You know, I’m from Stockholm, Sweden and I’ve been riding this subway all of my life. One of the pictures is taken on my home station.
I’ve never actually thought about how good looking our subway looks compared to other countries.
And after looking at these pictures I actually do think it’s quite cool.
Shows how people take things for granted eh?
Total win! A beautiful way to take the mundane and make it fantastic.
It’s really too bad that, if it was done in America, people would probably destroy it with graffiti, and once it was ruined, we would accuse the government of wasting money to make things beautiful. That’s not what money is for in America.
Hasta ahora la mayor maravilla de metro era el de Moscu, pero despues de ver estas fotos…. ya ni de lejos…. El metro de Suecia, Estocolmo para ser mas exacto, el mas bello de todos.
wow!! i thought we had some cool subway stations in nyc but i have to admit that this is truly amazing. but…it’s not the same without bums and performers in the background. that’s what makes the nyc train stations.. hmmmm…special. kudos to the artists.
Being A NYC guy my whole life, you take for granted our filthy subway system is the result of overuse, after seeing not only the beauty, but the cleanliness of this subway, you realize who is to blame for our system. This is an eye opener, good job, Rich.
This is cool – but subways are *mass* transit systems. Where are all
the people?
I just came back from a trip to Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing and their transit systems are (a) not as pretty as this, at all, but (b) *crowded* – moving millions of people every day.
Uh, I was in Stockholm just recently and didn’t notice any of this. And by the way, if you were Swedish you wouldn’t give two shits about the subway, you’d just walk past the decorations never noticing.
This is fake, just to let everyone know. I haven’t been in ALL of Stockholms subway stations but Stockholm is the only Swedish city with a subway and I’ve never seen any of this. The image with the rainbow in the roof is real, at most.
Fake? I’m from Stockholm and I pass these stations every day, they look like this. I’ve always just taken them for granted though.
Also, they’re usually more crowded but we’re nowhere near transporting the amount of people cities like Tokyo or NYC does. Remember there’s only about 2 million people in the larger metropolitan area of Stockholm, as opposed to 35 million for Tokyo and 19 million for NYC.
I am decently proud of our mass transit in general though.
You’re such a lier. I bet that you never have been in Sweden and Stockholm at all if you’re for real. I’m from Stockholm and I see this daily. Every morning and every eve, week-days as week-ends.
If you’ve been in Stockholm and been using the public transport a lot, as you say, then you should have known that we have several subway-lines as well, and that it’s the blue-one that got the most of the “heavy” art that are shown in this article.
You really deserve face-palm (if you are not a troll).
I live in Stockholm and its true – the subways is nice here, also the trains are quiet and high-tech.
Too bad there arent that many pictures of the outdoor stations like Ropsten, there are some really nice ones.
These are all photos from Stockholm’s subway. I am from Sweden, live in Stockholm and I recognize every single photo. The Pacman gohst is at the station Torildsplan and it is too bad they didn’t have more from there cause it is an 8-bit dream.
So, don’t believe those who say it is fake. I will however say that if the station is full of people you wouldn’t notice this stuff as much. Also, the photos have been post processed enhancing colors and lights. That is how everything looks so vibrant. More than in real life.
But try riding the Stockholm subway with open eyes next time and you will see all this!
@PhJ: I agree. there should be more pictures from subway stations that´s not smack in the middle of Stockholm. Aspudden station has a staute of a surrealistic penguin with a big box on its chest greeting travellers when they comes down the escalators. All made out of bronze (I think….It could be be copper.)
I live just 20 meters from the station that’s all red and vivid! It’s called Solna Centrum… Every morning i sit there on the benches wait for the subway-train to arrive and I just get hypnotized by the color of the walls! The red is such a calming, and vivid red… Love it!!
Live in Stockholm and think about them often when I pass, mostly an window to an happier era (most of it was originally made in the 70’s I’m guessing even if some of it is new additions, thus the kitschy style of some of it). A sense of a communal country, mostly lost nowadays, made it possible.
This is over the top, these are some of the best designs I’ve ever seen, way to go Sweeden, to
Geri Eisenman in your e mail to your girlfriend just click onto the http//line and right click to
copy then paste to your e mail and send it, she should get the whole page.
For whoever is interested: the artwork on the stations are all done by different artists who got the honorable task of designing a whole station. This means every station has its own “theme” and style and everyone is sure to find something that suits their taste. I find my current home station very boring, one of my former stations actually creepy(has a permanent exhibit of made up bugs – NASTY!) but others that I simply adore. One of my favourites is Tensta(theres one picture here from there, the one with the penguins and walrus), but it also has less commercials than most stations and instead features signs along the track where it sais “sister and brotherhood” in different languages.
@Yeah. What are you talking about? This is not fake, if you are a tourist i Stockhom you probably not been at every station. I`ve lived here my hole life and i recon almoste every pic. So until next time use your eyes, and don`t spread false propaganda! Kuksugare!
It’s real rock, for safety reasons sprayed with concrete, and then painted. Each station has it’s own artistic expression and is planned in detail by builders, painters and artists together.
Just remember, these are the good, out of context, parts. 95% is still grey rocks, grey floor, some graffiti and advertisings.
My favourite station is Rissne (the 15th photo). Some days I just get off the train, read the walls for 10 minutes and takes the next train to my destination. (sadly the walls has not been cleaned for many years so its hard to read some of the texts)
Fantastic, this is real live art. Unbelievable, very good to see this in these time’s that only the greedy seem to have rights. This is for all people just fantastic.
I assume Swedish government cuts more than 45% of your income for tax and spends it very wisely; increasing welfare and quality of people’s life. Seems they appreciate it when looking at how clean it is on interiors.
@ #38 Marten
Read the sign next to the penguin.
It says that the penguin is holding a blue cube, which I in my 5 years as a Stockholm resident have never seen blue.
It´s factastic,amazin ,very very original,the imaginacion it´s one of the best things of the humans.Fantastic collections of fotos FANTASTIC,HELLO from Canary Island
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I’m actually from Stockholm, Sweden too and I’ve been to most of the subway stations in the picture but I’ve never ever actually thought about how beautiful my city is. I love Stockholm, proud to be a Swede!!!
The vast majority of the photos are from the extremely cool blue line, which unfortunaletly is only a small part of the metro system. But there are nice outdoor ones aswell!
I love this!
I live at one of these stations and whenever I take the time to look at the artwork I find something new! Also I’ve been trying to name all the stations. So far I’ve gotten Hallonbergen, Vrete, Huvudsta, Rissne, Näckrosen, Solna C, Kungsträdgården, Rådmansgatan, Västra Skogen, Odenplan, T-centralen (uppg från blå till övr), Fridhemsplan(?).. Någon som kan hjälpa till med de övriga?
it’s presumably the longest art-expo in the world, since noone else is claiming the title.
They organize guided tours so you can check these out and learn history and stuff about the artists etc, if you’re interested and ever visit stockholm, check it out.
A fair warning though – the subways do look better on these photographs than in real life. Much of the paint isnt as vivid due to aging and dust.
My name is Walt Lindgren. I was in Stockholm and Jarvsjoby in September of 2010. Was able to see the subway system and it puts Toronto to shame!!! I live in Trenton Ontario now. I have cousins that live in Stockholm and Jarvsjoby. We stayed with them. We miss them and my homeland so much. Can’t wait till I can go back again. Is there anyone who would like to help this misplaced Swede come home again??? Leave a post, I promise I will answer!!! Jag alskar dig Sverige!!!
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wow just cool
regards,
vincent
Neto asi esta el metro por esos lares,esta de poca madre
Такую красоту в жизни не видел никогда.
Круче не бывает.Респект проектировщику.
Why can’t the US do this? If we did, maybe more people would ride the subway than drive?
You know, I’m from Stockholm, Sweden and I’ve been riding this subway all of my life. One of the pictures is taken on my home station.
I’ve never actually thought about how good looking our subway looks compared to other countries.
And after looking at these pictures I actually do think it’s quite cool.
Shows how people take things for granted eh?
Total win! A beautiful way to take the mundane and make it fantastic.
It’s really too bad that, if it was done in America, people would probably destroy it with graffiti, and once it was ruined, we would accuse the government of wasting money to make things beautiful. That’s not what money is for in America.
Hasta ahora la mayor maravilla de metro era el de Moscu, pero despues de ver estas fotos…. ya ni de lejos…. El metro de Suecia, Estocolmo para ser mas exacto, el mas bello de todos.
I see this daily and never even realised how awesome it is. Thx
WTF? unbelievably kitschy. Someone tried to convey a message here but I sure didn’t resonate
pues si la verdad es que está genial ¡yo uiero verlo in situ! ¿iré alguna vez?
Incredible!
After see this, i’m not going to be able to use Madrid’s subway nevermore..
Regards,
Es ideal y una obra de arte vanguardista de este siglo….
Wow! These would make even Monday mornings seem less depressing! You Swedes are lucky to have such wonderful surroundings.
wow!! i thought we had some cool subway stations in nyc but i have to admit that this is truly amazing. but…it’s not the same without bums and performers in the background. that’s what makes the nyc train stations.. hmmmm…special. kudos to the artists.
Being A NYC guy my whole life, you take for granted our filthy subway system is the result of overuse, after seeing not only the beauty, but the cleanliness of this subway, you realize who is to blame for our system. This is an eye opener, good job, Rich.
fantastic
This is cool – but subways are *mass* transit systems. Where are all
the people?
I just came back from a trip to Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing and their transit systems are (a) not as pretty as this, at all, but (b) *crowded* – moving millions of people every day.
I always love to see the style and trends in subway systems and this Swedish one is one of the finest I have ever seen.
Wonderful, great imagination by the designer and builder. this is a subway you would want to take just to see it – all of it. How exciting…
Been there and loved it. Thanks for reminding me of it again.
Really cool, it’s the Arlanda Express I believe. Rode it when we were on our way to Stockholm.
where’s all the advertisements?
I WOULD LOVE TO E MAIL THIS PHOTO’S TO MY GIRLFRIEND WHO LIVES IN CALIFORNIA SHE IS FROM SWEDEN BUT THIER IS NO PLACE TO FORWARDED THEM PLEASE HELP ME
I cannot see where to forward this. Please advise!
The only thing I can say is “awesome”
. I wish I can see it by myself.
Uh, I was in Stockholm just recently and didn’t notice any of this. And by the way, if you were Swedish you wouldn’t give two shits about the subway, you’d just walk past the decorations never noticing.
I am at a lost for words!
Incredible!
This is fake, just to let everyone know. I haven’t been in ALL of Stockholms subway stations but Stockholm is the only Swedish city with a subway and I’ve never seen any of this. The image with the rainbow in the roof is real, at most.
@Yeah
Fake? I’m from Stockholm and I pass these stations every day, they look like this. I’ve always just taken them for granted though.
Also, they’re usually more crowded but we’re nowhere near transporting the amount of people cities like Tokyo or NYC does. Remember there’s only about 2 million people in the larger metropolitan area of Stockholm, as opposed to 35 million for Tokyo and 19 million for NYC.
I am decently proud of our mass transit in general though.
@Yeah
You’re such a lier. I bet that you never have been in Sweden and Stockholm at all if you’re for real. I’m from Stockholm and I see this daily. Every morning and every eve, week-days as week-ends.
If you’ve been in Stockholm and been using the public transport a lot, as you say, then you should have known that we have several subway-lines as well, and that it’s the blue-one that got the most of the “heavy” art that are shown in this article.
You really deserve face-palm (if you are not a troll).
@Yeah:
Trolling is baaad mkay.
I live in Stockholm and its true – the subways is nice here, also the trains are quiet and high-tech.
Too bad there arent that many pictures of the outdoor stations like Ropsten, there are some really nice ones.
Pity the rest of the country is bland and boring.
Christer Soneson suger fetballe!
@Yeah: Your comment is fake.
@Marcus:
Somewhat true but we have the most beautiful women in the world and we can afford to travel when we get bored
These are all photos from Stockholm’s subway. I am from Sweden, live in Stockholm and I recognize every single photo. The Pacman gohst is at the station Torildsplan and it is too bad they didn’t have more from there cause it is an 8-bit dream.
So, don’t believe those who say it is fake. I will however say that if the station is full of people you wouldn’t notice this stuff as much. Also, the photos have been post processed enhancing colors and lights. That is how everything looks so vibrant. More than in real life.
But try riding the Stockholm subway with open eyes next time and you will see all this!
High taxes and a belief that culture and art is important and therefore worthy taxpayer money make this possible.
Good or bad, thats another debate
@PhJ: I agree. there should be more pictures from subway stations that´s not smack in the middle of Stockholm. Aspudden station has a staute of a surrealistic penguin with a big box on its chest greeting travellers when they comes down the escalators. All made out of bronze (I think….It could be be copper.)
I live just 20 meters from the station that’s all red and vivid! It’s called Solna Centrum… Every morning i sit there on the benches wait for the subway-train to arrive and I just get hypnotized by the color of the walls! The red is such a calming, and vivid red… Love it!!
Check out Skärholmen station. It’s really nice
I always get excited when I’m going to Kungsträdgården.
Live in Stockholm and think about them often when I pass, mostly an window to an happier era (most of it was originally made in the 70’s I’m guessing even if some of it is new additions, thus the kitschy style of some of it). A sense of a communal country, mostly lost nowadays, made it possible.
This is over the top, these are some of the best designs I’ve ever seen, way to go Sweeden, to
Geri Eisenman in your e mail to your girlfriend just click onto the http//line and right click to
copy then paste to your e mail and send it, she should get the whole page.
Read more about the art in the swedish subway system:
http://sl.se/en/Visitor/Art-guide/
For whoever is interested: the artwork on the stations are all done by different artists who got the honorable task of designing a whole station. This means every station has its own “theme” and style and everyone is sure to find something that suits their taste. I find my current home station very boring, one of my former stations actually creepy(has a permanent exhibit of made up bugs – NASTY!) but others that I simply adore. One of my favourites is Tensta(theres one picture here from there, the one with the penguins and walrus), but it also has less commercials than most stations and instead features signs along the track where it sais “sister and brotherhood” in different languages.
The photos are probably shot at times when there are less people, like at nights.
First and last pictures are from Kungsträdgården (Kings garden) station. Swedens freemason made that.
I love Thorildsplan station that are covered with pac-man. It makes traveling to work a lot nicer.
@Yeah. What are you talking about? This is not fake, if you are a tourist i Stockhom you probably not been at every station. I`ve lived here my hole life and i recon almoste every pic. So until next time use your eyes, and don`t spread false propaganda! Kuksugare!
Easy to see when this got hotlinked to buzz.bazooka…
Are the natural/painted rock looking ceilings and walls that resemble caves actual rock or are they molded to look like that?
Its real rock.
It’s real rock, for safety reasons sprayed with concrete, and then painted. Each station has it’s own artistic expression and is planned in detail by builders, painters and artists together.
Just remember, these are the good, out of context, parts. 95% is still grey rocks, grey floor, some graffiti and advertisings.
My favourite station is Rissne (the 15th photo). Some days I just get off the train, read the walls for 10 minutes and takes the next train to my destination. (sadly the walls has not been cleaned for many years so its hard to read some of the texts)
that is one the coolest things ever. this is just one reason why Sweden is better then every where else
Fantastic, this is real live art. Unbelievable, very good to see this in these time’s that only the greedy seem to have rights. This is for all people just fantastic.
Good job. I like what you’ve done with the content. Hope you could visit my site and approved this.
Whoa. It looks like one of my ex-bud’s children’s museum work.
Very nice .Thanks
I assume Swedish government cuts more than 45% of your income for tax and spends it very wisely; increasing welfare and quality of people’s life. Seems they appreciate it when looking at how clean it is on interiors.
@itisice
no, it’s 30% and worth every dime!
Who has taken these amazing photos? MAny of them are from the blue line, my line – and I pass these stations every morning.
Oh wow. I also live in Sweden and pass some of these stations daily, but I’ve never really stopped and LOOKED at the surroundings.
this is cool, why do we put up with ugly subways!
There is great
I’d like to see it on live
Just wonderful. Makes me want to go to Sweden and experience this subway system myself.
i wish thay would make living quarters underground like this,but i live in kansas,not many mountains.
Hooow, do I throw a party down there?!
Sweden has a population of over 9 million and like 100 ‘ricans.
NYC has a population of over 11 million and like 1 million ‘ricans.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
@ #38 Marten
Read the sign next to the penguin.
It says that the penguin is holding a blue cube, which I in my 5 years as a Stockholm resident have never seen blue.
It´s factastic,amazin ,very very original,the imaginacion it´s one of the best things of the humans.Fantastic collections of fotos FANTASTIC,HELLO from Canary Island
hey! glad you liked my photo enough to include it in your post. in the future, it’d be great if you asked permission first (i usually say yes!). please remove your watermark and credit the photo to me, directly beneath it, with a link to the source on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgoralnick/523533170/
thanks!
I’m actually from Stockholm, Sweden too and I’ve been to most of the subway stations in the picture but I’ve never ever actually thought about how beautiful my city is. I love Stockholm, proud to be a Swede!!!
Nice pictures!
The vast majority of the photos are from the extremely cool blue line, which unfortunaletly is only a small part of the metro system. But there are nice outdoor ones aswell!
I love this!
I live at one of these stations and whenever I take the time to look at the artwork I find something new! Also I’ve been trying to name all the stations. So far I’ve gotten Hallonbergen, Vrete, Huvudsta, Rissne, Näckrosen, Solna C, Kungsträdgården, Rådmansgatan, Västra Skogen, Odenplan, T-centralen (uppg från blå till övr), Fridhemsplan(?).. Någon som kan hjälpa till med de övriga?
haha sorry, went into swedish mode there for a while. Last sentence says “can anyone help me with the rest of the staions?”
завалил!!! Хочу в Швецию только из-за этого… Очень круто!!!
You are not kidding, wish I could explore it with my friends, it is awesome! very very very nice.
it’s presumably the longest art-expo in the world, since noone else is claiming the title.
They organize guided tours so you can check these out and learn history and stuff about the artists etc, if you’re interested and ever visit stockholm, check it out.
A fair warning though – the subways do look better on these photographs than in real life. Much of the paint isnt as vivid due to aging and dust.
My name is Walt Lindgren. I was in Stockholm and Jarvsjoby in September of 2010. Was able to see the subway system and it puts Toronto to shame!!! I live in Trenton Ontario now. I have cousins that live in Stockholm and Jarvsjoby. We stayed with them. We miss them and my homeland so much. Can’t wait till I can go back again. Is there anyone who would like to help this misplaced Swede come home again??? Leave a post, I promise I will answer!!! Jag alskar dig Sverige!!!