Movie Tourist: Uppsala

Swedish title: Fanny och Alexander
dir. Ingmar Bergman

It was Bergman’s first Swedish film after his self-imposed exile abroad. It has strong autobiographical elements so it’s not surprising that he shot it in his native Uppsala. Most of the locations are in the historic district surrounding the Uppsala Cathedral but the building portraying the Ekdahls family house is in Stockholm. The film received numerous accolades including four Oscars: for Best Foreign-language Film, Best Cinematography (Sven Nykvist), best Art Direction/Set Decoration (Anna Asp), and Best Costume Design (Marik Vos).

Streetlamps being lit – Valvagatan, Uppsala, Sweden.

The Ekdahls house exterior – Väpnargatan 1, Stockholm, Sweden. This is the Royal Court Stables built between 1890 and 1894. It’s a castle-like complex around a large courtyard with a monumental gate building. Parts of the building are still used by the Swedish royal family. Princess Madeleine and her family have an apartment there. Guided tours are offered for some parts of the complex.

The theater – S:t Eriks torg 5, Uppsala, Sweden. It’s not actually a theater but a parish building with the cathedral towering behind it.

Isak (Erland Josephson) leaving his shop – S:t Eriks torg 13, Uppsala, Sweden.

On his way to the Ekdahls Isak passes by the Domtrapphuset, S:t Eriks gränd 15, Uppsala, Sweden. The house with the staircase dates back to the 13th or 14th century, and is considered the oldest standing building in Uppsala. The staircase, also known as the Judgment Stairs, was first mentioned in 1376. Today the building’s basement houses a restaurant called Domtrappkällaren.

People celebrating Christmas in the street – S:t Eriks torg, Uppsala, Sweden.

Oscar (Allan Edwall) is carried out of the theater after having a stroke – Akademigatan, Uppsala, Sweden. Then they move to S:t Eriks torg.

Oscar’s funeral – Domkyrka, Uppsala, Sweden. Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of the Church of Sweden. The cathedral dates back to the late 13th century and, at a height of 118.7 meters (389 ft), it is the tallest church in the Nordic countries. Originally a Roman Catholic church, it was used for coronations of Swedish kings for a long period following the Protestant Reformation. It houses the tombs of Swedish monarchs, including Eric IX, the patron saint of the nation, Gustav Vasa and John III. Carl Linnaeus, Olaus Rudbeck, Emanuel Swedenborg, and several archbishops are also buried here.

The market – Fyristorg and Dombron, Uppsala, Sweden.

Bishop Vergerus’ (Jan Malmsjö) house – S:t Eriks torg 10, Uppsala, Sweden. The building is actually the county museum, called the Uppland Museum or Upplandsmuseet in Swedish. It is housed in the Akademikvarnen, a former water mill, constructed in 1768. The mill remained in operation until 1946. It was converted into a museum in 1957-1959.

Vergerus walking with Emilie, Fanny and Alexander – S:t Eriks torg at Akademigatan, Uppsala, Sweden.

Helena Ekdahl’s (Gunn Wållgren) summer house – Björkuddsvägen 14, Velamsund, Sweden. The house is now owned by the Malaysian Embassy, and is not open to casual visitors.

Isak rides to the rescue – Dombron, Uppsala, Sweden.

dir. David Fincher

The film had a complex shooting schedule, jumping from Sweden to Switzerland to studio interiors in Los Angeles and then on to Norway and the U.K. before returning to Sweden, where principal photography finished in June of 2011. There are over 1,000 visual effects throughout the film, incorporating matte painting elements, removing or inserting buildings, adding snow and other seasonal features. All these visual alterations make it difficult sometimes to determine the locations because you don’t know what is real and what is not. Also, unlike the Swedish version, the American remake doesn’t maintain any geographical consistency so it’s not easy to guess where else they might have shot it.

The court where Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) loses a libel case against Wennerström – Stockholms Tingsrätt (Stockholm District Court), Scheelegatan 7, Stockholm, Sweden.

Mikael sitting in his favorite café – Sankt Paulsgatan 17, Stockholm, Sweden. The café was closed for the summer, and it wasn’t possible to take a picture inside. They say that Ellen Nyqvist, the daughter of the actor who played Mikael in the Swedish version, worked at the café at the time of the filming. She served Daniel Craig in that episode.

The Millennium office – Hälsingegatan 32, Stockholm, Sweden.

Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) comes to the Milton Security office – Stadsgården 14, Stockholm, Sweden. There’s a big construction going on around the site, and the area is fenced. It’s not possible to take pictures from the same angles as in the film.

Wennerström’s apartment – Strandvägen 63, Stockholm, Sweden.

Mikael arrives in Hedestad – Sollefteå Railway Station, Sollefteå, Sweden. The lawyer is waiting for him on Järnvägsgatan, across the road from the station. That shot was digitally altered, and it doesn’t match the actual view of the street. Sollefteå is a small town in Västernorrland County in the north of Sweden.

Crossing the bridge – Segersta Bridge, Segersta, Sweden. The phone booth was put up there for the filming. The bridge is also the scene of the car accident on the day when Harriet disappeared. Segersta is a small village in Gävleborg County, approximately halfway between Stockholm and Sollefteå. It’s roughly 400 km (248.5 miles) to the north from the Vanger estate filming location.

Vanger’s estate – Hofsta Manor, Björkvik, Sweden, Sweden. The estate is actually a large farm where they raise pigs and breed horses. The manor is a private residence and isn’t visible from the road.

Lisbeth visits her hacker friend – Vackra vägen at Tulevägen, Sundbyberg, Stockholm County, Sweden. The old apartment building and the garage were demolished in 2014 and were replaced with a modern building. Many thanks to JS for the help in identifying it. The picture is from Google 2010.

The street parade in Hedestad – Drottninggatan, Uppsala, Sweden. Since it takes place in the 1960s, the fimmakers added period traffic signs, repainted the crosswalks and set-dressed the store fronts. The preparation and shooting disrupted the traffic in the street for a month.

Lisbeth visits her first guardian – Kungsklippan 11, Stockholm, Sweden.

The cottage where Mikael is staying while working for Vanger – Hofsta Manor, Björkvik, Sweden, Sweden. The cottage is located to the northwest of the manor.

The convenience store – Djupavägen, Segersta, Sweden. This was built for the film on the parking lot opposite the local parish church. The store was later demolished but before then it was captured on Google StreetView from 2011.

Bjurman’s office – Garvargatan 6, Stockholm, Sweden.

Martin Vanger’s (Stellan Skarsgård) house – Villa Överby, Överby Korsväg, Vindö, Sweden. Vindö is a large island in the Stockholm archipelago, between Värmdö and Kanholmsfjärden. In the film, the house is made to look like it stands on a hilltop visible from the Vanger estate. This was a matte painting incorporated into the shot.

Lisbeth’s laptop bag gets snatched by a thief – Gärdet T-bana station, Stockholm, Sweden.

Mikael visit Anita (Joely Richardson) in her London office – Foster Lane, London EC2, UK

Lisbeth calling Bjurman for an appointment – Malmskillnadstrappan, Stockholm, Sweden. Then she turns into Kungsgatan.

Lisbeth going home after Bjurman’s rape – Karl XIIs torg, Stockholm, Sweden.

Pustegränd, Stockholm, Sweden. She’s going from Brännkyrkagatan to Hornsgatan which means she’s actually going away from the street where she lives.

Mikael investigates in Hedestad – Drottninggatan, Uppsala, Sweden.

Hedestads Kuriren office – Slottsgränd 2, Uppsala, Sweden.

Bjurman’s apartment – Rörstrandsgatan 31, Stockholm, Sweden.

Lisbeth gets on her motorcycle – Brännkyrkagatan 70, Stockholm, Sweden.

The police station – Still searching for this location.

The hostel – Kungsbacken Hotel, Kungsgatan 22, Katrineholm, Sweden.

Looking for the carpenter shop – Polgatan 31, Kilafors, Sweden. During the filming in Kilafors and Segersta the cast and crew stayed at the nearby Kilafors Herrgård.

The retirement home – Still searching for this location.

Gottfried Vanger’s cabin – Still searching for this location

Vanger Industries headquarters – Still searching for this location.

Mikael and his team checking out Anita's London apartment – 2 Lonsdale Square, London N1, UK

Mikael talking with Anita in the square garden – Gresham Street at Noble, London EC2, UK

Lisbeth’s apartment – Brännkyrkagatan 66, Stockholm, Sweden.

Lisbeth arrives in Zurich – Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland

Lisbeth’s hotel – Dolder Grand, Kurhausstrasse 65, Zurich, Switzerland Originally built as a spa in 1899, this five-star hotel offers spectacular views of the Alps and Lake Zurich. It's a few minutes walk from the upper terminus of the Dolderbahn rack railway.

Lisbeth comes to a bank – Bank Sparhafen, Fraumünsterstrasse 21, Zurich, Switzerland. She enters the building from Kappelergasse.

Lisbeth comes to another bank – Lindenhofstrasse 19, Zurich, Switzerland. This is not actually a bank but a regional office known as Amtshaus IV. Designed by Gustav Gull in 1912-1914, the building underwent an extensive and costly renovation in 2001-2002.

Lisbeth leaving Zurich – Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Oslo, Norway. The train station is not the Zurich Hauptbahnhof, it is actually the Oslo Airport station that connects the airport with the city.