Gamla Enskede (Swedish: "Old Enskede") is a district of

Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough Enskede-Årsta-Vantör (listen ) is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Söderort, the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden. Overview The districts that make up the borough are Enskedefältet, Enskede Gård, Gamla Enskede, Johanneshov, Stureby, ...

, South Stockholm, Sweden. In addition to housing areas, the district includes the

Skogskyrkogården Skogskyrkogården (; ) is a cemetery located in the Gamla Enskede district south of central Stockholm, Sweden. Its design, by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, reflects the development of architecture from Nordic Classicism to mature function ...

woodland cemetery and the smaller Sandsborgskyrkogården cemetery.

District

Gamla Enskede was created in 1904 to provide housing for workers, and is . The architectural type known as "the Enskede villa," with pointed roofs on wooden houses, originated in Gamla Enskede. The streets are built to look like a "typical English" garden city, therefore not one street is completely straight but instead the streets are crooked and bent. , the district's population was 10,064, with a population density of 3,423.13 people per square kilometre. There are two Stockholm Metro stations: Sandsborg and

, since 1950. Previously the area was served by two suburban tramway routes.

Inhabitants

Among the inhabitants are singer and actress

Helen Sjöholm Marie Helen Sjöholm (; born 10 July 1970) is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with S ...

and the singer of Bo Kaspers Orkester, Bo Kasper and the former finance minister of the socialdemocratic government,

Bo Ringholm Bo "Bosse" Ingvar Karchimirer Ringholm (born 18 August 1942) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He held the titles of Minister of Finance, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Policy Coordination, and Minister for Sport in the Persson adm ...

and the author Camilla Läckberg. The folk singer Sofia Karlsson was born and grew up in the district.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Enskede: *

Enskede IK Enskede IK is a Swedish football club located in Gamla Enskede, Stockholm. Background Since their foundation in 1914 Enskede IK has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system but since 2004 they have resided ...

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