85.5m (280.5feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 28 | 1959 | 2 floors added in 2007. | |||||
align=right | 82.38m (270.28feet) | align=right | 88m (289feet) | 26 | 1964 | The chimney is 85.27m. | |||||
align=right | 82m (269feet) | align=right | 87m (285feet) | 27 | 1964 | [17] | |||||
align=right | 82m (269feet) | align=right | 82m (269feet) | 23 | 2014 | ||||||
align=right | 81.5m (267.4feet) | align=right | 81.5m (267.4feet) | 25 | 2013 | [18] | |||||
align=right | 81.4m (267.1feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 26 | 1990 | ||||||
align=right | 81.3m (266.7feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 23 | 1989 | [19] | |||||
Kronjuvelen | Gothenburg | align=right | 80m (260feet) | align=right | 80m (260feet) | 27 | 2023 | https://www.fastighetsvarlden.se/notiser/jm-satsar-pa-27-vaningar-hoga-kronjuvelen/ | |||
Gothia Towers Crown Tower | align=right | 79.45m (260.66feet) | align=right | 79.45m (260.66feet) | 25 | 1988 | [20] | 6 floors added in 2013. | |||
align=right | 79.29m (260.14feet) | align=right | 85.04m (279feet) | 26 | 1959 | ||||||
align=right | 79.6m (261.2feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 17 | 2018 | [21] | |||||
align=right | 77m (253feet) | align=right | 78m (256feet) | 24 | 2014 | ||||||
align=right | 76.15m (249.84feet) | align=right | 76.15m (249.84feet) | 25 | 2011 | ||||||
align=right | 75.7m (248.4feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 26 | 1961 | ||||||
align=right | 74.6m (244.8feet) | align=right | 74.6m (244.8feet) | 25 | 2016 | ||||||
Gothia Towers West Tower | align=right | 74.35m (243.93feet) | align=right | 74.35m (243.93feet) | 24 | 2001 | [22] | ||||
Sara Kulturhus | Skellefteå | align=right | 74m (243feet) | 20 | 2021 | ||||||
align=right | 74m (243feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 19 | 2012 | ||||||
align=right | 73.5m (241.1feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 23 | 1988 | ||||||
Platinan | align=right | 72m (236feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 18 | ||||||
align=right | 70.1m (230feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 21 | 2014 | ||||||
Infra City | Stockholm / Upplands Väsby | align=right | 70m (230feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 24 | 1991 | ||||
align=right | 69m (226feet) | align=right | 69m (226feet) | 22 | 1989 | ||||||
Kv. Kaninen | Malmö | 68m (223feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 22 | 2014 | |||||
Malmö tingsrätt | Malmö | 68m (223feet) | 68m (223feet) | 2022 | |||||||
Närlundaskrapan | Helsingborg | 68m (223feet) | 69.3m (227.4feet) | 19 | 2007 | ||||||
Brf ICON | Växjö | 67m (220feet) | align=right | 67m (220feet) | 20 | 2018 | |||||
Quality Hotel View | Malmö | 65m (213feet) | 67m (220feet) | 19 | 2015 | ||||||
Gängtappen | Malmö | 65m (213feet) | 0m (00feet) | 15 | 1958 | ||||||
Rica Talk Hotel | Stockholm | 65m (213feet) | 0m (00feet) | 17 | 2006 | ||||||
align=right | 64m (210feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 19 | 2009 | ||||||
Slagthuset | Malmö | 63m (207feet) | 63m (207feet) | 13 | 1993 | ||||||
align=right | 62.2m (204.1feet) | align=right | 62.2m (204.1feet) | 18 | 1949 | ||||||
align=right | 62m (203feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 16 | 2014 | ||||||
align=right | 61m (200feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 19 | 1962 | ||||||
align=right | 61m (200feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 17 | 1925 | ||||||
Stockholm | align=right | 60.8m (199.5feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 20 | 2011 | |||||
align=right | 60.04m (196.98feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 21 | 1958 | ||||||
align=right | 60m (200feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 16 | 1924 | ||||||
align=right | 60m (200feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 17 | 2010 | [23] | |||||
align=right | 59.4m (194.9feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 17 | 1989 | ||||||
align=right | 59m (194feet) | align=right | 74m (243feet) | 18 | 1989 | ||||||
align=right | 58.55m (192.09feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 17 | 1989 | ||||||
Malmö Living | Malmö | 58m (190feet) | 58m (190feet) | 20 | 2019 | ||||||
align=right | 58m (190feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 16 | 1988 | ||||||
align=right | 57m (187feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 13 | 1973 | ||||||
Studio | Malmö | 56m (184feet) | 0m (00feet) | 13 | 2015 | ||||||
align=right | 56m (184feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 18 | 1959 | ||||||
align=right | 56m (184feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 16 | 1964 | ||||||
Hus 1 | Malmö | 55m (180feet) | 0m (00feet) | 15 | 1965 | ||||||
Malmö | 55 m (180 ft) | 56m (184feet) | 11 | 2015 | |||||||
Arenatoppen | Lund | 55m (180feet) | 55m (180feet) | 16 | 2016 | ||||||
align=right | 55m (180feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 17 | 1967 | ||||||
align=right | 55m (180feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 16 | 2014 | ||||||
align=right | 53m (174feet) | align=right | 55m (180feet) | 14 | 1968 | ||||||
align=right | 52m (171feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 19 | 2016 | ||||||
Öresundshuset | Malmö | 52m (171feet) | 0m (00feet) | 14 | 1973 | ||||||
align=right | 51.5m (169feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 16 | 2009 | [24] | |||||
Bryggudden | Karlstad | 51m (167feet) | 0m (00feet) | 20 | 2013 | ||||||
Mobilia Hus E1 | Malmö | 51m (167feet) | 0m (00feet) | 16 | 2014 | ||||||
align=right | 51m (167feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 16 | 2018 | ||||||
align=right | 50m (160feet) | align=right | 0m (00feet) | 18 | 2006 |
Name | Location | Height | Floors | Year | |
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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] |
This list also includes buildings under construction during the site clearing phase.
Name | Location | Height | Floors | |
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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) |
Name | Location | Height | Floors | |
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Cassiopeja | Gothenburg | 147 m (482 ft) | 43 | |
Gasklockan | Stockholm | 140 m (459 ft) | 45 | |
+One | Gothenburg | 140 m (459 ft) | 40 | |
95.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 29 | |||
74abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 24 | |||
72abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 24 | |||
Jubileumstornet | Gothenburg | 21 | ||
Älvtornet | Gothenburg | 19 |