Ekholmen is a city district in the south of
Linköping
Linköping ( , ) is a city in southern Sweden, with around 167,000 inhabitants as of 2024. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...
, Sweden. The area was built in the early 1970s, on land belonging mainly to the farming estates Blästad and Ekholmen, and is located in Landeryd Parish.
The area has a shopping mall called Ekholmen center. Outside of the mall, St. Hans Church (consecrated 1973) is located. Fun SkatePark is located at the area's secondary school, Ekholmsskolan.
Ekholmen's residential parts are composed of both high-rise apartments and small houses. Ekholmen was part of the
Million Programme
The Million Programme () was a large public housing program implemented in Sweden between 1965 and 1974 by the governing Swedish Social Democratic Party to ensure the availability of affordable, high-quality housing to all Swedish citizens. Th ...
, which is the Swedish Project Areas built in 1965–1975.
Ekholmen borders to the districts
Johannelund
Johannelund is a city district with more than 5000 inhabitants in the south of Linköping. Johannelund is adjoining the districts Tannefors, Hackefors, Hjulsbro, Berga, Ekholmen, Vimanshäll and Hejdegården. Johannelund consists of the followi ...
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Hjulsbro
Hjulsbro is a city district in southeastern Linköping in Östergötland. Hjulsbro is located at a waterfall in Stångån in the central part of Landeryd parish.
The northern part of Hjulsbro called Jakobsdal which, among other things, there is ...
,
Ullstämma
Ullstämma is a city district in the south of Linköping. The area was expanded primarily in the 1990s. The area also includes the old buildings in Ullstämma village, which also gave the area its name, including the old Ullstämma school, now clo ...
,
Vidingsjö
Vidingsjö is a city district in the south of Linköping, Sweden with a population of 4,297 persons (2010). The buildings consist mainly of single-family homes built in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. There is a fitness center, a pizzeria and one supermar ...
and
Berga
Berga () is the capital of the ''Catalonia/Comarques, comarca'' (county) of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià, Capolat and Castellar del Riu.
History
Berga de ...
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Geography of Linköping
Million Programme
20th-century establishments in Östergötland County