Folksamhuset (

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for "Folksam Building") is a high-rise office building at Skanstull on Södermalm,

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

and was erected in 1959 as the head office for the insurance company

Folksam Folksam is one of the largest insurance companies in Sweden. The company headquarters are located in Stockholm. Folksam consists of the two mutual insurance companies Folksam sak and Folksam liv. Folksam is today a Swedish insurance company only, a ...

. Designed by

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, Folksamhuset is and 23 stories tall, making it the ninth-tallest building in

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The building, located on the southern toll of the historical city centre, was created as a vertical accent intended to counterbalance the large scale traffic routes and bridges passing in front of it:

Skansbron Skansbron (Swedish: "The Fortlet Bridge") is a bascule bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over the canal Hammarbykanalen, it connects the major island Södermalm to the southern mainland district Södra Hammarbyhamnen. Before the lak ...

Skanstullsbron Skanstullsbron (Swedish: "The Fortlet Tollgate Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Overpassing the older bridge Skansbron, it connects the major island Södermalm to the southern district Johanneshov. The first proposal for an elev ...

, and

Johanneshovsbron Johanneshovsbron (Swedish: "The Johanneshov Bridge") is a 756 metres long and 17,9 metres wide road bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Overpassing two older bridges, Skansbron and Skanstullsbron, and one newer bridge, Fredriksdalsbron, it connect ...

. As one of the components in this urban superstructure, it also serves as a landmark underlining the main southern approach to Stockholm, together with other large-scale structures such as the Globe Arena,

Skatteskrapan ''Skatteskrapan'' ("The Tax Scraper") is a 26-storey, building in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Götgatan 76 in the district of Södermalm, in a block named ''Gamen'' (The Vulture). With an initial height of 81 metres and 25 floors, it was ...

, and

Söder Torn South Tower (Swedish: " Söder Torn") is a high-rise building located on Fatburstrappan 18, next to Fatbursparken on Södermalm in Stockholm. The building has a height of about above the ground including the "crown" and consists of 25 floors. Th ...

.Wærn

The façades of the building are dressed up in blasted slabs of light grey marble, referred to as ''Ekebergsmarmor'' in Sweden. At the base of the building is a terrace with green areas. The interior office-spaces, the design of Yngve Tegnér, were inspired by large-scale industrial production.

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* {{cite book , title = Guide till Stockholms arkitektur , last = Wærn , first = Rasmus , pages = 151 , edition = 2nd , year = 1999 , publisher = Arkitektur Förlag AB , location = Stockholm , isbn = 91-86050-41-9 , chapter = Norra innerstaden , language = Swedish Buildings and structures in Stockholm Skyscraper office buildings in Sweden Office buildings completed in 1959

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