List of tallest structures in Sweden
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A list of the tallest structures in Sweden. This list contains all types of structures.
| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structural type | Use | Town | Coordinates | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storbergsmasten | 1099 ft | 335 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Hudiksvall Hudiksvall Hudiksvall is a city and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, in Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 14,850 inhabitants in 2005. Hudiksvall is also known as Glada Hudik , a term that originated in the 19th century as word spread of its friendly hospitality and its lively social life... |
61°42′24.81"N 16°51′21.73"E | ||
| Jupukkamasten | 1099 ft | 335 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Pajala Pajala Pajala is a locality and the seat of Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,985 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Lars Levi Læstadius lived and worked in Pajala Municipality in the middle of the 19th century... |
67°16′46"N 23°13′53"E | ||
| Fårhultsmasten | 1099 ft | 335 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Västervik Västervik Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 20,694 inhabitants in 2005.- History :Västervik was first mentioned in 1275. The town was then located at the current location of Gamleby. In 1433 Eric of Pomerania decided to give it a charter and move it to its... |
57°43′14.98"N 16°25′36.66"E | ||
| Gungvalamasten | 1099 ft | 335 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Karlshamn Karlshamn Karlshamn is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,957 inhabitants of the city core and 30 918 in the municipality .... |
56°13′36.99"N 14°46′31.24"E | ||
| Herrestadmasten | 1089 ft | 332 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Uddevalla Uddevalla Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak... |
58°22′26.56"N 11°49′16.74"E | ||
| Häglareds Transmitter | 1089 ft | 332 m | 1959 | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Borås Borås Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the... |
57°43′26.11"N 13°3′21.26"E | |
| Ervasteby Transmitter | 1089 ft | 332 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Motala Motala Motala is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,798 inhabitants in 2005. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping... |
58°35′18.29"N 15°5′45.07"E | ||
| Arbrä Transmitter | 1086 ft | 331 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Bollnäs Bollnäs Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a... |
61°29′0.5"N 16°12′46"E | ||
| Brudaremossen-masten Brudaremossen-masten The Brudaremossen mast is a 335 metre high mast in Delsjön in eastern Gothenburg, Sweden, built in 1980 to replace the overloaded, 20 year old TV tower.... |
1086 ft | 331 m | 1980 | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Göteborg | 57°41′39.54"N 12°3′31.94"E | |
| Kisa Transmitter | 1086 ft | 331 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Kisa Kisa Kisa or KISA may refer to the following:* KISA, A heavy rock n roll band formed in Louisville, KY, USA in 2003 as the Knights In Shively Armor* kisa, Icelandic for she-cat* kisa, Lingala for to sit... |
57°57′27.36"N 15°35′22.19"E | ||
| Valö Transmitter | 1086 ft | 331 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Östhammar Östhammar Östhammar is a locality and the seat of Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 4,534 inhabitants in 2010. Today Östhammar Municipality is a part of Uppsala County, but the area has historically been a part of Stockholm County.-History:... |
60°15′46.92"N 18°4′21.11"E | ||
| Änge Transmitter | 1083 ft | 330 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Änge Änge Änge is a locality situated in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 387 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated 50 kilometres northwest of Östersund, the capital of Jämtland. Änge was until 1974 the seat of the former municipality Offerdal.- References :... |
62°30′11"N 15°22′40"E | ||
| Brattåsmasten | 1083 ft | 330 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Östersund Östersund Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the... |
63°6′42.5"N 14°36′0.32"E | ||
| Klockarhöjden Transmitter | 1083 ft | 330 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Filipstad Filipstad Filipstad is a locality and the seat of Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 6,177 inhabitants in 2005.Filipstad was granted city privileges in 1611 by Charles IX of Sweden, who named it after his son Duke Carl Philip .After a major fire destroyed forest and town in 1694, Filipstad... |
59°40′57"N 14°7′26.01"E | ||
| Överkalix Transmitter | 1083 ft | 330 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Överkalix Överkalix Överkalix is a locality and the seat of Överkalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 946 inhabitants in 2005.- Buildings and Structures :* 330 metres tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting at 66°18'5" N, 22°51'13" E... |
66°18′5"N 22°51′13"E | ||
| Bäckefors transmitter | 1073 ft | 327 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Bäckefors Bäckefors Bäckefors is a locality situated in Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 689 inhabitants in 2005.The Movie Kopps was filmed in was filmed here in 2003.The hospital Dalslands Sjukhus is located here.... |
58°49′20.36"N 12°12′0.78"E | ||
| Spånsanmasten | 1073 ft | 327 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Borlänge Borlänge Municipality Borlänge Municipality is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden, with an area of 586.4 km². The municipality has a population of 47,640... |
60°22′56.16"N 15°8′18.23"E | ||
| Billingen transmitter | 1070 ft | 326 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Skövde Skövde Skövde is a locality and the seat of Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 34 446 inhabitants .Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It sits on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge Billingen ,... |
58°24′35.22"N 13°48′48.6"E | ||
| Gävle transmitter | 1070 ft | 326 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Gävle Gävle Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle... |
60°37′51.09"N 17°7′45.64"E | ||
| Knaften transmitter | 1070 ft | 326 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Lycksele Lycksele - References :... |
64°28′49.04"N 18°35′5.28"E | ||
| Prästfäboberget transmitter | 1070 ft | 326 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Skellefteå Skellefteå -Industry:*Boliden AB, a big mining and smelting company*Alimak*Natural User Interface Technologies AB - NUITEQ, a promising emerging technology start-up company-Sports:*Skellefteå AIK, an ice hockey team in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien.... |
64°46′26.92"N 20°57′8.32"E | ||
| Storuman transmitter | 1070 ft | 326 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Storuman Storuman Storuman is a locality and the seat of Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,255 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... |
65°3′54"N 16°56′26"E | ||
| Älvsbyn Transmitter | 1066 ft | 325 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Boden Boden, Sweden Boden is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 18,680 inhabitants in 2005.- History :The town of Boden started as a railway junction where the Northern Line met with the Ore Line from the rich iron ore fields in northern Sweden.The town experienced... |
65°41′16.85"N 21°15′57.14"E | ||
| Bälshult Transmitter | 1066 ft | 325 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Emmaboda Emmaboda -Geography:Emmaboda is located in the middle of the Tri-City Region Växjö, Kalmar and Karlskrona. All three places are sixty kilometers from Emmaboda.-Culture:... |
56°46′22.81"N 15°34′49.63"E | ||
| Lillhäradsmasten | 1066 ft | 325 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Lillhärad, Västmanland Västmanland ' is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.- Administration :... |
59°38′37.06"N 16°24′2.33"E | ||
| Oskarström Transmitter | 1066 ft | 325 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Oskarström Oskarström Oskarström is the second largest locality in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 4,011 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated along the river Nissan about 15 km north-east of Halmstad.... |
56°47′23.85"N 12°56′16.9"E | ||
| Tåsjö Transmitter | 1066 ft | 325 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Tåsjö | 64°13′57"N 15°56′8.5"E | ||
| Eldris Transmitter | 1063 ft | 324 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Mora | 61°1′1.46"N 14°17′43.95"E | ||
| Längträsk Transmitter | 1063 ft | 324 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Haparanda Haparanda Haparanda is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 4,778 inhabitants in 2005. It is adjacent to Tornio, Finland... |
65°56′16"N 23°30′58"E | ||
| Nässjö Transmitter | 1063 ft | 324 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Nässjö Nässjö Nässjö is a locality and the seat of Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 16,463 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Nässjö was for a long time only a rural village with agriculture as the dominant occupation. The turning point was the construction of the Swedish railway system. The southern... |
57°38′36.6"N 14°40′8.46"E | ||
| Orrbergen Transmitter | 1063 ft | 324 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Krokek Krokek Krokek is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 4,154 inhabitants in 2005.... |
58°40′35.4"N 16°28′3.82"E | ||
| Brickan Transmitter | 1060 ft | 323 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Sveg Sveg Sveg is a locality and the seat of Härjedalen Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 2,633 inhabitants in 2005.The Swedish author Henning Mankell was brought up in Sveg, and it is the setting for his crime novel Danslärarens återkomst .- References :... |
61°55′25"N 14°18′44"E | ||
| FM-/TV-Mast Hörby | 1060 ft | 323 m | 1959 | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Hörby Hörby Hörby is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,651 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... , Skåne |
55°48′22.15"N 13°43′16.03"E | |
| Julträsk Transmitter | 1060 ft | 323 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Arvidsjaur Arvidsjaur Arvidsjaur is a locality and the seat of Arvidsjaur Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 4,644 inhabitants in 2005.Arvidsjaur is a large centre for the European car industry. During the winter months major car-manufacturers perform arctic trials in the Arvidsjaur Municipality area... |
65°32′00"N 18°59′21.5"E | ||
| Lockhyttan Transmitter | 1060 ft | 323 m | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... |
59°25′45.48"N 15°2′55.36"E | ||
| Vännäs TV Tower Vännäs TV Tower Vännäs TV Tower is a 323 metres tall structure used for FM- and TV-broadcasting near Vännäs in Sweden.It is like Gerbrandytoren a partially guyed tower with a concrete tower as basement and a mast guyed to the ground on the top... |
1060 ft | 323 m | Partially guyed Tower | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Vännäs Vännäs Vännäs, from Wendenäs, ‘where the river changes it path’ is a locality that have existed since 1539. Vännäs is the seat of Vännäs Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden and had roughly 4,100 inhabitants in 2005.... |
63°50′25.21"N 19°49′21.54"E | ||
| Nackasändaren Nackasändaren Nackasändaren is a facility for FM and TV-transmission at Nacka in Metropolitan Stockholm. It used from 1956 to 1983 two 160 metre high guyed masts, which were designed as mast radiators for mediumwave transmission and therefore insulated against ground. In 1965 a further mast, a 299 metres tall... |
981 ft | 299 m | 1959 | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Nacka Nacka Nacka is the municipal seat of Nacka Municipality and part of Stockholm urban area in Sweden. The municipality's name harks back to an 16th century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mills are good... , Stockholm County Stockholm County Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland... |
59°17′51.41"N 18°10′22.79"E 59°17′45.95"N 18°10′34.8"E | 2 masts |
| Multrä transmitter | 945 ft | 288 m | ? | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Sollefteå Sollefteå Sollefteå is a locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 8,530 inhabitants in 2005.The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name of the village was given as De Solatum - a name that can be... |
63°15′11"N 17°27′4"E | |
| Blåbärskullen transmitter Blåbärskullen transmitter Blåbärskullen transmitter is a facility for FM/TV-broadcasting at Sunne in Sweden, which went in service on September 2, 1960. It used as antenna tower a tall guyed mast, which was at time of completion one of the tallest structures in Sweden... |
860 ft | 262 m | 1960 | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Sunne | 59°50′11.41"N 12°51′59.87"E | was before pinnacle fell down on December 27th, 1979 323 metres tall |
| FM- and TV-mast Grimeton | 853 ft | 260 m | 1966 | Guyed Mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Grimeton | 57°6′31.58"N 12°23′25.76"E | |
| Finnveden transmitter | 853 ft | 260 m | ? | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Finnveden Finnveden Finnveden or Finnheden is one of the ancient small lands of Småland. It corresponded to the hundreds of Sunnerbo Hundred, Östbo Hundred and Västbo Hundred. Finnveden had its own judicial system and laws as the other small lands. Finnveden is situated around lake Bolmen and the river Lagan. Most... |
57°14′9.36"N 13°43′2.88"E | |
| Follingbo transmitter | 853 ft | 260 m | ? | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Visby Visby -See also:* Battle of Visby* Gotland University College* List of governors of Gotland County-External links:* - Visby*... |
57°35′33.68"N 18°22′22.73"E | |
| Åsmasten | 850 ft | 259 m | 1991 | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products... |
63°18′9"N 18°39′39"E | |
| Longwave transmitter Orlunda Longwave transmitter Orlunda The Orlunda longwave transmitter was a longwave broadcast facility in central Sweden which broadcast Sveriges Radio Programme 1 from 1962 to 1991... , Central Mast |
820 ft | 250 m | 1962 | Guyed Mast | LF-transmission | Orlunda | 58°25′37.2"N 14°58′32.97"E | destroyed in 1970 by lightning |
| Brunnby transmitter | 738 ft | 225 m | ? | Partially guyed tower | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Uppsala Uppsala - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med... |
59°51′22.79"N 17°46′36"E | |
| Hollstorp transmitter | 735 ft | 224 m | ? | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Hollstorp | 56°51′58.75"N 14°52′57.45"E | |
| Vislanda transmitter | 715 ft | 217.9 m | ? | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Vislanda Vislanda Vislanda is a locality situated in Alvesta Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 1,773 inhabitants in 2005.... |
56°48′32"N 14°23′17"E | |
| Kirunavaara transmitter | 709 ft | 216.1 m | ? | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Kiruna Kiruna Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is... |
67°50′01.06"N 20°11′8.71"E | |
| Stadsberget transmitter | 709 ft | 216.1 m | ? | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
62°22′3.08"N 17°19′5.36"E | |
| Sundsvall transmitter | 705 ft | 215 m | ? | Guyed mast | MF-transmission | Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
2 masts, insulated against ground, demolished in 1996 | |
| Gudinge transmitter | 696 ft | 212 m | ? | Guyed mast | VLF-transmission | Gudinge | 60°31′27.39"N 18°0′43.89"E | insulated against ground? |
| Tving transmitter | 696 ft | 212 m | ? | Guyed mast | VLF-transmission | Tiving | 56°16′30.18"N 15°29′16.29"E | insulated against ground? |
| Ruda transmitter | 696 ft | 212 m | ? | Guyed mast | VLF-transmission | Ruda Ruda, Sweden Ruda is a locality situated in Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 608 inhabitants in 2005. It is suffering from a steady population decline.Near Ruda there is a VLF transmitter for the Swedish Navy... |
57°7′13.19"N 16°9′11.2"E | insulated against ground, used for VLF-transmissions of Swedish Navy |
| Karlsborg transmitter | 689 ft | 210 m | ? | Guyed mast | VLF-transmission | Karlsborg Karlsborg Karlsborg is a locality and the seat of Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,574 inhabitants in 2005. This garrison town lies at the shore of lake Vättern in Västergötland.-History:... |
2 masts, demolished in 2001 | |
| Östersund mediumwave transmitter | 686 ft | 209 m | Guyed Mast | MF-transmission | Östersund Östersund Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the... |
2 masts, insulated against ground near Brattåsmasten, demolished in 1982 | ||
| Öresundsbron | 668 ft | 203.5 m | 2000 | Bridge | Bridge pillar | Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
55°34′27.72"N 12°49′50.75"E 55°34′33.46"N 12°49′24.1"E | |
| Holmudden transmitter | 666 ft | 203 m | ? | Guyed mast | FM-/TV-broadcasting | Holmudden | 57°57′30"N 19°20′39"E | |
| Longwave transmitter Orlunda Longwave transmitter Orlunda The Orlunda longwave transmitter was a longwave broadcast facility in central Sweden which broadcast Sveriges Radio Programme 1 from 1962 to 1991... , Ring Masts |
656 ft | 200 m | 1962 | Guyed Mast | LF-transmission | Orlunda | 58°25′57.7"N 14°58′27.64"E ; 58°25′41.32"N 14°57′55.12"E ; 58°25′19.93"N 14°58′17.52"E ; 58°25′23.36"N 14°59′0.24"E ; 58°25′46.66"N 14°59′7.57"E | dismantled |
External links
- http://www.lfv.se/AIP/ENR/ENR%205/ES_ENR_5_4_en.pdf
- http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=37735302