Greater Stockholm is a very large area and many of Sweden´s most populated communities are located there. So are Swede´s place in Kista, were we stayed.
KISTA. This is the center of this very northern
suburb, bought by the city of Stockholm in the 70s. As we stayed there, it took
us 20 minutes to get to Stockholm´s city center by subway. Kista has one
of Sweden´s largest shopping malls, Kistagallerian, with about 140 stores
and a food court. A lot of companies are located in Kista, many of them in the
brandnew Kista Science Tower.
Kista Science Tower is now the tallest building
in Scandinavia and Sweden´s newest skyscraper. KST is 130m and 34 floors,
but will not be completed until 2004 though the facade is almost finished. However,
the same year it will be surpassed by Turning Torso in Malmö(190m). Another
4 m taller residence skyscraper is also planned: Kista Residence Tower that will
be completed as far as in 2007 and have 42 floors.
Best of all: there were great views of this elegant
building from Swede´s residence. KST:s lobby is already open for public
and sowent inside.
Kista, views over the suburb from Swede´s
window.
RINKEBY. This highrise suburb seen from Swede´s
window, is located just north of Kista. The strange thing is that the building
in the middle looks exactly like the main police office building in Malmö.
SOLNA. Solna is one of Sweden´s largest
cities with 56 000 citizens. It is bordering Stockholm´s city center. The
picture shows Solna Centrum, mainly consisting of a large shopping galleria that
integrates parts of the actual center that was covered with glass roofs. Solna´s
city hall is the building to the left in the background. We jumped off the subway
in Solna our last day in Stockholm on our way to old town.
The subway station in Solna Centrum. All subway
stations in metro Stockholm are painted in different colors and many feature art.Solna
got its first subway station in 1975. There are now plans for a light rail line
to go to Solna.
Dallashuset at Råsunda stadium. This 15-story
glass building was added to one of Sweden´s largest stadiums in the 80s
when the TV show "Dallas" was popular.
One of many residential buildings u/c in Solna.
However, there is an enormous lack of apartments in Stockholm.
Note: Globen is also located in the suburbs, but you have to click at the Globe City section.