Långholmen Prison

Långholmen Prison

The Långholmen Prison, officially the Långholmen Central Prison ( _sv. Långholmens centralfängelse), was historically one of the biggest prison facilities in Sweden with more than 500 cells, located on the island of Långholmen in Stockholm. It was built in 1874 as the central prison of Sweden, and was in use until 1975. Today the building is being used as a hotel/hostel and museum, as well as to accommodate a Folk high school. Part of the prison was demolished in 1982.

The island itself was originally rocky and barren, but in the nineteenth century, the then current prisoners were made to cover the island with mud dredged from the waterways around it. After a few years, the fertile soil had turned the island into a lush garden with a somewhat exotic flora compared to its surroundings, caused by various seeds accidentally brought and spread by the trade and merchant ships from other places and countries that passed by the island. This peculiarity still persists, and today the island is known as a lush oasis.

Notable prisoners

*Johan Alfred Ander
*Zeth Höglund
*Mohammed Beck Hadjetlaché
*Ture Nerman
*Jan Guillou


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