page_title: People's House
section_title: Sweden
hierarchical_section_title: People's House / Western Continental Europe / Sweden
caption_attribution_description: English: May Day outside Folkets Hus, Stockholm. 2006. Social Democratic Prime Minister Göran Persson speaking.
context_page_description: People's Houses were originally leisure and cultural centres built with the intention of making art and cultural appreciation available to the working classes. The first establishment of this type appeared in Tomsk, Russian Empire in 1882. Soon people's Houses became popular in England, Scotland, Turkey and other European states.
  The term "people's house" was used in continental Europe for working-class community centres, and these were often associated with labor unions and parties.
context_section_description: In Sweden "The People's House" (Swedish: Folkets hus) is historically associated with organizations affiliated with the Swedish labour movement. The name is also used for Norwegian and Danish people's houses.
  "The people's park" (folkets park) is a prevalent feature of many Swedish towns, serving similar purposes.
  In Stockholm, the construction of the first people's house started in 1897 in Norra Bantorget square. It was opened in 1901, and by 1906 the Russian Bolsheviks and Mensheviks were welcomed to hold their fourth congress at Stockholm Folkets hus. In 1955 the original Stockholm people's house was demolished, as was most of lower Norrmalm during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. It was replaced by the current people's house building, which was built at the same place.
caption: Folkets hus at Norra Bantorget in Stockholm. Social Democratic Prime Minister Göran Persson speaking at May Day event, 2006.
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