A Street Art Tour Of Stockholm

Stockholm is a city infused with artistic talent, with excellent fine art galleries, exciting contemporary spaces and artists all seeking to push the creative envelope. This creativity often spills out onto the streets, with many pieces of street art showcased across the city. These are some of the best artists to check out in Sweden’s capital, as well as where to find them.

1. Huge at Snosatra Graffiti Park

Park

Snosatra is the premier location for anyone interested in street art in Stockholm and is a great place to start. It is deep in the south of the city and was once an industrial park. It fell into disrepair, but a group of people got permission to start painting on the walls. It has since turned into the largest graffiti exhibition in Europe.

It is about a 10-minute walk from Ragsved metro station, which is the best way to reach it. It is a great place to catch some of the work of Huge, whose real name is Daniel Fahlstrom – one of his most impressive designs can be found in Snosatra. He is one of Stockholm’s key street-art figures, and paints amazing pieces of art that are almost like photographs in their realism, then adds his mark by adding stencils of helium balloons.

2. Mogul at Snosatra Graffiti Park

Park

You can, and should, spend a good amount of time exploring Snosatra if you make the journey down there. The breadth and quality of the art in the park is stunning and there is also an annual festival that is one of Stockholm’s most unique and exciting events. As well as seeing Huge’s work there, you should make sure to seek out Mogul’s. Mogul’s art has a similar vibe to Banksy’s, using stencils bearing political messages to both delight and challenge. Mogul has work dotted across the city, but often, as with Banksy, it often gets removed; Snosatra is your best bet for seeing one of the artworks in situ.

Yash at Luthens Gränd

Yash’s most famous work is located near to Skanstull metro station, a 15-minute ride from Ragsved and Snosatra. Yash’s real name is Linus Lundin and he is another artist with work across the city. He is inspired by the idea of creating work that is very colourful and contains interesting and unusual shapes. His work often combines people and animals, and is usually very simple and clear in its design and message. He has some work displayed in Snosatra, but this work, in the southern part of the island of Södermalm, is also worth checking out.

Yash, Luthens Gränd, Stockholm, Sweden