Bergsprängargränd, street in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden

Bergsprängargränd is a narrow passageway on Södermalm in Stockholm, located on the west side of Vita Bergen. The passage passes old wooden houses from the 1700s and early 1800s, built tightly together on rocky ground and preserved today with their original character intact.

The passage was named in 1806 and refers to rock blasters who worked the terrain for construction. Starting in 1888, the city began transforming the area into a park, removing many of the poorest houses, with development continuing in stages through the 1920s.

Bergsprängargränd takes its name from rock blasters who worked in the area, reflecting the labor-driven history of this place. The narrow passage still shows the simple wooden buildings and tight spaces where neighbors lived closely together and shared the small community around them.

The passage is located near Sofia Church and is easily reached on foot, particularly from the western part of Vita Bergen Park. The ground is rocky and uneven, so wear appropriate shoes and walk carefully along the narrow, old pathways.

Beneath the old houses at Bergsprängargränd lies a hidden place called Pionen, built in 1943 as a control center and later converted into a data storage facility. The company Bahnhof purchased this underground space in 2007 and turned it into a data center deep inside the rock, completely invisible from above.

• GPS coordinates: 59.31264,18.08606
• Latest update: February 9, 2026 07:45