Guide To Stockholm’s Subways; Watch Subways Art | Travel Stockholm

Guide To Stockholm’s Subways; Watch Subways Art | Travel Stockholm: Stockholm is known as the pearl of Sweden, a country situated in Europe. It has a history of more than 750 years and has always been a popular and attractive European destination all over the world. In Stockholm, you will find many beautiful places to explore, newly invented dishes at the restaurants and a display of incredible art.

In Stockholm, you will see many subways decorated with some fascinating arts. You could spend more than a week here and still won’t be able to get enough of these art subways. Here are more than 90 subways that are decorated in various ways. Explaining every subway art would not be possible. So, here are 9 showcases that are best in Stockholm and will surely blow your mind.

Stockholm’s Subways Guide-

In Stockholm, 90 out of 100 stations are decorated with these arts. It is the world’s longest subway art exhibition, stretching more than 110 kilometers. All the stations are filled with colors and are really attractive.

History

All these artistic things took place in the 1950s. The city decided to make the art more available to the citizens so that they can feel amazed every time they visit the subways. More than 150 artists have taken part in contributing their art to the city. They also decided to beautify urban areas.

T-Centralen:

T-Centralen was inaugurated in 1957 and it became the first station in Stockholm that displayed artwork in its subway. It was designed by local artist, Per Olof Ultvedt.

Stadion:

Stadion is decorated with colorful and brilliant rainbow and is located near Stockholm’s annual Pride festival. It was the first station that was carved out of bedrock.

Tekniska Hogskolan:

It was constructed by Lennart Mork. The station has the display of interesting elements from science like a giant glass polyhedron and has the dark and moody feel. It was inspired by the nearby Royal Institute of Technology.

Universitetet Station:

Its main feature is a massive tile panel describing the travels of Carl Linnaeus, a famous Swede who is considered as the father of modern taxonomy of organisms.

Thorildsplan Station:

This is a subway for 90s gamers. Local artist Lars Arrhenius used tiles to create 8-bit video games art that has Super Mario, Space Invaders, Pacman, etc. for display.

Rest of the most favorite decorated subways are Solna Centrum, Hallonbergen, Radhuset, and Mörby Centrum

Tips for Visiting Stockholm’s Subway Art

If you want to visit the subways in Stockholm on a daily basis then best for you would be to get an SL Access card. It would cost you around 20 SEK. You could recharge the card with unlimited travel for different time limits. You could recharge it for 75 minutes, 24-hours or for 72-hours.

So, if you are in Stockholm and are wishing to visit the subways then the best time for visiting the subways is around 12 PM. At this time, there will be very less crowd and you will get easier shots through your camera without any disturbance from other people that sometimes ruin your photos.

If you can’t visit the stations for 12 PM then it’s okay! You can try going in the evenings as the stations are open till 12:30 AM.