Campus Flemingsberg. Photo: Erik Cronberg.
What’s happening in Flemingsberg?
There was a time when this question was hardly asked, when Flemingsberg was mostly seen as a place to pass through. That time is long gone. Flemingsberg is no longer a place on the way, but a place on the rise. Numerous cutting-edge companies, one of Europe’s leading university hospitals, the Royal Dramatic Theatre and the Royal Swedish Opera, nearly 20,000 students at five colleges and universities, an art school, and two high schools… the list goes on.
THE HISTORY OF FLEMINGSBERG
The Flemingsberg area has attracted people for 8,000 years. At that time, it was part of Stockholm’s outer archipelago. Archaeologists have found traces of these pioneers in tools made of quartz uncovered at a dig at Södertörn University. Flemingsberg is named after Flemingsberg Gård. The village where Flemingsberg Manor was built in the 1600s was originally known as Annersta, but when it came under the ownership of the Flemings family, through Henrik Flemings marriage to Ebba Erlandsdotter Bååt, the name became Flemingsberg.
Read more about the history of Flemingsberg here: campusflemingsberg.se
Take a look at a historic map of the area’s development here: eniro.se
Here we do everything possible
Our response is: here, we do everything possible. It feels like no matter what problem or societal challenge you can think of, there’s someone in Flemingsberg working on a solution. Someone who thinks innovatively, who seeks new paths, new collaborations, new opportunities.
And Flemingsberg continues to grow. For example, an entirely new center is being built to accommodate 50,000 workers, 50,000 residents, and 50,000 visitors. The station will become an interchange for long-distance trains, commuter trains, and trams. Flemingsberg continues to develop as an increasingly strong, innovative, and creative hub for the entire southern Stockholm area.
Flemingsberg – where knowledge and creativity meet in southern Stockholm.
Flemingsbergsdalen – Huddinge Municipality and Fabege are jointly developing the City Center in Flemingsbergsdalen. Here, they plan for offices, services, retail, housing, hotel and conference facilities, streets, and squares. The City Center is intended to become the hub of Flemingsberg in the future, offering the highest urban qualities in the area and thus contributing to a vibrant urban environment.
Spårväg Syd – To make public and sustainable transport even easier, a tramway is planned between Flemingsberg and Älvsjö via Masmo, Kungens kurva, Skärholmen, and Fruängen. The tramway will be approximately 17 kilometers long, with 16 stops. Spårväg Syd is an important piece of the puzzle to further develop and connect the region.
The new Tvärförbindelse Södertörn is a new motorway that will connect several of the Stockholm region’s urban centers – Kungens kurva–Skärholmen, Flemingsberg, and Haninge centrum. The new road and the regional cycle route included in the project will improve accessibility and safety for motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, and the large volume of freight traffic that travels through Södertörn daily.
New housing is being built in several locations in the area. Various housing companies are constructing rental and owner-occupied apartments on Hälsovägen. Two new preschools are also being built here. Meanwhile, ByggVesta is constructing new student and research housing within the campus area.
In the Novum research park on Hälsovägen, research and higher education are conducted. The activities will be further developed, and three new buildings will be constructed. The new facilities will accommodate offices, education, services, healthcare, and research.
New entrance to Södertörn University – A new accessible entrance to Södertörn University is now being planned. The new entrance to the campus area will lead from the footbridge and escalator at Flemingsberg station. The solution will be better for those who walk or cycle. The pedestrian and cycle paths in the area will become more coherent and accessible.
FLEMINGSBERG 2050
Flemingsberg has been identified as a regional urban centre under Stockholm’s regional development plan, RUFS 2050. The plan includes investment in sustainable and densely populated areas to encourage businesses to locate, and an urban environment characterized by versatile buildings, mixed purpose housing and bold architectural styles. The area will be developed to take advantage of all available public transport.
