Uppsala Mosque, Mosque in Kapellgärdet, Uppsala, Sweden

Uppsala Mosque stands at the corner of Vattholmavägen and Gamla Uppsalagatan in the Kapellgärdet neighbourhood. The building was erected in 1995 and is a small, frequently visited mosque. It belongs to no particular branch of Islam and is open to all Muslims.

Uppsala Mosque was built in 1995 at the corner of Vattholmavägen and Gamla Uppsalagatan in Kapellgärdet. It is owned by the Islamic Association of Uppsala, which long financed much of its running through state grants via SST. From 2001 to early 2006 the mosque received no state funds while it was unclear whether the association belonged to Svenska islamiska församlingarna or the rival Sveriges muslimska förbund.

Uppsala Mosque is run by the Islamic Association of Uppsala (Islamiska föreningen i Uppsala), which owns the building. It follows no particular branch of Islam and is open to all Muslims, so worshippers of different traditions pray side by side. A large part of its running costs is covered by state grants through SST, the government body that supports faith communities.

Uppsala Mosque stands at the corner of Vattholmavägen and Gamla Uppsalagatan in Kapellgärdet, not Kvarngärdet. A second, smaller mosque in the city is at Bandstolsvägen 28 near Gottsunda centrum, where Friday prayer is not held. Check prayer times before visiting, since the hall is in use throughout the day.

At the time it was built in 1995, the mosque was mistakenly described as the northernmost in the world; that title actually belonged to Saint Petersburg. It is still the northernmost mosque in Sweden. A second, smaller mosque stands at Bandstolsvägen 28 near Gottsunda centrum.