The tower is a major hub of Swedish television, radio and satellite broadcasts.

For a few years Kaknästornet was the tallest building in the Nordic countries[citation needed] until Näsinneula was opened in Tampere, Finland in 1971.

The fear is that a foreign power would seek to take control of important communication lines and systems of society.

[2] Since December 2019, it is forbidden to photograph, copy, measure or describe the tower without permission.

[3] Media related to Kaknästornet at Wikimedia Commons This article about a Swedish building or structure is a stub.