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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. The twin towers are each 60 m (197 ft) high and were completed in 1924 and 1925 respectively. In 1927 Thor Thörnblad proposed an American inspired skyscraper on Blasieholmen in Stockholm, the proposal was 40 floors and 150 meters high. 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. 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.

List

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

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		Tallest building in the Nordic Countries
Turning Torso		Malmö	190.0 m (623 ft)	190.0 m (623 ft)	54	2005		Won the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2005. Previous tallest building in Scandinavia.
Citygate		Gothenburg	144 m (472 ft)	144 m (472 ft)	36	2022		Tallest office building in Scandinavia
Norra Tornen 1		Stockholm	125 m (410 ft)	125 m (410 ft)	36	2018		Tallest building in Stockholm.
Kista Science Tower		Stockholm	124.00 m (407 ft)	156 m (512 ft)	30	2003
Kista Torn		Stockholm	117.88 m (387 ft)	119.39 m (392 ft)	40	2016
Scandic Victoria Tower		Stockholm	117.45 m (385 ft)	119.95 m (394 ft)	35	2011		Tallest hotel in Sweden.
Kineum		Gothenburg	110 m (361 ft)	110 m (361 ft)	27	2022
Point Hyllie		Malmö	110.00 m (361 ft)	110.00 m (361 ft)	29	2019
Norra tornen 2		Stockholm	110 m (361 ft)	110 m (361 ft)	30	2020
Hotel Draken		Gothenburg	104 m (341 ft)	104 m (341 ft)	33	2023
Sthlm 01		Stockholm	102 m (335 ft)	102 m (335 ft)	27	2020
Gårda Vesta [sv]		Gothenburg	97 m (318 ft)	97 m (318 ft)	25	2021
Gothia Towers: East Tower		Gothenburg	92.35 m (303 ft)	92.35 m (303 ft)	29	2014
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
Söder Torn		Stockholm	86.20 m (283 ft)	86.20 m (283 ft)	25	1997		Has a spire, the roof height is 75.20m.
Skatteskrapan		Stockholm	85.50 m (281 ft)	0 m (0 ft)	28	1959		2 floors added in 2007.
DN-skrapan		Stockholm	82.38 m (270 ft)	88.0 m (289 ft)	26	1964		The chimney is 85.27m.
Kronprinsen		Malmö	82 m (269 ft)	87 m (285 ft)	27	1964
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
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
Kronjuvelen		Gothenburg	80 m (262 ft)	80 m (262 ft)	27	2023
Gothia Towers: Crown Tower		Gothenburg	79.45 m (261 ft)	79.45 m (261 ft)	25	1988		6 floors added in 2013.
Folksamhuset		Stockholm	79.29 m (260 ft)	85.04 m (279 ft)	26	1959
Gamlestads Torg Hus A		Gothenburg	79.6 m (261 ft)	0 m (0 ft)	17	2018
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
Wenner-Gren Center		Stockholm	75.70 m (248 ft)	0 m (0 ft)	26	1961
Kajen 4 [sv]		Stockholm	74.60 m (245 ft)	74.60 m (245 ft)	25	2016
Gothia Towers: West Tower		Gothenburg	74.35 m (244 ft)	74.35 m (244 ft)	24	2001
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
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
Nyponet [sv]		Stockholm	60.04 m (197 ft)	0 m (0 ft)	21	1958
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
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
Scandic Hotel Ariadne		Stockholm	58.55 m (192 ft)	0 m (0 ft)	17	1989
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
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

Approved

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

Proposed

See also

• List of tallest structures in Sweden
• List of tallest buildings in Scandinavia
• Karla Tower
• List of tallest buildings in Europe

Notes

1. ^ 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. ^ The height of the antenna is an estimate.

References

1. ^ 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. ^ "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.

External links

• Diagram of Swedish skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage

• Lists of buildings and structures in Sweden
• Lists of tallest buildings in Europe
• Lists of tallest structures by country
• Skyscrapers in Sweden