Kaknästornet

The Kaknäs tower (Swedish: Kaknästornet) is a telecommunications tower located at Ladugårdsgärdet in Stockholm, Sweden. The tower is a major hub of Swedish television, radio and satellite broadcasts. It was finished in 1967, designed by architect Bengt Lindroos, and the height is 155 metres (509 ft) or 170 metres (560 ft) with the top antenna included. For a few years Kaknästornet was the tallest building in the Nordic countries until Näsinneula was opened in Tampere, Finland in 1971. It was surpassed in 2005 by the Turning Torso in Malmö. The tower is owned by the national Swedish broadcasting company Teracom. Its name comes from the ancient name of the area, Kaknäs.

Kaknästornet
View of the tower with the Stockholm Maritime Museum in the foreground.
Alternative namesKaknäs Tower
General information
TypeTelecommunications tower
Architectural styleBrutalism
AddressMörka Kroken 28–30
Town or cityStockholm
Country Sweden
Coordinates59°20′06″N 018°07′35″E
Construction started1963
Completed1967
Inaugurated12 May 1967
OwnerTeracom
Height155 m (509 ft)
Technical details
Floor count30
Design and construction
ArchitectHans Borgström
Bengt Lindroos
Awards and prizesTrip Advisor Award of Excellence
Website
www.kaknastornet.se

The tower used to be open to the public, with an information centre and gift shop, indoor and outdoor observation decks as well as a restaurant, but has now been permanently closed to the public since 2018 on the grounds that the security repairs would have become too expensive.[1] It was later revealed that the real cause is the threat of foreign intelligence. The fear is that a foreign power would seek to take control of important communication lines and systems of society. According to Swedish television, the Swedish security police have stated in a report in 2017 that the number of foreign intelligence companies has increased and the tower will be closed due to the report.[2]

  • The tower appears in the SVT1 (a.k.a. Kanal1) ident from 1988.
  • The Kaknäs Tower during construction, 1966.
  • View of Gärdet and Stockholm city with the newly constructed Kaknäs Tower in the foreground, 1967.
  • View of the restaurant and observation deck, closed to the public since 2018.
  • View of platforms with transmitter antennas.
  • View of the Kaknäs Tower and the transmitter building.
  • The Kaknäs Tower at Djurgården, with Lilla Värtan in the background.
  • View of the Kaknäs Tower and base.
  • The Kaknäs Tower illuminated in the colours of the French flag in memoriam to the November 2015 Paris attacks.
Panoramic view from Kaknäs Tower towards the city centre.

See also

References
  1. "Kaknästornet stängt för besökare på obestämd tid". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. "Tukholman Kaknäsin tv-tornin sulkemisen taustalla sittenkin "vieraan vallan uhka"". Retrieved 2021-02-06.

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