Kaknästornet

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Building Information
Kaknästornet
View of the TV Tower
Name	Kaknästornet
Location	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Architect	Hans Borgström Bengt Lindroos
Construction Start Date	1963
Completion Date	1967
Style	Neo brutalism

Kaknästornet is a TV tower in Stockholm, Sweden, at 59°20′06″N, 18°07′35″ECoordinates: 59°20′06″N, 18°07′35″E. 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 meters (including antenna 170 meters). For many years Kaknästornet was the tallest building in Scandinavia^{[citation needed]}, but it was surpassed in 2000 by the Kista Science Tower in north Stockholm, a mere three meters taller^{[citation needed]}, which in turn was surpassed by Turning Torso in Malmö in 2005. The tower is owned by the national Swedish broadcasting company Teracom. It can not communicate with some southern satellites due the environmental orders that protect the ancient oak trees owned by the King of Sweden. These block the "line-of-sight".

The tower is open to the public, with information centre/gift shop, indoor and outdoor observation decks as well as a restaurant. The tower affords superb views of Stockholm city to the west and Stockholm archeapelago to the east. Weekdays the restaurant offers "dagens" or "the days meal" which is affordable eating for most tourists. Booking at the restaurant allows free (otherwise chargeable) access to fantastic views.