Stockholm skylines and views
SÖDERMALM, NORRMALM, GAMLA STAN, KUNGSHOLMEN, ÖSTERMALM, DJURGÅRDEN, KISTA

This page is dedicated to Stockholm´s many views, offering many opportunities for skyline photographing. However, Stockholm´s skyline is not big. The tallest buildings are just over 100 meters and many of the highrises are not so goodlooking, but there are many beautiful churches and other historic buildings towering and the tall city hall is visible from many places. Also Kaknästornet, Sweden's tallest TV tower, is visible from some angles. In the suburb of Kista, Stockholm's first "real skyscraperS", only second in height to Turning Torso, has been constructed; Kista Science Tower and Victoria Tower.


VIEWS FROM SÖDERMALM:

View from Hilton, Södermalm, from the left: Kungsholmen with the City Hall, Riddarholmen with Riddarholmskyrkan, Centralbron, Norrmalm with Klara Kyrka (background), Riddarhuset, Hötorgsskraporna, SL metro train, Gamla Stan (Old Town) with Storkyrkan and Tyska Kyrkan, Slussen.

The same view of Gamla Stan in August 2010, with bad weather. Click on the panorama to view a large version.

Kungsholmen, Norrmalm and Riddarholmen from Södermalm (seen from the hill at the Hilton hotel near Slussen)

 

Gamla Stan from Södermalm

Kungsholmen, Slussen, Riddarholmen, Norrmalm and Gamla Stan

Centralbron, Gamla Stan and Riddarholmen. The church towers from the left are: Riddarholmskyrkan, Klarakyrkan, Storkyrkan, Tyska Kyrkan.

Gamla Stan and Slussen with Storkyrkan and Tyska Kyrkan. A blue metro train is passing by.

 
Centralbron, Klara kyrka, Riddarhuset and a SL train   Centralbron, Riddarhuset and a SL train   Stockholm City Hall (Stadshuset) at Kungsholmen

 
Hilton Slussen, close to the viewpoint   Heavy traffic, Centralbron   S:ta Clara Church, Norrmalm

Mose Backe and local SL subway trains, seen from a boat.

 

Norrmalm from Södermalm

Kungsholmen and part of Södermalm

 

VIEWS OF SÖDERMALM FROM SKANSTULLSBRON:

Skanstullsbron, the high bridge with views towards the skyline of southernmost Södermalm: Söder Torn (83m), Åhléns (department store) and Skrapan (86m). To the left is the railway tracks for metro trains.

Folksam Building (75m, 22 floors) at Skanstull, on the south end of Södermalm. Built in 1959 just like Skatteskrapan, as HQ to a large Swedish insurance company. To the right is Sofia kyrka. The was taken from Skanstullsbron, a tall bridge.

 

Folksam Building

Sofia kyrka, built on Södermalm in 1906 in Rhineland romanticism.

 

 

VIEWS FROM GAMLA STAN:

Södermalm with KF-huset (modern in glass, middle), Katarina kyrka (left) and Katarinahissen/Gondolen (right).

 


Riddarholmen towards Södermalm

Stena Line ferry passing Södermalm and Gamla Stan on Mälaren

Kaknästornet and Djurgården with Gröna Lund seen from Slussen.

  


Kungsholmen skyline from Slussen

Kungsholmen (City Hall) and Riddarholmen (Riddarholmskyrkan) from Slussen

Kaknästornet and Djurgården with Gröna Lund seen from Slussen.

  

Kaknästornet


Riddarholmen towards Södermalm

Gröna Lund on the island of Djurgården, Stockholm's most popular amusement park.

Östermalm with Skeppsholmsbron, a bridge between Östermalm and Skeppsbron, and the 80m high Oscar's Church from 1903.

 

 

 

 

VIEWS FROM RIDDARHOLMEN:

Lake Mälaren and Södermalm seen from Evert Taube's terrace, Riddarholmen

  


Riddarholmen towards the lake
Mälardrottningen, a famous ship hotel on Mälaren


Högalidskyrkan, Södermalm and Mälaren

  


Sculpture at Evert Taube's terrace

Kungsholmen seen from Evert Taube's terrace

Kungsholmen skyline dominated by DN-skrapan. To the left is the high bridge Västerbron and in the front Långholmen island.

  


DN-skrapan, newspaper building

Västerbron is a popular place to commit suicide!

Stockholm City Hall (Stadshuset), Kungsholmen. This is where the Noble prize dinner takes place. The City Hall was built in 1923 and is 106m tall.

  


"Tre Kronor" sculpture on to p of Stadshuset (City Hall)

Kungsholmen and part of Norrmalm

Norrmalm with the new Waterfront complex and World Trade Center.

  


Waterfront complex/Radisson Hotel

Kungsholmen residential buildings

Norrmalm: A metro train passing by in front of the Sheraton Hotel and S:ta Clara Church.

 


Sheraton Hotel and Klara Kyrka

Metro train on the water

 

VIEWS FROM KUNGSHOLMEN:

 
Södermalm skyline and Mälaren   Södermalm   Södermalm

 

VIEWS FROM KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN, NORRMALM:

 
Tegelbacken with Sheraton and Riddarholmskyrkan in the background   Sunset skyline    

 

 

VIEWS FROM KAKNÄSTORNET:

 


View over the city center and Östermalm from the top of Kaknästornet. Because of the camera I had back in 2003 there is only one picture, of low quality