# Sculptures of Swedish rulers

Sculptures of Swedish rulers have been created since the 17th century. Most of the Swedish royal sculptures are located in Stockholm. Many of these can be seen in the city center around Stockholm Palace, in Gamla stan, Riddarholmen, Kungsträdgården and Stadshusterassen. Uppsala and Rottneros Park have three sculptures each. Gothenburg, Karlskrona, Örebro and Halmstad have two sculptures each.

## List of sculptures

| Ruler (incl. de facto rulers) | Year | Sculptor | City | Place | Notes | Coordinates |
| Birger Jarl | 1854 | Bengt Erland Fogelberg | Stockholm | Birger Jarls Torg, Riddarholmen | | 59°19′30.38″N 18°3′49.87″E﻿ / ﻿59.3251056°N 18.0638528°E﻿ / 59.3251056; 18.0638528 |
| Magnus Ladulås | 1984 | Rune Karlzon | Jönköping | Skolgatan | | |
| Torkel Knutsson | c. 1907 | Ville Vallgren | Vyborg, Russia | | | 60°42′33″N 28°44′39″E﻿ / ﻿60.70917°N 28.74417°E﻿ / 60.70917; 28.74417 |
| Margaret | 2006 | Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen | Roskilde, Denmark | in front of ROV Center | equestrian statue | |
| Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson | 1865 | Carl Gustaf Qvarnström | Örebro | Stortorget | | 59°16′19.3″N 15°12′45″E﻿ / ﻿59.272028°N 15.21250°E﻿ / 59.272028; 15.21250 |
| Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson | 1916 | Christian Eriksson | Stockholm Sunne kommun | Kornhamnstorg in Gamla stan Rottneros Sculpture Park | See: sv:Bågspännaren | 59°19′22″N 18°04′17″E﻿ / ﻿59.32278°N 18.07139°E﻿ / 59.32278; 18.07139 59°48′06.31″N 13°07′19.52″E﻿ / ﻿59.8017528°N 13.1220889°E﻿ / 59.8017528; 13.1220889 |
| Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson | 1932 | Christian Eriksson | Stockholm Sunne kommun | outside Stockholm City Hall Rottneros Sculpture Park | | |
| Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson | 1919 | Karl Hultström | Falun | Kristine kyrka | | 60°36′28″N 15°37′52″E﻿ / ﻿60.60778°N 15.63111°E﻿ / 60.60778; 15.63111 |
| Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson | 1935 | Carl Eldh | Arboga | in front of Heliga Trefaldighetskyrka | | |
| Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson | (1926) | Carl Milles | Sunne kommun | Rottneros Sculpture Park | | 59°48′06.31″N 13°07′19.52″E﻿ / ﻿59.8017528°N 13.1220889°E﻿ / 59.8017528; 13.1220889 |
| Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson | 1936 | Stig Blomberg | Örebro | Armory in Örebro Castle | | 59°16′26″N 15°12′55″E﻿ / ﻿59.27389°N 15.21528°E﻿ / 59.27389; 15.21528 |
| Karl Knutsson | 1480s | unknown artist | Gripsholm Castle, Mariefred | National Portrait Gallery | wood carving | 59°15′22″N 17°13′09″E﻿ / ﻿59.25611°N 17.21917°E﻿ / 59.25611; 17.21917 |
| Sten Sture the Elder | 1925 | Carl Milles | Uppsala | Kronåsen | See sv:Sten Sturemonumentet equestrian statue | 59°50′45.3″N 17°38′41.7″E﻿ / ﻿59.845917°N 17.644917°E﻿ / 59.845917; 17.644917 |
| Sten Sture the Elder | 1489 | unknown artists | Stockholm | in Storkyrkan | wood carving See: sv:Sankt Göran och draken, Gamla stan | 59°19′33″N 18°04′13″E﻿ / ﻿59.32583°N 18.07028°E﻿ / 59.32583; 18.07028 |
| Sten Sture the Elder | 1912 | unknown artists | Stockholm | Köpmantorget, Österlånggatan | bronze replica | 59°19′30.39″N 18°4′24.87″E﻿ / ﻿59.3251083°N 18.0735750°E﻿ / 59.3251083; 18.0735750 |
| Gustav Vasa | 1774 | Pierre Hubert L'Archevêque | Stockholm | in front of House of Nobility | First full-body statue of a ruler in Sweden | 59°19′32.59″N 18°3′57.76″E﻿ / ﻿59.3257194°N 18.0660444°E﻿ / 59.3257194; 18.0660444 |
| Gustav Vasa | 1864 | Carl Gustaf Qvarnström | Västerås | Vasa Park | bust Västerås' first public sculpture | |
| Gustav Vasa | 1827 | Bengt Erland Fogelberg | Uppsala | Courtyard, Uppsala Castle | bust | 59°51′12″N 17°38′09″E﻿ / ﻿59.85333°N 17.63583°E﻿ / 59.85333; 17.63583 |
| Gustav Vasa | 1903 | Anders Zorn | Mora | Morastrand | | |
| Gustav Vasa | 1925 | Carl Milles | Stockholm | inside Nordic Museum | | 59°19′44.8″N 18°5′37.2″E﻿ / ﻿59.329111°N 18.093667°E﻿ / 59.329111; 18.093667 |
| Gustav Vasa | 1924 | Ida Matton | Gävle | Kvarnparken | | |
| Gustav Vasa | 1851 | Johan Tobias Sergel | Kalmar | Stadsparken at Kalmar Castle | bust | 56°39′37.5″N 16°21′29.9″E﻿ / ﻿56.660417°N 16.358306°E﻿ / 56.660417; 16.358306 |
| Eric XIV | | | | | | |
| John III | 1982 | Per Nilsson-Öst | Hudiksvall | Harbor | | |
| Sigismund | 1644 | Clemente Molli | Warsaw | Castle Square | | |
| Charles IX | 1904 | John Börjeson | Gothenburg | Kungsportsplatsen | See sv:Karl IX:s ryttarstaty i Göteborg equestrian statue | 57°42′16.21″N 11°58′10.69″E﻿ / ﻿57.7045028°N 11.9696361°E﻿ / 57.7045028; 11.9696361 |
| Charles IX | 1926 | Christian Eriksson | Karlstad | | | |
| Charles IX | 1998 | Anna Laaksonen | Nyköping | In front of Sörmland Museum | bust | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1796 | Pierre Hubert L'Archevêque | Stockholm | Gustav Adolfs torg | | 59°19′45.94″N 18°4′7.69″E﻿ / ﻿59.3294278°N 18.0688028°E﻿ / 59.3294278; 18.0688028 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | end of 18th century | Johan Tobias Sergel | Svartsjö Palace, Färingsö | Slottsparken | marble | 59°21′46″N 17°43′40″E﻿ / ﻿59.36278°N 17.72778°E﻿ / 59.36278; 17.72778 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1856 | Bengt Erland Fogelberg | Bremen, Germany | outside Bremen Cathedral | first casting melted down c. 1942 | 53°04′31″N 8°48′32″E﻿ / ﻿53.07528°N 8.80889°E﻿ / 53.07528; 8.80889 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1854 | Bengt Erland Fogelberg | Gothenburg | Gustav Adolfs torg | See sv:Gustav II Adolfs staty, Göteborg | 57°42′25.56″N 11°58′0.57″E﻿ / ﻿57.7071000°N 11.9668250°E﻿ / 57.7071000; 11.9668250 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1992 | Bengt Erland Fogelberg | Turku, Finland | in front of Turku Hovrätt | only full-figure statue of a Swedish ruler in Finland | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1992 | Bengt Erland Fogelberg | Tartu, Estonia | In front of main building of University of Tartu | | 58°22′53.28″N 26°43′13.27″E﻿ / ﻿58.3814667°N 26.7203528°E﻿ / 58.3814667; 26.7203528 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1928 | Otto Strandman | Tartu, Estonia | in front of main building of University of Tartu | replaced in 1992 by Fogelberg's statue | 58°22′53.28″N 26°43′13.27″E﻿ / ﻿58.3814667°N 26.7203528°E﻿ / 58.3814667; 26.7203528 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1911 | Harald Sörensen-Ringi | Sundsvall | Stora torget | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus and Christian IV of Denmark | 1952 | Edvin Öhrström | Halmstad | in front of Stadshuset | Kungamötet (meeting of kings) | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1952 | Axel Wallenberg | Borås | Stora Torget | bust | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1921 | Gösta Almgren | Luleå | Stadsparken | bust | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1924 | Otto Strandman | Umeå | In front of Umeå rådhus | bust | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1886 | Ludwig Brunow | Lützen, Germany | | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1932 | | St. Peter, Minnesota, United States | Gustavus Adolphus College | bust | 44°19′25″N 93°58′18″W﻿ / ﻿44.3235555°N 93.971738°W﻿ / 44.3235555; -93.971738 |
| Gustavus Adolphus and Axel Oxenstierna | 1780s | unknown | Färingsö in Ekerö kommun | Park of Svartsjö Palace | Marble sculpture group, commissioned by Gustav III | 59°21′43.08″N 17°43′40.88″E﻿ / ﻿59.3619667°N 17.7280222°E﻿ / 59.3619667; 17.7280222 |
| Christina | 1923 | Aron Sandberg | Stockholm | | | |
| Christina | 2000 | Thomas Frisk | Halmstad | Drottning Kristina-passagen | bust | |
| Charles X Gustav | 1896 | John Börjeson | Malmö | Stortorget | | 55°36′22.08″N 13°0′0.88″E﻿ / ﻿55.6061333°N 13.0002444°E﻿ / 55.6061333; 13.0002444 |
| Charles X Gustav | 1915 | Theodor Lundberg | Uddevalla | Kungstorget | | |
| Charles X Gustav | 1917 | Gustaf Malmquist | Stockholm | in front of Nordic Museum | | 59°19′45″N 18°05′37″E﻿ / ﻿59.32917°N 18.09361°E﻿ / 59.32917; 18.09361 |
| Charles XI | c. 1700 | Bernard Foucquet | Stockholm | Courtyard of Stockholm Palace | unrealized project of Nicodemus Tessin the Younger | 59°19′37″N 18°04′18″E﻿ / ﻿59.32694°N 18.07167°E﻿ / 59.32694; 18.07167 |
| Charles XI | 1897 | John Börjeson | Karlskrona | Stortorget | | 56°9′38″N 15°35′9″E﻿ / ﻿56.16056°N 15.58583°E﻿ / 56.16056; 15.58583 |
| Charles XI | 19th century | John Börjeson | Stockholm | Courtyard of Stockholm Palace | | 59°19′37″N 18°04′18″E﻿ / ﻿59.32694°N 18.07167°E﻿ / 59.32694; 18.07167 |
| Charles XII | 1747, cast in 1749 | Jacques-Philippe Bouchardon | Stockholm | Stockholms Palace | bust | 59°19′37″N 18°04′18″E﻿ / ﻿59.32694°N 18.07167°E﻿ / 59.32694; 18.07167 |
| Charles XII | 1868 | Johan Peter Molin | Stockholm | Kungsträdgården | | 59°19′48.08″N 18°4′19.93″E﻿ / ﻿59.3300222°N 18.0722028°E﻿ / 59.3300222; 18.0722028 |
| Ulrika Eleonora | | | | | | |
| Frederick I | 1767 | Jacques-Philippe Bouchardon (?) | Stockholm | Kungsträdgården, since removed | bust | |
| Adolf Frederick | | | | | | |
| Gustav III | 1808 | Johan Tobias Sergel | Stockholm | Skeppsbron | modeled 1793, cast 1799 | 59°19′36.29″N 18°4′29.9″E﻿ / ﻿59.3267472°N 18.074972°E﻿ / 59.3267472; 18.074972 |
| Gustav III | 1923 | Johan Tobias Sergel | Gothenburg Hällefors | Näckrosdammen, Göteborg Mästarnas Park | bust | 57°41′42.31″N 11°58′58.7″E﻿ / ﻿57.6950861°N 11.982972°E﻿ / 57.6950861; 11.982972 59°47′2.36″N 14°31′3.69″E﻿ / ﻿59.7839889°N 14.5176917°E﻿ / 59.7839889; 14.5176917 |
| Gustav IV Adolf | | Johan Tobias Sergel | Solna | Orangerimuseet | marble bust of Gustav IV Adolf as a child | |
| Charles XIII | 1821 | Erik Gustaf Göthe | Stockholm | Kungsträdgården | | 59°19′53″N 18°4′17″E﻿ / ﻿59.33139°N 18.07139°E﻿ / 59.33139; 18.07139 |
| Charles XIII | 1902 | Johan Niklas Byström | Karlskrona | Hoglands park | marble | |
| Charles XIV John | 1846 | Ludwig Schwanthaler | Norrköping | Karl Johans park | | 58°35′40″N 16°11′4″E﻿ / ﻿58.59444°N 16.18444°E﻿ / 58.59444; 16.18444 |
| Charles XIV John | 1854 | Bengt Erland Fogelberg | Stockholm | Slussplan | | 59°19′19.01″N 18°4′23.89″E﻿ / ﻿59.3219472°N 18.0733028°E﻿ / 59.3219472; 18.0733028 |
| Charles XIV John | 1875 | Brynjulf Bergslien | Oslo | in front of Royal Palace | equestrian statue | 59°55′01″N 10°43′39″E﻿ / ﻿59.91694°N 10.72750°E﻿ / 59.91694; 10.72750 |
| Charles XIV John | 1919 | Alfred Ohlsson | Örebro | Storgatan | | |
| Charles XIV John | 1854 | Bengt Erland Fogelberg | Uppsala | Engelska parken | bust | 59°51′16″N 17°37′44″E﻿ / ﻿59.85444°N 17.62889°E﻿ / 59.85444; 17.62889 |
| Oscar I | | | | | | |
| Charles XV | 1909 | Charles Friberg | Stockholm | Lejonslätten, Djurgården | | 59°19′40″N 18°5′50″E﻿ / ﻿59.32778°N 18.09722°E﻿ / 59.32778; 18.09722 |
| Oscar II | 1897 | | Marstrand | | bust | |

## Photo gallery

* Folkungabrunnen in Linköping, by Carl Milles, 1927
* Birger Jarl in Stockholm, by Bengt Erland Fogelberg, 1854
* Torkel Knutsson in Vyborg, by Ville Vallgren, 1908
* Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson in Örebro, by Carl Gustaf Qvarnström, 1865, model
* Bågspännaren in Stockholm and Rottneros Sculpture Park, by Christian Eriksson, 1916
* St. George and the dragon in Stockholm, probably made in Burgundy, 1489
* Monument to Sten Sture the Elder in Uppsala, by Carl Milles, 1925
* Sten Sture the Elder, maquette for an unexecuted statue at Brunkebergstorg in Stockholm, by John Börjesson, 1870s
* Gustav Vasa in Stockholm, by Pierre Hubert L'Archevêque, 1774
* Gustav Vasa in Uppsala, by Bengt Erland Fogelberg, 1827
* Gustav Vasa, by Johan Tobias Sergel, 1851
* Sigismund column in Warsaw, by Clemente Molli, 1644
* Charles IX in Karlstad, by Christian Eriksson, 1926
* Charles IX in Nyköping, by Anna Laaksonen
* Charles IX in Gothenburg, by John Börjeson, 1904
* Gustavus Adolphus in Stockholm, by Pierre Hubert L'Archevêque, 1796
* Gustavus Adolphus in Gothenburg, by Bengt Erland Fogelberg, 1854
* Gustavus Adolphus in Tartu, by Bengt Erland Fogelberg, copy of the Gothenburg statue
* Gustavus Adolphus in Sundsvall, by Harald Sörensen-Ringi
* Gustavus Adolphus in Turku, by Bengt Erland Fogelberg, 1992
* Gustavus Adolphus in Lützen, by Ludwig Brunow, 1886
* Gustavus Adolphus in Stralsund town hall
* Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter, Minnesota, 1932
* Charles X Gustav in Uddevalla, by Theodor Lundberg, 1915
* Charles XI in Karlskrona, by John Börjeson, 1897
* Charles XI by Bernard Foucquet, maquette, c. 1700
* Charles XIII in Stockholm, by Erik Gustaf Göthe, 1821
* Charles XIII in Karlskrona, by Johan Niclas Byström, 1902
* Charles XIV John in Stockholm, by Bengt Erland Fogelberg, 1854
* Charles XIV John in Oslo, by Brynjulf Bergslien, 1875
* Charles XV in Stockholm, by Charles Friberg, 1909