Description

Essentials about Kaknästornet in brief

At a height of 170 meters, the Kaknästornet (Kaknäs tower) on the island of Djurgarden is the tallest building in Stockholm and can therefore be seen from almost anywhere in the Swedish capital. Until 2018, the viewing platform on the TV tower was one of the city’s most spectacular attractions. The view over Stockholm and the archipelago was overwhelming. Since then, the tower has unfortunately no longer been open to visitors for safety reasons.

The history and architecture of Kaknästornet

Kaknäs tower was planned and built between 1964 and 1967. The architects were Borgström & Lindroos Partners. Like most modern television towers, the tower is a reinforced concrete structure, but unlike most other television towers, it has a square cross-section. The platforms for the antennas and the restaurant also have a square floor plan, but these are turned at an angle of 45 degrees to the tower shaft.

The reinforced concrete tower without the antenna mast is 155 meters high. All radio, television and satellite communications for Swedish radio and television programs are monitored and controlled from the Kakna Tower.

The upper part of the tower housed a restaurant and the viewing platform on the 30th floor. Since 2018, however, the Kaknäs tower has been closed to the public for fire safety reasons. It is not yet clear whether the tower will be reopened to the public in the future.

Website

not available

Opening hours

Admission fees

no longer open to the public

Location

Getting there

By public transport:

Bus line 69: Stop Kaknästornet södra

By car:

There is an on-site parking lot.