Sculptures in Sweden

Discover 23 unusual sculptures in Sweden.

Bromölla, Sweden

'Scanisaurus'

These life-sized mosaic reptiles, crafted using ceramics from a local toilet factory, link the town's industrial heritage with its prehistoric past.

Helsingborg, Sweden

'A Study in Unhuman Sexual Expectations'

These whimsical rabbit figures are not as innocent as they might look.

Knislinge, Sweden

'Fideicommissum'

A bronze, peeing self-portrait protests unequal inheritance rights.

Edsbyverken, Sweden

World's Largest Skis

This Swedish village shows off its most well-known products in a big way.

Skellefteå, Sweden

'Gzim och den frusna sjön' ('Gzim and the Frozen Lake')

A sculpture capturing the emotional moment when a refugee boy realizes he is about to be deported.

Årjängstrollet

This giant wooden sculpture is based on local folklore and is said to be "possibly" Sweden's largest troll.

'Listen'

This disputed feline sculpture is Sweden's first MeToo monument.

Viskafors, Sweden

Viskafors Blå Får (Blue Sheep of Viskafors)

A flock of peculiar-colored sheep graze in this small Swedish town.

Trelleborg Ö, Sweden

'Famntaget' ('The Embrace')

This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.

'Moby dick'

Stockholm, Sweden

'Moby dick'

A statue that stood at the center of a long copyright battle.

'Humor'

Stockholm, Sweden

'Humor'

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

Skulptur i Pilane

Skulptur i Pilane

This Swedish sculpture park is a unique combination of ancient ruins and modern art.

"Two Ants."

Stockholm, Sweden

'Två Myror' ('Two Ants')

Enormous ants wielding giant pine needles guard a Stockholm real estate company's office.

Stockholm, Sweden

Newton's Apple

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

Lycksele, Sweden

Lycksele Ice Pillar

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

Diving Seagull sculpture.

Stockholm, Sweden

Dykande Måsen

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.