Berzelii Park

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Statue of Berzelius in the centre of Berzelii Park

Berzelii Park is a small park in central Stockholm, Sweden, located next to Nybroplan and Norrmalmstorg. The park was opened in 1853 and is named after the Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius, who stands statue in the middle of the park. There are also other monuments in and around the park, including art by Carl Milles and a humorous statue of Hans Alfredsson sticking his head out of the sewer.

Berzelli Park is also the location of the luxurious Berns restaurant.

Berzelli Riots

In the hot summer of 1951, Berzelii Park was the scene of the so called Berzelii Riots, when bored, and usually drunk young people used to gather in the park night after night. The continuing riots escalated and reached their peak on the night of August 26, when there was a stand off between 3000 young people and policemen called in from five different cites, including military police.

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