Kaknästornet

Stockholm, Sweden

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Kaknästornet, a 155-metre telecommunications tower completed in 1967 at Ladugårdsgärdet in Stockholm, is a brutalist structure designed by architects Bengt Lindroos and Hans Borgström. Built from reinforced concrete, it served as a major hub for Swedish television, radio, and satellite broadcasts and was briefly the tallest building in the Nordic countries before being surpassed by Näsinneula in Finland in 1971 and later by Turning Torso in Malmö in 2005. Originally featuring public observation decks, a restaurant, and an information centre, the tower has been closed to the public permanently since 2018 due to security concerns related to protecting Sweden's critical communication infrastructure from foreign intelligence threats. The structure is owned by the national broadcasting company Teracom and takes its name from the ancient designation of the area.