The Future – Care and Conservation
The exterior of Konserthuset is undergoing an extensive renovation. The work is scheduled for completion on 30 June.
Konserthuset has been undergoing an extensive façade renovation since the summer of 2025. It involves far more than a new coat of paint – it is a meticulous craft-based undertaking in which every detail has been reviewed, with care for both the building’s history and its future.
The work began on the façades facing Hötorget and Kungsgatan, which are now completed. The final phase is currently under way, focusing on the elevations towards Sveavägen and towards the garage entrance and the Hötorg skyscrapers.
Property Manager Jeanette Hultstrand follows the progress closely on a daily basis.
“Considerable effort has been devoted throughout to restoring and reviewing the timber and wrought-iron details, and of course repairs to cracks in the façade are continuing on these sides as well,” she says.
All stone sections and decorative elements are being cleaned, repaired and re-pointed. The characteristic copper features are also being inspected and, in some cases, replaced. Along Sveavägen, the previously bricked-in balconies are being fitted with glazed balcony doors. Behind them there is still only a brick wall, Jeanette Hultstrand explains, but the change will lend greater vitality to the façade.
The street level is also being updated. Window and door sections are being replaced, and the doors are receiving newly cast handles based on the original designs.
“The façade lighting has also been adjusted: we have achieved a more neutral light that does greater justice to the building. Internally, electrical wiring has been installed to points in the façade where new digital poster displays will be mounted.”
Shop signage is being updated as well: the previous horizontal blue metal signs are being replaced by window signage and projecting flag signs mounted on the façade.
“At the corner of Kungsgatan and Sveavägen, the more delicate original staircase has been uncovered. It was a fascinating discovery to realise that it had been there all along, concealed beneath a more modern stair and ramp. We are now closer to the architect Ivar Tengbom’s original vision.”
Konserthuset is one of Stockholm’s most beloved landmarks. As the façade renovation now approaches completion, it marks the culmination of work carried out with deep respect for both the building’s history and its future – preserving its radiance for generations to come.
Final inspection will take place on 30 June.
The unique donation of SEK 100 million from the Erling Persson Foundation made the façade renovation possible.