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. The twin towers are each 60 m 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. 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 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 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. 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:
  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 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

NameLocationHeight to architectural top
Height to tip
Highest occupied floor
FloorsYearSourceNotes
Turning TorsoMalmö572005Won the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2005. Tallest building in Scandinavia.
Norra Tornen 1Stockholm362018Tallest building in Stockholm.
Kista Science TowerStockholm302003
Kista TornStockholm402016
Scandic Victoria TowerStockholm352011Tallest hotel in Sweden.
Point HyllieMalmö292019
Gothia East TowerGothenburg292014Suspected "plushöjd", see Definition.
Malmö LiveMalmö252015
Söder TornStockholm251997Has a spire, the roof height is 75.20m.
SkatteskrapanStockholm2819592 floors added in 2007.
DN-skrapanStockholm261964The chimney is 85.27m.
KronprinsenMalmö271964
Tyresö ViewStockholm / Tyresö232014
Crown TowerGothenburg2519886 floors added in 2013.
Quality Hotel FriendsStockholm / Solna252013
SkrapanVästerås261990
Lilla BommenGothenburg231989
FolksamhusetStockholm261959
Gamlestads Torg Hus AGothenburg172018
LustenStockholm242014
Gothia West TowerGothenburg242001
Kajen 5Stockholm252011
Wenner-Gren CenterStockholm261961
Kajen 4Stockholm252016
Ideon GatewayLund192012
Trade CenterHalmstad231988
NejlikanBorås212014
Scandic Infra CityStockholm / Upplands Väsby241991
Scandic TriangelnMalmö221989
Kv. KaninenMalmö222014
NärlundaskrapanHelsingborg68 m 192007
Brf ICONVäxjö202018
Quality Hotel ViewMalmö192015
GängtappenMalmö65 m 0 m 0 m 151958
Rica Talk HotelStockholm172006
TornetLinköping192009
SlagthusetMalmö63 m 63 m 0 m 131993
BonnierhusetStockholm181949
Malmö Arena HotellMalmö162014
Hötorgsskrapan 1-5 Stockholm191962
Södra KungstornetStockholm171925
KungsholmsportenStockholm202011
NyponetStockholm211958
Norra KungstornetStockholm161924
Gröna SkrapanGothenburg172010
Gårda Business CenterGothenburg171989
Forum NackaStockholm / Nacka181989
Scandic Hotel AriadneStockholm171989
Malmö LivingMalmö58 m 58 m 202019
Stockholm Globe CityStockholm161988
CentralsjukhusetKristianstad131973
StudioMalmö132015
Sahlgrenska UniversitetssjukhusetGothenburg181959
OstkupanGothenburg161964
Hus 1Malmö55 m 0 m 0 m 151965
NiagaraMalmö55 m 112015
ArenatoppenLund55 m 55 m 162016
Frölunda SjukhusGothenburg171967
ÅF-husetGothenburg162014
UniversitetssjukhusetLund141968
TenorenMalmö192016
ÖresundshusetMalmö52 m 0 m 0 m 141973
Hotel OpalenGothenburg162009
Mobilia Hus E1Malmö51 m 0 m 0 m 162014
Uppsala ViewUppsala162018
StudentskrapanSkövde182006

Proposed buildings

This list also includes buildings under construction during the site clearing phase.
NameLocationHeightFloorsNotes
Karlatornet Gothenburg245 m 73
Tellus TowerStockholm237 m 78
CassiopejaGothenburg147 m 43
CitygateGothenburg144 m 36
GasklockanStockholm140 m 45
+OneGothenburg140 m 40
AurigaGothenburg125 m 36
KineumGothenburg110 m 27
Norra tornen 2 Stockholm104 m 30
Hotell DrakenGothenburg100 m 33
Gårda VestaGothenburg97m 25
Gasklockan Stockholm29
VirgoGothenburg90 m 27
Kajen 6 Stockholm26
Levnadskonstnären 1 Malmö84 m
Culture Casbah Malmö26Won best futura project on MIPIM Awards 2013.
UnnamedMalmö79 m 24
KronjuvelenGothenburg79 m 23
Packrummet 1 Stockholm24
Packrummet 2 Stockholm24
The WeaverMölndal22
JubileumstornetGothenburg21
ÄlvtornetGothenburg19
PlatinanGothenburg18
Fyrtornet Malmö71.1 m 16
Levnadskonstnären 2 Malmö67.2 m
Droppen Malmö62.9 m
Fabriken Malmö56.3 m
UnnamedMalmö56 m 17
Drivbänken Malmö50 m