Radiohuset ("the radio house") in

Östermalm Östermalm (; "Eastern city-borough") is a 2.56 km2 large district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 71,802 inhabitants, it is one of Sweden's most populous and exclusive districts. It is an extremely expensive area, having the highest ho ...

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, is the main headquarters building of

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(SR). Located on Oxstiernsgatan in the Förrådsbacken district, it stands next to

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's TV-huset and close to Filmhuset, the headquarters of the

Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute () (SFI) is a statutory body located in Stockholm, Sweden that supports the Swedish film industry. Founded in 1963, the institute is responsible for administering the annual Guldbagge Awards, and for managing the Swed ...

. Also nearby is the popular open-air recreational area known as

Gärdet Gärdet is a part of Stockholm, Sweden, east and northeast of Östermalm. Its official name is Ladugårdsgärdet. It is renowned for its large number of modernist apartments. Gärdet is one of the largest residential districts built in Stockholm d ...

. Programmes produced at Radiohuset are broadcast throughout Sweden on SR's four national radio channels, P1, P2, P3, and P4, and also feature in the multi-lingual output of

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(P6). In 2008, SR's local station in the capital, Radio Stockholm (today with two channels, known as P4 Radio Stockholm and P5 STHLM), moved to Radiohuset from its previously separate studios in Kungsholmen. The building was first planned in 1955, to designs prepared by the architects Erik Ahnborg and Sune Lindström. Construction work began in 1958 and the official opening took place on 22 September 1962.Radiohuset, kv Förrådsbacken i Stockholm, Informationsbroschyr 2, Riksradion, 1988.

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