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Highest Nordic buildings - 60 meters or more

When What and where Metres Floors
1924-25 Kungstornen, Europe’s first skyscrapers 60 17
  2 buildings, Stockholm City    
1931 Hotel Torni, Helsinki City 60 13
1950 Town Hall, Oslo City (height of highest tower) 66 -
1955-66 Høtorgskraparane, Stockholm City 72 19
  5 parallel office buildings     
1957 Kongens Bryghus, Copenhagen, Vesterbro 70 21
1959 Skatteskrapan, Stockholm, Söder 84 26
1959 Folksam skrapan, Stockholm, Söder 79 24
1960 SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen City 77 22
1961 Carslberg Hovedkontor, Copenhagen, Valby 88 22
1962 Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, Nortull 82 27
1964 DN-skarpan, Stockholm, Kungsholmen 84 22
1964 Kronprinsen, Malmö (housing and shopping) 82 27
1969 Domus Vista, Copenhagen, Fredriksberg  102 30
1967 Codanhus, Copenhagen, Fredriksberg 66 21
1970 Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Østerbro 70 17
1971 Scandic Hotel, Copenhagen City  62 19
1973 SAS Scandinavian Hotel, Copenhagen, Amager 86 26
1975 Postgirobygget, Oslo City  80 19
1976 Fortum, Espoo (Helsinki-region) 84 20
1987  Maarmerkki, Helsinki east (housing)  82 19
1990  Plaza Hotel, Oslo City 117 37
1997  Söder Torn, Stockholm, Söder (housing) 86 24
2002  Ferring, Copenhagen, Amager 81 20
2002  Kista Science Tower, Stockholm, Kista 156 32
2003  Postgirobygget (org. 1975) Oslo City 110 26
2004 Koppertårnet, Copenhagen, Østerbro 62 16
2005  Turning Torso, Malmö (housing)    190 54
2006  Cirrus, Helsinki 86 26
2010  KLP-Barcode, Oslo City 64 18