Fernstömska monument

In memory of A.K. Fernström and Karlshamn's heyday in the stone industry.

This 100 year old monument, which consists of eleven different types of granite and weighs 28 tons, is located in the northern part of the city next to the river Mieån.

The city of Karlshamn's era as a leader in the stone industry is forever associated with one person, Alfred Kofoed Fernström, who came to Karlshamn in the 19th century and built an empire.
He came from the island Bornholm and realized early the potential of the Blekinge granite and started A.K. Fernströms Stenindustrier in Matvik, east of Karlshamn. Eventually he also quarried stone in Sternö blåberg. Several famous buildings around the world are clad in Fernström's granite, including the Empire State Building and the rows of columns along the city hall in Stockholm.