The Stockholm Metro is known as “the world’s longest art gallery” because over 90 of its 100 stations feature public art.
I'd read about it, but it hits different seeing it in real life.
If you're planning a visit to Stockholm, the Metro absolutely has to be on your list.
My family and I visited in the evening, when crowds had thinned and trains arrived less frequently, all the better for capturing that perfect Instagram moment.
We were there around 8:30 p.m. on a weekday, and that turned out to be the perfect time because there are very few commuters and the interval between trains is longer. So after the minute or so that it takes for people to clear the station, you’ll still have between three to six minutes in a totally empty station to shoot photos to your heart’s content.
We made the most of our single transit tickets by focusing on the Blue and Green lines where many of the star stations are clustered.
You can probably see all of the stations I’ve posted here on a single transit ticket before it times out after 75 minutes. The reason I say “probably” is because I’m not certain — but I think that we might actually have timed out; however, the station guard took pity on us and just let us out of the station without requiring us to purchase another ticket. A single ride costs 45 SEK or $6.45 CAD.
A couple of standouts for me were Swedish artist Per Olof Ultvedt’s calming blue-and-white leaf motif at T-Centralen, Stockholm’s largest and busiest metro station; and the angry red Solna Centrum station, which felt like a scene from Mars.
But we unanimously agreed that the terracotta-hued exposed bedrock at Rådhuset station (below) was easily the most dramatic.
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| Radhuset station resembles an enormous lava cave (Blue Line) |
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| Solna Centrum station is a bit like being on Mars (Blue Line) |
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| T-Centralen, the Metro's largest station, features a blue-and-white leaf motif (Blue Line) |
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| Thorildsplan station, resembling an 8-bit arcade, is known for its Nintendo-themed art (Blue Line) |
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| Kungsträdgården's color scheme is a nod to the old French formal garden (Green Line) |
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| Fridhemsplan station's green hues are incredibly calming (Green Line) |
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