Årstafältet, Landscape park and new residential district in Östberga, Stockholm, Sweden
Årstafältet is a former grass field and landscape park in Östberga, southern Stockholm, about 1 km long and 500 m wide. Since 2018 its northern part has been built up as a new district with 6,000 homes for 12,000 residents, while the central circular park, the golf driving range, the rugby centre with two pitches and the 730 m stretch of Göta landsväg remain.
The transformation of this area began in 2018 with preparation work for initial residential blocks, launching a large-scale urban development project. The site continues to be constructed in phases and is planned to become a major new residential district for Stockholm.
Göta landsväg, the old road, still crosses the field for 730 metres; where it meets Valla å stands a stone arch bridge rebuilt in 1998, modelled on Alby bridge in Botkyrka. The rugby centre hosts Stockholm Exiles RFC, IF Attila, Hammarby IF Rugby and the Swedish national team, and each summer the Stockholm International Rugby Tens is played here — 56 teams and nearly 1,000 players in 2006.
Visitors can explore the area while being mindful that it is an active construction site with ongoing work and some sections potentially closed off. Parking near the golf area is accessible via Östbergavägen.
Göta landsväg, the old road, crosses the field for 730 metres and will stay untouched in its present course; where it meets the new housing it continues as an esplanade. At its crossing of Valla å stands a stone arch bridge rebuilt in 1998 after the Alby bridge in Botkyrka.
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